Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the studies that I 've been involved in , the computer has performed certainly as well as a consultant , and at times much better than a junior doctor in the particular situation that I 'm talking about . |
| 2 | Eric Priest has taken over as acting Chief Fire Officer for Cleveland after the retirement of Bill Cooney on health grounds . |
| 3 | Several hours later the bird 's relieved owner arrived at the station , explaining the parrot has flown off as she took it to her grandchildren for a treat . |
| 4 | Over the past few decades , the world 's demand for tin has fallen dramatically as packagers have reduced the thickness of the metal in tinplate or have turned to other materials for their containers , aluminium for instance . |
| 5 | Its circulation had grown enormously as immigrants flooded into Tollemarche , and it had expanded into the shops which flanked it on either side . |
| 6 | Lydia had once read a women's-magazine-type romance in book-form and her mind had felt then as her stomach felt now — ever so slightly destroyed . |
| 7 | Chris and I delivered the display , which the ITN graphics department had made up as we waited . |
| 8 | At the back of his mind , he still half-expected Control to call one day and say the Justice Department had fouled up as usual but everything was all right now , that it was time to send him out again . |
| 9 | By Oct. 17 rioting had broken out as people protested at the authorities ' slow response . |
| 10 | Dr Seamus McAleer , one of six consultants using the unit , explains : ‘ The number of patients being treated by chemotherapy has increased steadily as new and better drugs have become available . |
| 11 | Dr Seamus McAleer , one of six consultants using the unit , explains : ‘ The number of patients being treated by chemotherapy has increased steadily as new and better drugs have become available . |
| 12 | The sun had broken through as Erika went to the bus-stop and by the time she had reached school it was quite warm , this pleasing Erika who feared that really severe weather would cause Uncle Karl to cancel the tour of Berlin the next day . |
| 13 | The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners . |
| 14 | So in 1950 the American , Hillary Waugh , impressed by a volume of real murder cases he had picked up , not so much because of the horrific details the author had dwelt on as by the tone of authenticity that seemed to arise naturally from the accounts of the cases , decided to write a fictional crime story catching as much as he could of this real-life feel . |
| 15 | Stitch 's nose had twitched eagerly as he took in the size of the Imperial . |
| 16 | Her imagination had run wild as she had fantasised tirelessly about how it would feel to have him hold her , his mouth pressed in passion against her own . |
| 17 | Even if the economics of bulk sales improve — Chemical reckons that the bulk-discount has fallen sharply as the property market has revived — Citicorp considers it worth sticking with property in order to help create a liquid market in it . |
| 18 | It seemed that all the other Minpins from the big tree had turned up as well to witness the great victory over the dreaded Gruncher . |
| 19 | They 'll certainly let you in after this performance , " the Magistrate had said ironically as Mr Bradley made one or two more last-minute arrangements with Saint Peter for the opening of the celestial gates . |
| 20 | The alert last night had sounded just as Londoners were beginning to think that just for once there would be no air raid , and the first bombs fell as the last notes of the sirens gave way to an uneasy , brooding silence . |
| 21 | If the petitioner has received any payment from the debtor since the petition was presented or the debtor has entered into an arrangement with the petitioner for the securing or compounding of the debt , the affidavit must state what dispositions of property the debtor has made so as to pay the debt or secure or compound for it , whether any property disposed of was the property of the debtor himself or some other person , and if the property was that of the debtor himself , whether the disposition was made with the approval of the court ( r 6.32(2) ) . |
| 22 | In West Africa , the savannah-dwelling blackfly which transmits the worm causing river blindness has expanded southwards as forests are cleared in Liberia , Ghana and the Côte d'Ivoire . |
| 23 | The same is not so true of 22mm to ¾in and 28mm to lin where the pipe size has changed slightly as well and you may need to use special types of adaptor fitting . |
| 24 | Word had got about as to why she had disappeared on compassionate leave and she began receiving many invitations for such recreational activities as were available : film shows , dances or simply a get-together in the local inn . |
| 25 | Admittedly the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell in April 1931 , but its acceptance of the Republic was anything but unrestrained . |
| 26 | They made a gallant array next morning as they marched off from the Burgh Muir in great companies , cavalry and infantry , banners and standards waving , heraldic surcoats colourful , armour glinting in the early morning sunlight , trumpets blowing ; but Ramsay reminded himself that Mar 's army had looked fully as fine and had marched only to disaster . |
| 27 | His voice had hardened briefly as he added the caution , but when he went on again it was low and musing . |
| 28 | if the rail fare 's gone up as I expect it may well have done . |
| 29 | I took their advice , but I must have had an inclination towards food to have ended up as I have . |
| 30 | In other parts of the Group , the profits of Direct Line have taken off as we always said they would . |