Example sentences of "and [vb base] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been taking slow steps towards that goal and have faced a number of barriers along the way . |
| 2 | Q I can knit in double jacquard and have made a couple of garments , but would very much like to knit a single motif . |
| 3 | Please believe ME , I 'm ill ME sufferers are sick of doctors not taking them seriously and have made a cinema ad to win support for their case . |
| 4 | But if ever there is a chance , send us a sign that you are free and have made a place . |
| 5 | They broadcast regularly for the BBC and have made a number of CDs , with many more in the offing . |
| 6 | Now we are pledged to cut tax rates again — and have made a start on the road to 20p Income Tax . |
| 7 | Hazel said she intended to spend her vouchers on items for her home and said : ‘ I am very pleased to reach this milestone because I have always enjoyed my work and have made a lot of good friends over the years . ’ |
| 8 | Spencer Stuart have never suffered the violent fluctuations in fortune experienced by Heidrick and Struggles , and have maintained a pattern of steady — if unexciting and generally unpublicised — growth and expansion . |
| 9 | The band have little spare time on their hands , they 've just completed a 50 date tour and have recorded a session for the Bob Harris Radio One show which goes out from Monday April 13th–16th , one song each night . |
| 10 | Both bodies have been able to comment on draft PPGs and MPGs and have secured a number of improvements to their content . |
| 11 | Guo and Bradshaw carried out analyses of the nutrient ( N , P and K ) and energy flow patterns within the village and have conducted a variety of experiments to see how these patterns can be modified to result in a greater retention of nutrients and a more efficient return of energy to the human population . |
| 12 | FEBC are keen to provide training for Russian programme producers and have planned a programming seminar for the summer . |
| 13 | Students are not eligible under this scheme if they : have not been ordinarily resident within the European Community for the three years preceding the start of their course at the University ; or are on an exchange programme where fees are waived ; or have attended a course normally lasting more than two years and have received a UK statutory award for this study . |
| 14 | I find that only eggs on the outside of the mass are likely to hatch , and have developed a way of maximising the hatching rate . |
| 15 | Based at Hal Safi , across the road from Luqa International Airport , Malta , is NCA International Ltd , a company that have expressed their faith in the Caribou and have developed a name as a specialist in the type . |
| 16 | These have recently taken a new turn in that they are encrusted with gold and have developed a kind of oriental storyline . |
| 17 | We are also constructing cDNA libraries from early embryonic tissues and have developed a wholemount in situ hybridisation technique for localising RNA in the mouse embryo . |
| 18 | The hotel 's owners are keen golfers and have arranged a 15% reduction on green fees and training at the local course ( SS71 grade ) for house guests . |
| 19 | Organisers are seeking a Royal patron for the event and have formed a charity to raise £100,000 , which they hope will be increased by grants from the Sports Council and private business . |
| 20 | The absurdities of antiracist orthodoxy have become a target of critique by the right ( Honey ford , 1988 ; Lewis , 1988 ) , and have formed a backdrop to the bitter debates that have surrounded the publication of The Satanic Verses . |
| 21 | It says They talked to their form teacher about this and have formed a tree planting group in school . |
| 22 | The South African visitors have said they are not surprised at the local reaction and have expressed a wish to re-open dialogue . |
| 23 | Prominent figures in the city 's cultural life and longstanding patrons of the AGO , Mr and Mrs Tanenbaum collect nineteenth-century French academic art , and have presented a number of works to the gallery , including bronze casts of two figures from Rodin 's Burgers of Calais . |
| 24 | If you are female and more than a stone overweight , but have already been dieting and have lost a stone or more on any other slimming method . |
| 25 | They 've both had recurring attacks and have lost a lot of weight . |
| 26 | One third of teachers say that they have had the use of INSET days to conduct their review : the same proportion have undertaken assessment of pupils especially for this purpose and have kept a diary as part of the review process . |
| 27 | I 've received the second half of BB 's script and have sent a copy on to her in Bath . |
| 28 | Customs have reviewed their policy on staff discounts and have announced a change to their previous treatment . |
| 29 | ‘ To help alleviate the situation , we have introduced a new tariff for low users of electricity , which has no standing charge , and have announced a discount for card meter customers . ’ |
| 30 | During this period I have given readings and seminar papers at various academic centres , including the universities of Oxford , Durham , Edinburgh , Essex , Manchester , Lancaster , Newcastle , Sussex , and East Anglia , and have written a number of unpublished papers which I have given in seminars at other similar establishments . |