Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Johnny Cooper thought it almost impossible that three men carrying only sixty small bombs between them had created such havoc and destruction . |
| 32 | ‘ What happens now ? ’ she finally asked when the silence between them had become stretched to breaking-point . |
| 33 | Then the traffic between them had thickened and he 'd disappeared . |
| 34 | A fragile alliance between them had crumbled in February 1989 , and fighting ensued when the LF were forced to relinquish control of the ports whose operations they had hitherto controlled [ see pp. 36476 ; 36538 ] . |
| 35 | Relations between them had deteriorated sharply in previous days , with the ANC alleging a plot to wipe out its leadership , and Buthelezi stating that he had been warned of an ANC plot to kidnap and kill his two children . |
| 36 | Nine operations between them had failed to cure the problem and they managed only by almost daily use of laxatives and enemas . |
| 37 | She just heard footsteps behind her , looked around , and there he was , standing behind her for all the world as though nothing between them had changed . |
| 38 | When she returned to the room with the salted hot water , Frank and May between them had lifted Andrew on to the bed , and there he was propped up and breathing very heavily now . |
| 39 | But at least he had released her from that disturbing contact with his wide , strong chest and firm encircling arms , and the physical contact between them had brought one thing home to her very clearly — such a thing must definitely not happen again , or these next months would be utterly impossible . |
| 40 | Dividing the strata into two broad bands — the male non-manual and the male manual workers — Table 2.2 demonstrates the degree to which the distribution of earnings between them has remained relatively constant over the past fifty years . |
| 41 | She notes that a more detailed look at the results above shows that boys are more likely to obtain three A level passes than girls , even though the gap between them has narrowed over the years . |
| 42 | The employees modify their expectations ; some of the trust between them has gone and with it , as Goffee noted , loyalty or commitment to the organization is reduced . |
| 43 | Although opinion polls still show the centre-right 's candidate , Mr Fernando Collor , leading by five million votes , the difference between them has dropped from 13 to six points in one week . |
| 44 | Undoubtedly , the two interrelated movements — the democratic movement and the labour movement which developed so vigorously in the nineteenth century continue to have a major influence in politics , but the relation between them has changed during the present century , in a way which is also relevant to the character of more recent movements . |
| 45 | In New York alone Christie 's and Sotheby 's between them have mustered eleven oil paintings , thirteen drawings , two bronzes , seventeen prints , six illustrated books , two watercolours and a collage . |
| 46 | It will be the first time in 15 years that an England tour party has not included one of the celebrated trio , who between them have appeared in 298 Test matches . |
| 47 | Says a friend : ‘ Relations between them have hit an all-time low and things look set to worsen . ’ |
| 48 | The low price of sugar before 1690 , the dangers of war after 1690 , the Company 's inadequate provision for depreciation , and the planters ' unwillingness to pay their debts , might between them have ruined the Company in any case , but the end of the monopoly must have contributed something to the collapse . |
| 49 | Furthermore , they argue that the crucial relationships between them have remained almost entirely unexplored . |
| 50 | THREE Middlesbrough councillors who between them have notched up a century of service to local people are to be made freemen of the borough today . |
| 51 | In their assumption of systematically traceable content , either reflected or mediated , they have considerable common ground , and between them have produced much valuable work . |
| 52 | Erm I think Mr and and Mr between them have have covered most of what I wanted to say so I 'll I 'll just endorse those points but the the other matter . |
| 53 | Other examples include Marks and Spencer , and British Home Stores , two chains which based themselves originally on the clothing trade , but which between them have diversified into footwear , foodstuffs , toys and books , amongst other items . |
| 54 | Two R-A-F bases with more than a hundred years ' service between them have closed as part of defence cuts . |
| 55 | Andy Thomson and John Price , who between them have dominated the indoor season , move outdoors today when they line up in the five-day Mazda International Singles Championship on Australia 's Gold Coast . |
| 56 | ‘ The search for me has died down . |
| 57 | I must say again that it is very odd for me to have to describe all this for you . |
| 58 | Nor would it have been constitutionally possible for me to have become head of the Church of England . ’ |
| 59 | I erm occasionally meet in this country and abroad the kind of Christian people that suppose it would have been quite difficult for me to have met before Britain came into Europe . |
| 60 | Absolutely now I mean i i it 's interesting for women because I suppose in Australia I was a Republican and here I suppose I thought I saw about two erm now for me to have used that word thirty years ago I would possibly have been locked in the garden shed and left without food and drink |