Example sentences of "that [vb -s] already [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a takeover campaign that has already seen vitriolic language , he responds to the charge that he is mounting the bid to enrich himself and his friends by saying : ‘ Nobody could take that as a criticism — this is an investor group . |
| 2 | Stocky , adaptable and full of vim , Mark has all the hallmarks of the bona fide allrounder , wielding a stubborn blade in addition to the accurate seam-up that has already seen more than one class act tumble before a shrewdly concealed slower ball . |
| 3 | They are part of a three-year programme that has already seen the opening of six new nurseries with a further eight expected to open later this year . |
| 4 | The 5.3-litre engine and 3-speed automatic gearbox have gone replaced by the 6-litre V12 and 4speed gearbox that has already done a lot to transform the XJ saloons . |
| 5 | It may be a topic that has already aroused great controversy , e.g. the Defence Committee inquiry into Westland helicopters . |
| 6 | And to cap it all , in my front garden , a taxus that has already outgirthed Sir Cyril Smith was making a takeover bid for my car runway , so that friends would smilingly open their drivers ' doors only to get a mouthful of evergreen . |
| 7 | Keegan refuses to publicly condemn a competition that has already provoked a welter of criticism but has asked the Football League to re-examine the format of using Italian referees in England and vice-versa . |
| 8 | In particular it will help to resolve the deep paradox that has already surfaced in this book and will continue to do so : how it is that the same features of individuality can be expressed in such totally disparate forms . |
| 9 | The building was in good condition , but the city council wished to clear the site to make way for yet another comprehensive shopping development of the kind that has already blighted other parts of the city beyond recall . |
| 10 | The reference to income tax at the basic rate not being charged in respect of income that has already borne tax at the basic rate is designed to ensure that there is no double taxation where the overseas entity receives income which has already borne UK tax . |
| 11 | Grazing cattle and sheep eat contaminated grass and plants , while fish eat plankton that has already consumed dioxin-covered microscopic particles . |
| 12 | The worst response would be the sort that has already begun to be hinted at for ICI : protecting itself through a tangle of joint ventures . |
| 13 | Papers and journals not privileged to receive the leak feel less inclined to give room to a story that has already appeared somewhere else . |
| 14 | It was for Couples , already top of the world rankings , his first major championship and he did it in the same accomplished manner that has already marked two earlier victories on the American tour . |
| 15 | It is equally clear , however , that it is a remarkable phenomenon and that the chances of its leading to the detection of a diversion that has already taken place , or is in the course of taking place , are reasonably good and are improving as the Agency 's technology in this area develops … |
| 16 | And possibly also look forward to extending an England career that has already taken in student and Under-21 honours . |
| 17 | They will be ignoring the slide that has already taken place — and is accelerating . |
| 18 | Nobody who is sensible or sane would say that we should export more arms to a country that is already awash with them , because it would do little more than increase the bloodshed that has already stained that country . |
| 19 | In a population that has already come to be dominated by Always Defect , no other strategy does better . |
| 20 | However , a call to the Institute 's members ' registrar will confirm whether a firm of a similar name exists , or whether it is a case of ‘ misrepresentation ’ that has already come to the Institute 's attention . |
| 21 | It is a multi-author work , organised by the Institute for Energy Analysis of Oak Ridge Universities , and is intended to be part of the broad CO 2 programme in the US that has already produced several official reports on different aspects of the problem , and will lead to a comprehensive report in 1985 . |
| 22 | Bereavement is the one battle in which people dice with a death that has already occurred in order to survive all the dangers of the loss and deprivation it brings , and it takes courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with someone who is in the thick of it . |
| 23 | While some elements of this group are simply following the decentralization of jobs that has already occurred , others are moving for non-economic reasons , attracted by the quality of life in non-metropolitan zones . |
| 24 | I regret the delay that has already occurred and shall watch with great interest the manner in which the Labour party mobilises its forces to support that measure . |
| 25 | The need to ensure that the expert has the power to award interest will arise in the following circumstances : ( 1 ) Does the issue referred to the expert include a claim for damages arising from some breach of contract that has already occurred ? ( 2 ) Is the issue the expert is called on to determine essentially what amount of money one side owes the other , and when that sum is payable ? ( 3 ) Is there likely to be a delay in obtaining the expert 's decision on the amount payable ? |
| 26 | April 1 sees the arrival at the Accademia Italiana of an exhibition of artefacts from Pompeii that has already toured Houston , New York and Malmö . |
| 27 | What follows is offered as a tentative approach , but one that has already proved useful to teachers . |
| 28 | The aim is to encourage a process that has already started : a shift of labour-intensive manufacturing away from Singapore to its lower-cost neighbours . |
| 29 | On July 23 , following Baker 's departure , the Israeli government announced that contracts already signed for 6,681 homes would be cancelled , as they concerned " political " rather than " security " settlements . |
| 30 | AN INDEPENDENT investigation into the costs of the planned shake-up of local government is being sought by leading council finance officials , who are convinced that figures already provided for the Government are wrong . |