Example sentences of "[coord] have [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 But eventually she persuaded us she meant it and we went and it was an invaluable experience meeting not only our missionary partner but the people among whom she lives and and works and has done for many years .
2 The artist is highly regarded internationally and has exhibited in many countries .
3 This is a very real cause of accidents and has led to several fatalities in recent times .
4 This has been studied in many parishes and has led to some changes of heart and attitudes .
5 Sir David is a long term supporter of Save The Children and has sat for many years on the industry and commerce group .
6 John joined the company in 1978 and has worked on several platforms including [ Auk A. Brent A ] and [ C. Forties A.B C ] and D , the [ Hutton TLP , Murchison ] and [ Beatrice A ] and B.
7 The extra places offered were matched , as far as possible , with the requirements of those seeking pupillage and has resulted in many pupils obtaining pupillage who would not otherwise have done so .
8 To speak today of the defence of democracy as if we were defending something which we knew and had possessed for many decades or many centuries is self-deception and sham …
9 Tony came back 10 days later looking happier , and reported that he had checked the newspapers regularly and had sent off several applications for jobs .
10 I went into the dressing-room and had to change with these men .
11 We all knew Froggy , a caddie who had worked the circuit since the late fifties and had carried for many winners , including a couple of Open Champions — American , of course — in the mid-seventies .
12 Earthtrust discovered that many other locals were opposed to the capture and slaughter of dolphins , and had tried for several years to halt the practice .
13 If it had done so , and had included among such grounds the case where the company had been formed with the purpose of defrauding creditors … the Spanish court would have been entitled to give effect to it notwithstanding the terms of the Directive ( p 32 ) .
14 Yes my children do go to school now and have done for some months now .
15 Yes my children do go to school and have done for some months now .
16 Q I 'm 34 and have suffered for several years from intermittent burning pains in my knees , which often keep me awake .
17 You body wo n't turn as much as it did before , you get tired more quickly , you 're less able to concentrate for long periods and have to allow for more errors .
18 However , it does suggest that there are recognisable " black " voice characteristics which do not operate at the level of segmental phonology , but have to do with such factors as prosodic features , voice setting , and perhaps other elements which remain to be identified .
19 The additions to this B-tree have had no effect on the index entries on the left-hand side of the tree , but have led to several changes to the right-hand index entries .
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