Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] [adv] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Janet Hargreaves has worked regularly in the West End , at the important provincial theatres ( Birmingham , Nottingham , Chichester etc. ) and on television in Dr Who , Crossroads , The Avengers , Voyage Around My Father and many other plays and serials . |
| 2 | However , this sector of the Environment Services Division has expanded greatly in the ten years that it has been operating |
| 3 | Swindon has grown economically in the last 15 years and the unemployment level was down to a record low 2 to 3 years ago . |
| 4 | A country-lover who spent most of his life in the great outdoors has died suddenly in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 5 | The recession has bitten deep in the European markets , particularly in the adult sector . |
| 6 | The diversity of the International region , which sells 75 brands in 108 markets , is well illustrated by its performance in smaller markets such as Turkey , where the market for Scotch whisky has grown three-fold in the last ten years.Johnnie Walker Red Label has maintained its major market share and is well placed to capitalise on the growth of one of the fastest developing economies in the region . |
| 7 | Although Computing Science ( or Computer Science ) as a field has changed dramatically in the last ten years and will continue to do so in the next ten , I do not believe its boundaries have altered significantly . |
| 8 | It is her case that the university has failed either in the proper interpretation of its statutes or in their proper application . |
| 9 | Anyone whose car has broken down in the middle of nowhere will appreciate the value of belonging to a motoring organisation that 'll come to the rescue at any time of the day or night . |
| 10 | We know that the process of thick sedimentation followed by isostatic readjustment has happened frequently in the past , both in truly geosynclinal areas and in Voigt 's " bordering troughs " ( Randtroge ) of the shelf regions . |
| 11 | Crime has increased dramatically in the region . |
| 12 | The venture capital industry has grown rapidly in the 1980 's and into the 1990's , from around twelve in the mid 1970's to approximately 124 at the present time . |
| 13 | There is no doubt that the industry has developed sufficiently in the past decade for an MBO or similar venture capital-financed transaction always to be on the vendor 's agenda if a disposal is being contemplated . |
| 14 | In one sense , this is not easy , for the archaeologist has done less in the hill towns of Italy than in England . |
| 15 | Violent rioting has broken out in the camps many times in recent weeks . |
| 16 | Research into the form and content of user interfaces for GIS has accelerated rapidly in the last couple of years . |
| 17 | A fishing boat has sunk overnight in the north sea . |
| 18 | Johnny has screwed up in the States and is trying to make a fresh start in London . |
| 19 | Small business research has expanded rapidly in the past two decades but significant gaps still remain in our knowledge about the experiences of business proprietors in the years immediately following the launch of their enterprises . |
| 20 | An enormous amount of research has gone on in the last few decades into how and when settlements originated and how they have changed over time . |
| 21 | Only gradually did it dawn on those responsible that vigorous and determined nationalist organizations had grown up in the shadow of the Japanese , that these movements had flourished exceedingly in the vacuum left by the collapse of Japanese power , and that if the colonial regimes were to be reconstituted it could only be by force . |
| 22 | Within a few years of Karak Eight Peaks ' fall the Night Goblins had settled permanently in the ruins and split into many tribes based around the adjoining mountains and the tunnels that ran beneath them . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , some teachers claimed that the appraisal had produced little in the way of changes and some had difficulty in remembering quite what the adviser had proposed at their own feedback session . |
| 24 | Every angle , line and contour were gently rounded as though the snow had drifted slightly in the wind . |
| 25 | It was apparent that Labour had done well in the old inner cities , which the population had been leaving in the previous decade , partly owing to the growth of suburbs , partly owing to the effects of wartime bombing . |
| 26 | He denied any guns had been involved in the raid although Mr Beaton had said earlier in the trial he had been told he would be shot if he tried anything stupid . |
| 27 | Both the air force and the army , as well as those who actually served with Leslie , seemed now to presume that the aircraft had come down in the English Channel . |
| 28 | Leaflets calling for this protest action had gone out in the name of the underground organization Mwakenya , and were echoed in a BBC World Service broadcast by the exiled writer Ngugi wa Thiongo , but workers were urged by the official Central Organization of Trade Unions to ignore the " seditious leaflets " , and commentators noted an understandable reluctance to identify openly with Mwakenya by supporting its strike call . |
| 29 | The strong tactics have paid off in the case of the prison officers , who went back to work last week , but there is increasing concern on how to deal with the tax collectors . |
| 30 | Perhaps surprisingly , Conran 's management style and operating methods have changed little in the light of his vast experience . |