Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Van de Wetering 's criticisms of Goldreyer 's restoration landed him with a claim in damages for libel amounting to $25 million from Goldreyer 's lawyer , to which Van de Wetering has since replied by asking the court in New York to declare the claim inadmissible on the grounds that he does not fall under the jurisdiction of the State of New York . |
| 2 | Goodway , now of Wigan , disappointed Reilly deeply by withdrawing from last year 's tour for personal reasons which seemed less than urgent , but the coach has sensibly decided against holding grudges . |
| 3 | One must pay tribute to her dedication , and the gratitude of all connected with the Club , past , present and future is her due for the patient hours she has obviously spent in researching club records , the Henley Standard and personal reminiscences of many people who have been associated with the Club 's story . |
| 4 | Amnesty International has long campaigned against flogging for whatever crime . |
| 5 | Even the hardened expert will find something which illuminates in an original way some concept he has long taken for granted . |
| 6 | Kelly 's clumsy handling of the affair has done immense damage to the authority of his own office and he has only succeeded in attracting more attention to the ineptitude with which football is run . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyway , it amazes me that none of you has apparently thought of comparing the print-outs of yesterday with today 's work . |
| 8 | Like many people , Derrick Edwards , Dorset 's community care co-ordinator , has criticised the way the DoH has apparently backtracked on linking community care services to people 's needs , throwing his department , along with many others , into turmoil . |
| 9 | The Fellow , a comfortable winner from Docklands Express in last year 's King George and twice touched off in the Gold Cup , has apparently thrived since finishing third in last month 's Hennessy . |
| 10 | Mr Stern has not flinched from talking to buyers , sellers , advisers , consultants , accountants , friends , farmers and agents in his determination to buy at what he considers a reasonable price . |
| 11 | Later Turkish historians are thus almost universally in accord in naming Molla Fenari as the first Mufti and — on the assumption that Rifat Efendi 's version simply results from a slip which Ahmed Refik has not noticed in placing his appointment in the time of Murad II , with some historians giving the date 828/1424–5 for the appointment . |
| 12 | Goram has not played since receiving a kick on the knee against FC Brugge ; Gough has missed Rangers ' last five matches because of a hamstring problem ; Steven has played only once during that time , as has Ferguson ; while Huistra last featured in Smith 's team against Arbroath ten days ago when Arbroath were eliminated from the Scottish Cup ten days ago . |
| 13 | The solicitor , for example , when interviewing a client has to draw from him by questions many legally relevant facts that the client has not thought of disclosing . |
| 14 | Dick fancies that the Examiner has asked him why he has not thought of rigging a drogue ( a thought which has in fact harassed Dick for some time ) . |
| 15 | Far from being the beneficiaries of a cartel , doctors have been denied the benefits of market forces by an employer who has not shrunk from exploiting their vocation and responsibility . |
| 16 | Besides developing its own technologies , India has not hesitated in turning overseas for help . |
| 17 | Its articulation is easier and hence its flexibility is greater than that of the trumpet , but its proper place is the brass or wind band and it has not succeeded in establishing itself permanently in the orchestra . |
| 18 | Braverman quotes the editorial of a 1918 edition of the International Molders Journal , noting that ‘ A half-century of commentary on scientific management has not succeeded in producing a better formulation of the matter ’ ( Braverman 1974 , 136 ) : |
| 19 | Labour has not succeeded in winning as much as 40 per cent of the vote in any of the past six elections . |
| 20 | Publication in the Chinese language of anecdotal cases treated in this way has not helped in disseminating knowledge about the use of traditional Chinese herbal medicines . |
| 21 | If three months thereafter the landlord has not replied in writing to the tenant objecting to the proposed alterations , the tenant is entitled to presume that the landlord consents to the alterations . |
| 22 | In the past , regional policy has largely depended on attracting private-sector firms into areas of high unemployment through a range of subsidies . |
| 23 | Since Evans first dug at the site in 1900 archaeological work has largely concentrated on revealing the remains of the palace of King Minos and other buildings of the extraordinary Minoan civilisation . |
| 24 | Meanwhile in West Germany , Grundig has finally succeeded in building a video recorder with auto-reverse . |
| 25 | where the tenant has persistently delayed in paying rent which has fallen due ; |
| 26 | Now it is a fact that this creature so recently-come among us — gross , obscene and incapable of manipulating cutlery as it is — has nevertheless succeeded in getting itself equipped , just like big brother , with its own plastic spoon . |
| 27 | However , if the original social and education objectives of the course have not been met it has nevertheless succeeded in tapping the hidden intellectual and educational potential of many working-class men and women . |
| 28 | PS : Stephen Fry has just confessed to taking cocaine . |
| 29 | May I support what my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Selly Oak ( Mr. Beaumont-Dark ) has just said in urging the Government to give serious consideration to the establishment of a Securities and Exchange Commission in Britain . |
| 30 | The women 's world squash champion , Martine Le Moignan , and Jack Simmons , who has just retired from playing cricket for Lancashire at the age of 48 , receive the MBE . |