Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] [conj] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quarter of all Oxfordshire teachers claim to have developed and used a questionnaire on pupils . |
| 2 | The project seems certain to have supplemented and accelerated a number of cross-curricular developments , not least by bringing departmental representatives together on the library committee and raising staff awareness of curricular innovation and pedagogical reforms . |
| 3 | Buckley LJ in the Court of Appeal provided some useful guidance as to precisely what rights or powers the individual must have before he can be said to have transferred or given the opportunity to another person so that the other person can make the gain . |
| 4 | He has been on the Opposition Front Bench for long enough to have seen and understood the redevelopment work that is currently being undertaken in Londonderry and which is being carried out in the county towns throughout the length and breadth of Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | Francis considered whether he could pretend to have missed or misunderstood the gesture , and came to the conclusion that the Doctor would n't be fooled . |
| 6 | He is said to have sent her letters which have become ‘ increasingly sexual in tone ’ , and to have phoned and visited the family 's Golders Green house . |
| 7 | When I had been in the attic long enough to have tidied and cleaned the cupboards , and put a shine on the ancient chest of drawers and wardrobe , I settled to knit Jean-Claude sweaters and socks . |
| 8 | One man , who appeared to have understood and accepted the fact of his mother 's death , still got ready to visit her in hospital that evening . |
| 9 | Secondly , he may be said to have challenged and broken the enhanced idea of empire , albeit with the help of circumstances . |
| 10 | Whether this resulted in a concession is not clear , for the authorities appear to have hired and armed a body of men and posted them in the Exchange to arrest the strikers . |
| 11 | The emergency powers also allow the government to tighten its grip on companies owned by opposition politicians and businessmen , who are believed to have encouraged and financed the mutiny . |