Example sentences of "[num] company had [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three companies had denied breaking safety rules after two workmen were killed after a gantry fixed to the Severn Bridge collapsed . |
| 2 | The high-voltage transmission and distribution sector served by all three companies had proved ‘ remarkably resilient ’ during the world-wide recession , it added . |
| 3 | Mr Fallon said 160 companies had come to Darlington or expanded in the town since 1987 , creating 2,185 jobs . |
| 4 | One company had obtained a concession from its local unions to employ at least a certain proportion of its workforce on a temporary basis . |
| 5 | This was Renault 's fourth year with Williams and it was abundantly clear that the two companies had created a rarely achieved relationship between chassis builder and engine manufacturer , based on mutual respect and a firm resolve to win . |
| 6 | The two companies had sought to have withdrawn undertakings given to the MMC 15 years ago when it last investigated their grip on cross-Channel routes . |
| 7 | UN officials announced on Oct. 6 that the two companies had aborted their plan . |
| 8 | Cos two companies had amalgamated and built one fitting shop . |
| 9 | Novell Inc chief Ray Noorda 's contribution to Bill Gates ephemera is the comment after their two companies had had a disagreement : ‘ To have a heart-to-heart with someone , you 've got to have two hearts … ‘ |
| 10 | She later found out that the bosses of the two companies had got together to work out which one of the couple would be the cheapest to sack . |
| 11 | By the winter of 1941–42 , four Companies had completed these and other courses , and a further four completed their training in 1942 . |
| 12 | At one stage , almost 20 companies had seconded senior staff to the Scottish Council in support of this project and well over 60,000 work experience opportunities for school pupils were identified in commerce and industry . |