Example sentences of "the [n mass] have [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The fish have modified muscles in their flanks which generate and transmit these electric discharges .
2 More probably , the mass desertion is another sign of how the people have lost faith in perestroika and its unfulfilled promises .
3 You see there 's peo the people have got commitments and they 're not wanting to take them on .
4 It is true that the media have developed procedures for self-regulation to forestall all-embracing legislation , but many would question how effective this self-regulation has so far been .
5 Around a hundred of the staff have taken part in the buyout , which we are very pleased with .
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