Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although authors have arrived at different figures , thus reflecting the inherent difficulty and speculative nature of the task involved , they have been unanimous in one conclusion : persons are deprived of far more money by corporate crimes than they are by ordinary economic crimes , such as robbery , theft , larceny , and auto-theft . |
| 2 | It is sometimes possible to find a few rare or special examples of an artist 's work that dealers have sold at rising prices , but this is no basis for saying prices for that artist 's work in general have risen . |
| 3 | Loaded down with non-performing assets , the banks have balked at new lending , which grew by just 1.1% over the 12 months to April , its slowest ever . |
| 4 | But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well . |
| 5 | ‘ Businesses have to look at all their costs during a recession , ’ says David Grayson , BITC 's managing director of operations . |
| 6 | They mainly worked on the final phase of a mapping and mineral exploration programme on the island of Santa Isabel , in which four BGS geologists have worked at various times over a six-year period . |
| 7 | In some ways it is surprising that smaller firms have survived at all , let alone increased their share of manufacturing employment . |
| 8 | Reading the old files , it is interesting to note how many well-known Institute figures have served at one time or another on the TAC . |
| 9 | Their average earnings have stayed at two-thirds of men 's for the past decade , with employers segregating the sexes in job grades , said the commission . |
| 10 | However , the national financial and economic climate prevailing at any given time has influenced the supply and demand for such housing , and prices have altered at different rates ( almost always increasing ) during this period . |
| 11 | Faxes have arrived at all hours from LA and London . |
| 12 | Margins have been squeezed in road building as house and office specialists have tendered at low prices for road work to fill order books . |
| 13 | The overall outline of the schedules follows DC , but there are some differences in notation , and the two schemes have diverged at various points since the original adoption of the structure of DC5 for UDC . |
| 14 | Although only a recent feature of modern financial systems , options have existed at various times in the past . |
| 15 | In heavy experimental infections the most severe signs have appeared at 6-12 weeks after infection when egg-laying is maximal . |
| 16 | Earlier types have run at high power , even when manoeuvring at slow speed , to keep the skirt inflated . |
| 17 | Mr Deputy Speaker , er i you will have observed that the two front benches have spoken at incredible length and you have had to reprimand them , or certainly the opposition for er going away from the subject matter and do you not er believe that it would have been far better to allow some back benchers to get . |
| 18 | Many laboratories have cooperated at short notice and are analysing large numbers of samples . |
| 19 | Those of us who draft these clauses have to look at similar cases , to see which restraints the courts have upheld and which they have declared void . |