Example sentences of "is [that] we have [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 The consequence of that is that we 've seen a continuation of road-building schemes which have caused considerable damage to the countryside , devastated communities and have no real hope of soaking up the so-called demand for new roads .
2 The other view is that we 've got a rule and we 've got to stick to it . ’
3 It , but er the difference this is that we 've got a piece of fabric coming of there with a weight holding it down .
4 The truth of the matter is that we have seen a substantial reduction in direct tax rates , a substantial improvement in standards of living and , as a result of the reduction in tax rates , an improvement in the tax base , which has enabled us not only to achieve increased public spending on a large scale in our key priority areas , especially health , but to achieve a reduction in direct income tax and , overall , considerably to improve our public sector borrowing requirement .
5 The reason why we have not been able to debate the report is that we have had a great deal of other business to do .
6 My own belief is that we have had a sea change in the nature of employment in Britain and in other western societies .
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