Example sentences of "yet [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fowler had not yet heard a word from Cissie , which perhaps explained why the old man asked and answered his own questions . |
| 2 | At a time when it had not yet developed a project portfolio , it was concerned with such questions as how to set up a broadcasting system which would serve society as a whole rather than merely serving governments and the ruling elites . |
| 3 | The snow was blinding but had blown so hard that it had not yet formed a blanket on the land . |
| 4 | Article 18 imposes an obligation on a State which has signed but not yet ratified a treaty , or which has ratified a convention prior to its entry into force , not to act so as to defeat the objects and purposes of the convention . |
| 5 | Although it is perhaps a cause of some concern that of the 8,000 trading member firms , some 4,000 have not yet received a compliance visit . |
| 6 | I have n't as yet received a response to my letter , not even an acknowledgement . |
| 7 | I take it that you have not yet received a demand ? ’ |
| 8 | When The Art Newspaper approached the British Museum they pointed out that they do not possess the Altar of Cybele , nor had they yet received a letter from Ronchey . |
| 9 | And he said he had not yet received a letter sent by Dr Roger Vaughan , chairman and chief executive of Swan Hunter shipyard on Tyneside . |
| 10 | As a serious objector to the Padog Bends scheme , we are surprised and disappointed not to have yet received a copy of your statement outlining the reasons why you have chosen the ‘ preferred route ’ for the by-pass . |
| 11 | Having tabled my question two weeks ago according to the procedures of the House , I have not yet received a reply . |
| 12 | I have not yet received a reply to my letter dated 21st May 1992 asking for information about temporary caravan sites and caravan rallies . |
| 13 | There was , presumably , a sound evolutionary reason for the fact that no one had yet designed a lavatory in which the occupant faced away from the door , some relic of the time when primitive man was most at risk when at stool , but it did mean that the lavatory user was finely tuned to the approach of strangers . |
| 14 | He was happy enough for Lyle to win ; desperately disappointed that he had not yet won a major himself . |
| 15 | No one has yet hijacked a Trislander , but theoretically it could happen . |
| 16 | Although two other Murrays , the unrelated Deryck of Trinidad and David of Barbados , have kept wicket for the West Indies no one from Grenada has yet earned a Test place . |
| 17 | However , his family was extremely tolerant , unlike Vincent 's — even though Rappard had n't yet earned a cent from his art . |
| 18 | I 've never yet met a child who did n't like chips |
| 19 | I 've never yet met a claimant who could afford a television licence . |
| 20 | Yeah , I have worked all my life in various jobs and I 've never yet met a man who hated me nor have I hated any man , and I think there must be many women here who think the same thing . |
| 21 | Pat has not yet met a group to have fellowship with but she has made contact ’ by chance ’ with a Christian we shall call ’ George ’ . |
| 22 | But I 've not yet met a bank who 's good at it . |
| 23 | Duncan , Salary and Conditions claim I quote due to the turmoil within the industry at the time of compiling this report , we have not as yet presented a claim . |
| 24 | He had not yet adopted a position of unequivocal hostility . |
| 25 | For all the strength of its grip on American affections , the industry has not yet done a Hollywood : sporting stars , unlike some film stars , do not pretend that they know everything there is to know about matters from a nuclear winter to farm policies and demand to be listened to on them all . |
| 26 | Again , this is a rule that can be broken , but I 've never yet seen a design with more than two needles tucking side by side . |
| 27 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have not yet seen a reply from the chief executive , but my understanding is that the position is exactly as I told the Hon. Gentleman in Committee . |
| 28 | It supported a resolution opposing war by ‘ organizing working-class action , including the general strike ’ and yet accepted a resolution committing it to a general reduction of armaments within the security of the League of Nations 's commitment to take action against aggressor states . |
| 29 | No manufacturer has yet made a compressor specifically for heat pumps , although one American company is studying the problem . |
| 30 | The group 's five new businesses — DK Multimedia , DK Education , DK Cartography , DK Vision and DK Family Library — had not yet made a contribution to pretax profit but were now beginning to generate momentum . |