Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We should not expect our tenants to have to look at the mess caused by their careless neighbours , ’ said Coun Dixon . |
| 32 | If I 'd said your parents had asked me to come , do you think I 'd have got you to tell me about Ryan ? ’ |
| 33 | The cost of replacing your possessions has risen greatly in recent years . |
| 34 | I withdrew my detachments having accomplished nothing but that of witnessing the extinguishment of the last council fires of the most powerful Indian nation on the sunset side of the Rocky Mountains . |
| 35 | A meeting in Geneva on March 2-3 between envoys of the Vatican and the Moscow Patriarchate to discuss their differences had resulted , according to Le Monde of March 6 , in an " armistice " . |
| 36 | By analysing these shifts , using econometrically estimated demand curves , it is hoped to identify which countries have improved since 1970 , and those that have suffered as a result . |
| 37 | ( Note : The PI utility List Root Package may be used to identify which modules have changed ) . |
| 38 | As with the designers of the Douglas pistonliner family , those that designed the test-rigs to go in support of the Pratt & Whitneys could never have envisaged their creations having to last as long as they have . |
| 39 | Always supposing their parents had kept the postcards , which , considering their rarity value , they might well have done . |
| 40 | Although Computing Science ( or Computer Science ) as a field has changed dramatically in the last ten years and will continue to do so in the next ten , I do not believe its boundaries have altered significantly . |
| 41 | But she did n't get a visit for 24 hours after coming home — by which time her problems had worsened . |
| 42 | They were glazed with ribbed glass , you could see quite a lot of them on Chipping Field , still , er and nearly everyone who 's bought their houses have altered the doors , but a lot of people have put these wooden doors in you know |
| 43 | The number of former council tenants who have bought their homes has risen to 1.4 million . |
| 44 | The trouble with all these guys is that they had become too aware of their public image after Saddam Hussein 's little escapade into Kuwait and the atrocious acts his troops had performed . |
| 45 | They can see what difficulties have arisen in the past and what corrective measures were taken to prevent their recurrence . |
| 46 | ‘ I thought we 'd see what Gamages have to offer . |
| 47 | On the other hand , he said ID cards were ridiculous and confirmed what fans had known for years that they were ill- treated by uncaring clubs who were allowing grounds to fall into disrepair . |
| 48 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |
| 49 | ‘ John went behind the counter at Selfridges for a couple of days so that he would understand what assistants have to cope with . |
| 50 | ‘ I do n't think we Christians have understood what carrying the cross means . |
| 51 | When they reached the sixth form all the ones that would have called them names had left . ’ |
| 52 | I know my standards have dropped because with Sharon I used to change her clothes twice a day . |
| 53 | For the first time Robbie found herself wishing her brothers had given her a less striking gift . |
| 54 | He insisted that experiment in painting is not trying to do what others have done but an attempt to paint what one sees . |
| 55 | Yet it has little more profoundly at its core than the average John Wayne oater , in which men have got to do what men have got to do . |
| 56 | Dynamite on a long fuse Myles Palmer talks to singer , Brenda Lee , returning to Scotland on tour , and celebrating 33 years in the music business ‘ I know what entertainers have gone through to get to that point on the stage , to put the performance on for you . |
| 57 | There was also the belief that traditional methods ensure that everyone in the class gets the same information and that you therefore know what pupils have learned . |
| 58 | They 're a bit small for me really , and I suppose my feet have swollen . |
| 59 | More efficient contraception , easier access to abortion and more unmarried women choosing to keep their babies has reduced the numbers available for adoption . |
| 60 | Defining categories as Unproductive ( Total References = 0 ) ; Low productivity ( 1-5 papers within 5 years of completion ) ; Medium productivity ( 6-15 papers within 5 years of completion ) ; and High productivity ( 16 or more papers within 5 years ) without being judgemental ( there are , after all , many factors involved ) , it is possible to determine which Universities have produced the most productive , and which the least productive , researchers . |