Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Avnet Inc 's proposed acquisition of Hall-Mark Electronics Corp has not gone down to well with Standard & Poor 's Corp , which said it may cut the distributors $100m of A-plus-rated subordinated debt .
2 IBM Corp has now fallen back on the reliable method of pre-announcement for its OS/2 promotion campaign .
3 Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children 's explanations .
4 But although this burst of new direction has logically exploded out of Paris , the world 's fashion capital , the energy and creativity emerging from countries with traditionally low fashion profiles is what is truly intriguing and inspiring .
5 This geezer has n't got much in the way of skills , but he 's fairly popular with the fans .
6 But with our increased intake of animal fat in the last couple of generations , our bodies ' capacity to adapt has often broken down and the cholesterol level has simply risen higher in many individuals .
7 It has , for example , become the principal breed in subarctic Finland and the Finnish Ayrshire is now widespread in several northern countries , including the USSR , but the Scottish cow has also adapted well to hot climates and is found in Kenya and South Africa in particular .
8 A major balance of payments deficit when the economy is in deep recession has not occurred before in this country .
9 A major balance of payments deficit when the economy is in deep recession has not occurred before in this country .
10 The onus of showing reliance has now shifted away from the buyer and it is for the seller to prove that there was no reasonable reliance .
11 The University has also invested heavily in microcomputer laboratories , which have been established in most parts of the campus .
12 The culture of Physics has not changed greatly in recent years .
13 Sorry , the ghost has n't come over from the other side of the door , it just keeps moving by itself .
14 Here , it is quite simply that the religion has not lived up to the expectations of its followers , that is , it has provided for them none of the benefits that they were led to expect when they were first introduced to it .
15 But in successive writings Hare has gradually worked around to seeing the account of the very meaning of ethical language which he regards as correct as offering a kind of proof of utilitarianism .
16 At the most general level , we can say that the electorate has not lived up to the hopes of those who looked to an active and informed public involvement in policies and elections .
17 It 's as if my mind has suddenly broken through into a new area , a space , a vast capacity which I never dreamt I had .
18 In both debates , terms such as flexibility and post-Fordism have loomed large and the automobile industry has frequently figured prominently in both and strong claims are made as to innovatory and transformatory effects of developments in vehicle manufacture and design .
19 Despite view to the contrary ( Tuxen , 1959 ) , this entognathous condition has probably evolved independently in the three groups concerned ( Manton , 1964 . )
20 Some perfect and well scarred nut slots protect a tricky move into the final groove , which is bridged pleasantly to the top , always assuming your rope drag has not got out of control .
21 The suggestion that hand posture during writing provides a ready indication has not lived up to its early promise .
22 The mitre template has since come back onto the market , but at prices like £18-£20 and considering the relatively small amount of work in which it is employed , some readers will no doubt feel that they could spend that money more profitably , so will want to make their own .
23 It should be made clear that judicial review has traditionally dealt not with the correctness of the findings as such but with their legality .
24 ‘ Why is it snooker has never taken off in America ? ’
25 In the World Cup quarter-final Skinner hit Cecillon with such force that the echo has barely died down around the Parc des Princes six months later .
26 She died last month in her 80th year , knowing — as we all do — that the practice has not lived up to the vision , but still believing that some day it might .
27 The four claim the current administration has not responded adequately to the fast-moving demands of a modern-day sport .
28 The horse had barely stepped on to the gravelly riverbed at the edge of the ford when it stumbled , almost falling to its knees .
29 THE fighting had just broken out in Panama City when a group of men dressed in civilian clothes and armed with rifles surrounded the Marriott Hotel and began rounding up guests .
30 Army Television Channel 5 in Thailand reported on Jan. 9 that fighting had recently broken out between Lao government and rebel forces in Vientiane province .
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