Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One has only to look at the contradictions between the rich north and the starving south ; between capitalist industry 's ceaseless drive for higher productivity and the health of the biosphere ; those contradictions at the heart of the EC ( the ERM , the battles over farming and fishing , etc ) ; and the fierce struggle over world trade in GATT , which will soon break out again . |
| 2 | Anyone who has ever suffered at the hands of military pomposity will relish the story of General Patton inspecting a hospital in France and screaming abuse at a man for not coming to attention in his presence , only to be told ‘ Run along , asshole . |
| 3 | There were several reasons for this : the delicate state of recovery within the economy meant that it would be foolish to contemplate a significant defence burden falling on Japanese shoulders ; the question of Japan 's future foreign policy was extremely contentious within the country and there was vocal hostility to any suggestion of reviving an active or adventurous approach to foreign matters ; furthermore Yoshida had personally suffered at the hands of the military and had no wish to see the old guard of the Japanese armed forces making a come-back . |
| 4 | It brought both of the Lorrimores to their feet in an incredulous rush , but they had only to look at the faces crowding behind her to know it was true . |
| 5 | Not only had Rahner been attacked by Ottaviani a little while before , but he had long suffered at the hands of the Holy Office and his public rehabilitation could be seen as a snub for Ottaviani . |
| 6 | If they had just looked at the laws governing slavery , as had done both their contemporaries and more recent social scientists , they would have been unable to distinguish between slavery as a minor and rare form of exploitation , on the one hand , supplying occasional domestic and sexual luxuries , and slavery as the basis of whole economies , on the other hand , where most of production is carried out by slave labour . |
| 7 | We 've also looked at the needs of our local community , our local trade union movement and one of the things that we 're extremely concerned about is health and safety . |
| 8 | The estate itself was to be used for the well-being of those Jews who had also suffered at the hands of the Nazis and other oppressors of the faith . |
| 9 | The post-war bulge , which had exacerbated discontent with the procedure for allocation to secondary schools in the late fifties , had now arrived at the gates of higher education . |
| 10 | The catcalls from the crowd had now intensified at the executioners ' bungling of their job . |
| 11 | As we turned the comer , passing the guy [ who had earlier sworn at the police ] , [ PC. 2. ] said , |
| 12 | In 1972–3 three pilot projects covering Sunderland , Oldham and Rotherham had earlier looked at the issues concerned with a ‘ total approach ’ to urban management . |
| 13 | If you have ever looked at the ingredients list on your bag of Koi pellets , you may have been puzzled by the high ash content . |
| 14 | ‘ I have always looked at the numbers to find out what we are actually doing — to measure what is happening . |
| 15 | However , he is also keen to hear from residents who have also suffered at the hands of thieves . |
| 16 | Kerry says neighbours have also suffered at the hands of thieves , but says that the police seem to be taking little interest . |
| 17 | In the House of Commons he responded to Tony Benn 's comment that ‘ despair and a sense of social injustice have often lain at the roots of civil disturbance ’ , by suggesting that Mr Benn was selective about which laws people ought to obey and went on to provide another explanation : |
| 18 | We have now looked at the figures again and can agree to 10,000 copies of a black and white version of the book selling to you at HK$8 per copy . |