Example sentences of "and have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Most of these studies have had a struggle to remain solvent , and have depended on the generosity of charitable foundations such as Nuffield and Ford , as well as finance from government agencies , often via the health services .
2 I have never descended a pothole , and have ventured with a flashlight only in the caves promised by caving journals to be without danger .
3 To be eligible to attend a meeting of the General Committee referred to in paragraphs ( e ) or ( h ) , a person must have been a member of this Constituency Labour Party for at least twelve months prior to the date of the relevant meeting and have attended at least one previous meeting of the General Committee during the same period .
4 Worse , might not Aunt Louise herself have known of the plan and have colluded in it , so that Celia might escape , freed of responsibility , into a new life abroad ?
5 Harold Carter , some of you will know of him and have heard of him who was er , a preacher within one of the early preachers within the pentecostal movement in this country , and one of their teachers , said that to teach people to wait for the Holy Spirit is nothing in the world but a combination of works , and unbelief .
6 I would urge anybody thinking of commercial diving to benefit not just from my experience , but also from the dozens of other commercial divers I know and have heard from .
7 Wishart Scientific are agents for Olympus microscopes in Northern Ireland and have expanded in personnel from two to twelve in five years .
8 Increasingly , historians have come to appreciate his role , and have sought in sources , often of a literary character , to understand how he faced war and reacted to the situations which it created .
9 You had to lie on a board , his doctor said , oh it 's lumbago which , all the signs are the same , where that pain goes all down your leg effecting the or mia , sciatica and have to lie on a board , and we were in the prefab then and you actually er not , like some people put the board are you interested ?
10 I was introduced to Punch at the age of 12 , grew up on Basil Boothroyd and have relied on my weekly ‘ fix ’ to get me through life 's crises over the past 47 years — including moving house six times , several bereavements , liquidation ( yes , me too ! ! ) , my daughter 's attempted suicide and my recent divorce .
11 Most of those under this broad umbrella adopted a Marxist idiom , and have relied on three ‘ minimum conditions ’ of Marxism to act as their rallying point .
12 The conceptual basis underlying the Nat Bell decision has been removed as the courts have rejected the limited theory of jurisdiction , and have moved through the collateral fact doctrine towards the theory of extensive review .
13 Building Societies also provide a broader range of services and have moved into areas traditionally viewed as the province of the banks , more so after the recent ‘ liberalisation ’ of their activities through the Financial Services Act ( 1987 ) .
14 Whether the dolphins ' population has declined or whether they simply avoid the more contaminated areas and have moved to remoter regions is not clear .
15 Women are free to choose their spouse , and have moved towards the development of equal rights in such matters as divorce and control over property .
16 Since progress is still rapid I have chosen the title " An Introduction to Polymer Mechanics " and have indicated in each chapter where further information may be sought and where current advances are being reported .
17 It is magazines such as The Face , i-D , Blitz and Arena which have been engaging with football culture and have succumbed to the Latin promise of theatre , spectacle and carnival .
18 ‘ It would seem odd that facilities so much sought after by the community and approved by their legislators should be actionable at common law because they have been brought to the places where they are required and have escaped without negligence by an unforeseen series of mishaps . ’
19 The cheated Maxwell pensioners wo n't let go of their money , and have mobilised into a vociferous force with a mission to get it all back .
20 If they did n't pay the rent they could be turned out of the house and have to sleep in a ditch .
21 A long title sequence , for example , is not necessary and can be positively irritating if you rewind too far and have to sit through it again when you want to repeat the programme .
22 Other Diamond kites — the Ace , Trlby , Zig-Zag , Rainbow , Hyperkites Ghostie , Blazer , Brookite Stunters and Dunford Stingray — have carried on that first generation with low-cost products that perform impressively for any novice and have served over the years to bring so many into the kite fraternity .
23 The expression is well known in the South , especially among service families and may I add , there were a great number of fine soldiers who came from the South in units as famous as that fine body of men who serve and have served in the DLI .
24 Dear Virginia , — Before Christmas last ( 22 October ) , you were reported in Hansard , during a debate on The Health of the Nation , as saying : ‘ I have degrees from Essex University and the London School of Economics , I have worked for the Child Poverty Action Group , and have lived with the defeatist talk that we are hearing from the hon Gentleman [ Mr David Blunkett ] . ’
25 I am twenty-five , I am married , I was married in church and have lived with my husband four years , so I must be married , I have no children and never shall have , but I am waiting , waiting , for what I do n't know …
26 Many have a serious addiction or illness and have lived on the streets for much of their lives .
27 I am thirty years old and have lived in this country for twenty-one years .
28 I am eleven-and-a-half years old and have lived in this country for two years .
29 It is simply that I was brought up in the East of Scotland and have lived in places whither the Orangemen walketh not , neither in triumph nor provocation .
30 The typical appellate judge will be at least 60 years of age , white , male and educated at public school and at Oxford or Cambridge and have lived in the insular world of the Bar for more than 30 years .
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