Example sentences of "[noun] they have [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | for centuries they have stifled almost the whole of humanity in the name of a so-called spiritual experience . |
| 2 | After three years of groping in the dark they have emerged not quite into sparkling sunshine but at least into the hint of a new dawn . |
| 3 | The tape they have released really does work and my son now rarely stirs . |
| 4 | Brock are two others whose names are becoming increasingly linked with the authors they have illustrated so admirably , and their work will make a sound investment . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's disgusting , the huts they have to live in . |
| 6 | If theorists attempted this task it is likely that they would find themselves following in the footsteps of the more deterministic elements of Durkheim 's sociology , which have not the aspects they have favoured so far ( Deutscher , 1984 ; Farr , 1984 ) . |
| 7 | So , although these cats may be doomed to a disappointing sex life , in other respects they have fared remarkably well . |
| 8 | For the first six months they have to live in at a training centre . |
| 9 | France .......... 27 Home Unions XV .. 29 THE LIONS ' claws have not been drawn by the two months they have had apart since Australia . |
| 10 | During the past 12 months they have spent more and more time apart . ’ |
| 11 | They feel that the ‘ rainy day ’ for which they have worked and saved for so long has now arrived , and they fear that they may , at any time , have to dip into whatever nest-egg they have tucked away for emergencies . |
| 12 | Both went to art school : neither needed art school to learn how to do the work they have put up in the Hayward . |
| 13 | ought to be said really , since Alan is not here and is erm is resigning , well perhaps that could come a little later on because I think both Joan and Alan er there should be some record other than this about the work they have put in for the Society er I mean the only idea I have , I do n't know how much of a a precedent this is , whether , whether anybody should be offered life membership of the the society or is that only for do you have to reach a certain age |
| 14 | er well , is it the members ' wish to , to thank Joan Alan for the sterling work they have put in as members and officers . |
| 15 | Now sometimes when archaeologists carry out the work they have to get in and out of a site really quickly . |
| 16 | Such testimonies could be repeated over and over again as team members have had to take the lead in new areas they have found quite frightening . |
| 17 | Yet since January they have taken home less money than their teenage trainee . |
| 18 | Since they have lost their buses through bus deregulation they have become essentially planning and co-ordinating bodies for both rail and road modes . |
| 19 | Members for whom CPE is compulsory , will be required to maintain their own annual record of CPE undertaken and be able , when required , to confirm to the Institute they have complied annually with the CPE guidelines . |
| 20 | Of course , the effect produced by unbroken lines of gentlemen in evening suits , so outnumbering representatives of the fairer sex , was a rather severe one ; but then again , in those days , the two large chandeliers that hang over the table still ran on gas — resulting in a subtle , quite soft light pervading the room — and did not produce the dazzling brightness they have done ever since their electrification . |
| 21 | Is the Prime Minister aware that since 1979 the crime figures in England and Wales have gone up by 102 per cent. , that in the north of England they have gone up by 123 per cent . |
| 22 | Most animals today do seem to have bodies that accord well with the functions they have to carry out to survive : flyers are aerodynamically efficient , active swimmers have suitable streamlining , herbivorous mammals have teeth appropriate for grinding plant food , and so on . |
| 23 | From this community they have spread out and have now become a part of LE for adolescents and children of all races , though perhaps ( no research has been done to my knowledge ) only in areas where there is significant contact between the black and white communities . |
| 24 | Whatever resentments they have stacked up they seem to have transformed into energy , driving them to learn , campaign , debate , organise and design . |
| 25 | The second influence on individuals ' social power is what are called the bases they have to draw on . |
| 26 | However well we make plans for our children tomorrow we can only move from the point they have reached today . |
| 27 | As you can see , in example b ) the customers enter at the entrance point , but in order to reach the exit point they have to walk past almost all the goods on offer — and are likely to be tempted to buy more . |
| 28 | They 're in deep political trouble because the the electorate is simply distanced from the messages they have to put over . |
| 29 | In the last few days they have behaved impeccably and had tried to get FIDE to give the rights to the new organisation . ’ |
| 30 | Over the years they have carved out a powerful position within the town 's antique trade . |