Example sentences of "that have [vb pp] them " in BNC.

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1 British Columbia , who fielded only five of the players that tackled the All Blacks , have acquitted themselves admirably in a four-day period that has seen them take on the might of the two Antipodean giants .
2 The Lanarkshire side are on a tidy run that has seen them lose only one of their last ten matches and they now have a strong squad to choose from after the massive injury problems of earlier in the season .
3 Politics as they know it — the system that has kept them in power for the past 45 years — is being challenged by two younger men from their own party .
4 The yanks are castigated for their heartless reaction to the deaths of civilians in Baghdad ( ‘ the manner of the American military 's response betrays something about its values , ’ opined Britain 's Independent on Sunday ) and mocked for the fear of terrorism that has kept them away from Europe — thus cruelly hurting Europe 's tourist business .
5 Shallow wells generally contain much water that has reached them from the surface , and this may bring varying amounts of contamination .
6 And they 're sure it 's this attitude that has made them so successful .
7 The homes of this minority tribe are built over the water on stilts , its vegetable fields float on the lake 's surface and its fishermen propel their long narrow boats with a unique leg-rowing motion that has made them famous .
8 2 Most socialists have become increasingly critical of the monopolistic and authoritarian role of Communist parties in one-party systems in a way that has made them cast doubt on the desirability of insurrection .
9 And it 's the human side to his outlandish characters that has touched them .
10 Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing game that has rewarded them with only three defeats in their last 21 League matches .
11 The reforms deserve something better than the babble that has followed them from birth .
12 LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain .
13 LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain .
14 Humans are a priori sociable beings ; it is their co-operativeness that has enabled them to survive , not their aggressive impulses .
15 Such regulations can have a material impact on the performance of these industries and it surely can not be accepted that audit reports be presented to the Secretary of State of a government that has imposed them .
16 It is common for students to return to a part that has given them many ideas , and to rework a passage fruitfully .
17 They are now mothers with the responsibility for a child , and some of them would maintain that it is their baby that has given them the determination to do something more with their lives , however hard this may be .
18 From the 1960s to the 1980s , they came from the impoverished north-eastern states — Paraiba , Pernambuco , Bahia and Minas Gerais — to find shelter , food and livelihood in a city that has expelled them .
19 ‘ What will sustain the reformers of Eastern Europe is that great yearning for freedom that has started them off .
20 — John Major , Foreign Secretary ‘ What will sustain the reformers of Eastern Europe is that great yearning for freedom that has started them off .
21 But last night they produced the sort of display that has taken them to Wembley .
22 But Villa had not forgotten the enterprising football that has taken them second in the Premier League , and in an eight-minute spell before the interval , they twice worried Ipswich keeper Clive Baker .
23 Ian Porterfield 's young side immediately showed to the challenge from the start , showing the form that has taken them to fourth in the Premier League after just one defeat in their previous 11 games .
24 Sedgefield Racers make the long trip to Chiltern tonight looking to maintain an end of season run that has taken them to the fringes of the play-off chase .
25 ‘ It will certainly release a lot of the pressure that has surrounded them and made their personal lives very difficult .
26 They could be joint bottom tomorrow if things go wrong and I know all about the Forest jinx that has haunted them in recent years .
27 We want them to put something back into the community that has helped them grow . ’
28 However , even if they do not make the play-offs , the Chiefs have achieved a degree of respectability that has eluded them in past seasons .
29 Americans ought not to shed one more drop of blood in a continent that has shown them precious little gratitude ( at least outside Germany ) .
30 But then City , who have not won a League match at Old Trafford since condemning United to relegation in 1973 , reverted to the sort of form that has left them without an away win since November .
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