Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sirius and Canopus have returned to the evening sky , though Sirius is still low in the south-east . |
| 2 | ‘ Technology ’ in this sense has two dimensions , one measuring the familiarity of situations which decision-makers have to deal with , the other measuring the innovative judgement required in the search for a method of analysing and solving problems ( Perrow 1970 ) . |
| 3 | In Bharatpur , the competition between Rajiv Gandhi 's ruling Congress ( I ) party and the assorted forces of the anti-Congress opposition is so finely poised , and the pool of royal admirers so deep , that three prominent relatives of Maharajah Brijendra Singh have slipped into a democratic version of an old autocratic vice : the royal family feud . |
| 4 | And would politics based on religion have disappeared in Glasgow if not for the rise of the Labour Party ? |
| 5 | Even when Mr McQueen said that since Asia Minor had been populated by Celts , could not the same religion have come with the Celts to Skye , Johnson defied him , and the point he made remains valid to this day . |
| 6 | Notoriously these words have crept into ordinary usage from medieval philosophical Latin . |
| 7 | Already many thousands of words have appeared on the subject — in official reports and other publications . |
| 8 | The first three words have to do with building up , and the last with tearing down . |
| 9 | ‘ Cynics say — cynics have already said — when your preaching is done , when your lofty words have gone with the wind , when the media has departed to tell another tale , the world will forget . |
| 10 | The unique qualities of strength , high moisture absorption , excellent washing and colour retention characteristics have led to Irish Linen 's renowned reputation throughout the world as the best fabric for Household Textiles . |
| 11 | These characteristics have applied to much of the RB liberal provision for the unemployed . |
| 12 | Since the tournament began , first in Delray Beach in 1985 and then for a couple of years in Boca Raton , the temporary , scaffolding-supported stands have gone with them . |
| 13 | SHELL forecourts have sailed into a ‘ discrimination ’ row over ferry crossings . |
| 14 | The fact that these laws concerning mikva have survived until now shows the extent to which the Jewish people have clung to their faith even under adverse circumstances . |
| 15 | More habitual bankrupts have to apply to the court after five years and argue their case . |
| 16 | ‘ The Managers ' Association have written to the FA suggesting this is an area that needs to be looked at for the good of football . |
| 17 | Members of the Leicester Fosse sub-branch of the Football Supporters Association have written to Lawrence , complaining about the teenager 's ‘ excessive ’ behaviour . |
| 18 | It is clear that the relative positions of Geological Magazine and Proceedings of the Geologists Association have declined in the proportion of thesis-related material published , and that the Scottish Journal of Geology became the primary vehicle for first publication of research results derived from Ph D theses in Scottish geology as soon as it began publishing in 1965 . |
| 19 | It is clear that the relative positions of Geological Magazine and Proceedings of the Geologists Association have declined in the proportion of thesis-related material published , and that the Scottish Journal of Geology became the primary vehicle for first publication of research results derived from Ph D theses in Scottish geology as soon as it began publishing in 1965 . |
| 20 | Two conferences of the Football Supporters ' Association have called for a re-think , but it seemed we were banging our heads against a brick wall . |
| 21 | The Amateur Athletic Association have clung to their name despite condoning the principle that athletes be paid — often very large sums — provided it is done through the setting up of ‘ trust funds ’ . |
| 22 | I allow another five days and if no fry have appeared by then I drop a tiny pinch of dry food into the container . |
| 23 | — there are far fewer letters than sounds , so that , for example , the five written vowels have to stand for two to three times as many spoken vowels ; |
| 24 | The West coast side have gone off the rails in recent weeks following successive defeats by Western and Hazlehead but as the cup is realistically their last chance of glory this term they will certainly not concede defeat from the want of effort . |
| 25 | While Sunderland and Newcastle United have been in turmoil , and have consequently stolen much of the limelight , his side have progressed in two major cup competitions and challenged for Premier League status . |
| 26 | Next up , and light years away from the real world , PLANET GONG have survived on an even more meagre diet of dodgy rock ideology and space cadet wizardry , commanded by the absurd Ronald McDonald persona of Daevid Allen — long time centrifugal force in the Land Of Gong . |
| 27 | Hares make up some 20 to 30 per cent of a rural fox 's diet , and foxes have increased by three-fold over the last 20 years . |
| 28 | There will be ample evidence in the form of rabbit skins and wings of all description from the food the foxes have taken to their young . |
| 29 | ‘ People say Newcastle fans have stood by the club through thick and thin . |
| 30 | 100 years after the author 's birth , Tolkien fans have gathered in Oxford , to pay homage to the man who did his utmost to make fantasy reality . |