Example sentences of "they have [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner . |
| 2 | The floors are inexpensively tiled , though they have gone to great lengths to achieve the right effect . |
| 3 | Corporate concern in the US tuna industry has been far more interested in maintaining profits than in saving dolphins , and they have gone to great lengths to protect their commercial interests . |
| 4 | They have gone to Rio to work as maids . |
| 5 | A spokesman said : ‘ They have gone to great lengths to gather information useful to criminals . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ A note has been left at the flat where they lived , advising friends that they have gone to London for a vacation . |
| 7 | People say that they have gone to Switzerland . |
| 8 | Inspector 's Report and the Council 's formal response to his recommendations will be published together after they have gone to committee . |
| 9 | Being island cattle , however , they have developed to some extent in isolation , especially on Jersey , a tiny island which has managed to breed a cow whose fame is worldwide , and with justice . |
| 10 | ‘ War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions , when they have developed to a certain stage , between classes , nations , states , or political groups , and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was horrific to see what they have done to my work . |
| 12 | What it means , of course , is that very often we have different definitions of experience and reality from men , and that much of what we say is critical of men and about what they have done to women . |
| 13 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 14 | Thatcher and her supporters ’ seem intent on doing to the NHS what they have done to other public services such as gas and water . |
| 15 | They 're asked to make two still images showing what the townspeople might be feeling at this moment — first , about their success in getting the railway to the town , and secondly , about what they have done to the old man , who is now homeless . |
| 16 | ‘ Will that mean they have to talk to us , Mr Didier ? ’ whispered Emily after a pause . |
| 17 | Now there are 8 and they have to talk to each other . |
| 18 | If they have to turn to their neighbour and ask for a repetition of what you just said , the resulting muttering will also prevent other members of the audience from hearing what you say next . |
| 19 | Female crickets can be trained to walk along a ‘ Y-maze ’ ( Figure 8.2 ) , on which they have to turn to the left or right . |
| 20 | Wherever such arrangements have been attempted , they have led to the growing realisation that segregation does not provide a balanced solution for both traffic and environmental problems . |
| 21 | They have led to considerably lower speeds and less traffic without producing new problems elsewhere . |
| 22 | Art schools have been closed down and those that survive are permitted only to the extent to which they have converted to a market economy . |
| 23 | Aldus 's standard reply was that no paste-up artist did it automatically but , with Version 3.0 , they have succumbed to the demands and Autoflow is an option when text files are being imported . |
| 24 | In the absence of a minimum wage , many of our constituents earn such low wages that they have to resort to state benefits on top . |
| 25 | ‘ I think it has something to do with the word counselling ; people seem afraid of it — maybe it conjures up the wrong image — that they feel they 've failed in some way if they have to resort to counselling . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't say they are there for months but when they ca n't find a friend or relative to put them up they have to resort to anywhere to keep out of the wind and rain . |
| 27 | They have to report to someone at parliamentary level when they have completed their analyses . |
| 28 | They have pledged to be true , and constant , but all their vows are cheapened by this perfunctory aubade : it makes them seem like verbal foreplay . |
| 29 | I have questioned the degree of control which university institutes assumed , but there must be no minimising the contribution they have made to a more rational and systematic form of curriculum development . |
| 30 | Most of the people here are working ; and this is reflected in the improvements they have made to their houses — extra rooms , more comfortable furniture , televisions , fridges . |