Example sentences of "marriage have [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now that her marriage has finally split , there are only two things that she cares about in life : her sons and her charity work . |
| 2 | As the law stands in England and Wales there is only one ground , namely that the marriage has irretrievably broken down . |
| 3 | In theory it says that there 's only one ground for divorce — the marriage has irretrievably broken down . |
| 4 | It pretends that there 's single no-fault ground for divorce — that the marriage has irretrievably broken down — but in practice it encourages nearly three-quarters of divorcing couples to rely on fault based grounds — adultery , or unreasonable behaviour as it 's usually called — and then makes it difficult for anybody to defend allegations , irrespective of whether that was the real reason why the marriage broke down . |
| 5 | ‘ The subject of marriage has never come up in our relationship . ’ |
| 6 | Marriage has sometimes worked as a further route to mobility but the evidence for its significance is slim and inconclusive . |
| 7 | The royal marriage had finally ended . |
| 8 | He sounded like a man who was trying to be brave after his marriage had just fallen apart . |
| 9 | the chance would be substantially reduced if the marriage had already lasted some time and there were children . |
| 10 | Marriage had effectively put paid to her career as an actress , and between household tasks she busied herself penning articles protesting at the pressures on people like her to cook beautiful meals and write novels like Margaret Drabble . |
| 11 | But , as Mrs Shand Kydd has stated : ‘ It was my last Christmas there for by now it had become apparent that the marriage had completely broken down . ’ |
| 12 | But marriage had completely changed Miss Caroline . |
| 13 | Their marriage had nearly ended a few months back . |
| 14 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 15 | Marriage had now come to occupy the same central position in her mind as religion had formerly : on it all her hopes were based . |
| 16 | Eventually he became the school 's headmaster but by that time his rather late marriage had somewhat tamed this fiery individual . |
| 17 | It was er at that stage in her life her two eldest children returned home , her daughter because she 'd fallen pregnant and her son because his marriage had unfortunately broken down . |
| 18 | He had been very noticeably kind over the past few days : thoughtful , and seeming more mature and sensible , as though the imminence of marriage had indeed begun to bring about that change of which my elders spoke — the settling down , as it was called . |
| 19 | Their marriage had always seemed far too secure . |
| 20 | Although kin might be an important source of practical help once the marriage had actually ended , people who were undergoing marital difficulties were more likely to turn to someone they considered an ‘ outsider ’ for emotional support or guidance . |
| 21 | Eismark said he felt guilty because his first marriage had never ended , he said it could never end — das wird nie vorüber sein — and it would always be a secret he must keep from his new wife . |
| 22 | Cohabitation between marriages has also grown in popularity . |