Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite evident that in some areas farming has become a distinctly precarious occupation but , in exchanging the effects of the EC 's Common Agricultural Policy for the need to produce results in a rugby field , Hare may find that he has jumped out of the frying pan into the fire . |
| 2 | You can count on the fingers of one hand the times Mr Kinnock has jumped in among the public . |
| 3 | Well quite a lot of the lakes and streams have lost their fish , of course that 's the , that 's the most important thing , between , particularly salmon and trout , and we have discovered that they are killed not so much by the acid , but by the aluminium which has leaked out of the soil by the acid water , the acid rain , and er that er the fish find this very hard to tolerate . |
| 4 | Unsure of whether she does owe him an explanation , of how much of her perspective she can get across in a conversation , and unwilling to let go of the London Kate who has broken through to the surface , she is ashamed of her suspicions of his reasons for asking her back to his place and agrees . |
| 5 | An argument has broken out over the royalty rate paid to artists for each copy of both DCC and another new format , MiniDisc . |
| 6 | With the plunge in cost , a major outbreak of phone wars has broken out across the country , with dealers offering spectacular cut-price deals . |
| 7 | A LIVELY debate has broken out among the knot of people gathered in the GMTV studio concerning the future of Britain 's newest breakfast television channel . |
| 8 | While skirmishing has started in the Senate , which will not consider the economic plan for a few weeks , something like open warfare has broken out in the House . |
| 9 | In hospitals the system has broken down under the pressure of numbers and new teaching methods are only slowly being found , but teaching in general practice has remained close to the tradition in which older generations of doctors learnt their skills . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The fuselage has broken off behind the pilot 's seat , the propeller shaft and gearing , having fallen away from the engine on impact , lie nearby . |
| 12 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 13 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 14 | He says he 's feeling better but he has to go back to the hospice . |
| 15 | The twentieth-century preference for ‘ the colloquial ’ in poetry may well be a temporary phenomenon ; Donald Davie 's Purity of Diction in English Verse ( 1952 ) , together with his admiration for the late Augustans , represent one attempt to revive an interest in the use of a ‘ civilized ’ diction ; it is interesting that he has to go back to the age before Wordsworth . |
| 16 | For comparison , one really has to go back to the Renaissance , to someone like Giovanni Bellini , who travelled an enormous territory ; even to Giotto , the artist who Matisse said was the peak of his aspiration . |
| 17 | In the meantime he has to go back to the town on further business , but first his horse needs shoeing , his cart needs repairing and he needs food and shelter . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've only got her for five years , then she has to go back to the Foundling Hospital . ’ |
| 19 | He is n't allowed to play football and has to go back to the hospital for treatment . |
| 20 | Danny has to go down on the floor , put his hands on hips and go , evening all ! |
| 21 | One only has to see Back to the Future to realize what problems could arise . |
| 22 | Once married and committed to their partner , they may find excitement has flown out of the window . |
| 23 | The right hon. Gentleman has pointed out in the House that nearly 50 per cent . |
| 24 | This is spoken at a time when the media are documenting despair amongst Cork Street galleries and recognition by major collectors such as the Saatchi family that the bottom has fallen out of the market for modern art . |
| 25 | The bridge has fallen in with the Mayor and Corporation on it . |
| 26 | His modest apology for tardiness in producing this volume is unnecessary in any terms , considering the magnitude of his task , and when in addition one realises that he has pressed on with the completion of the work during his convalescence from a serious illness , it is clear that his apology should be replaced by the public 's commendation . |
| 27 | Gran has joined in on the act . |
| 28 | I think it 's more likely to happen on the third or fourth flight , once the bird has caught on to the idea of freedom , which is why it 's important to keep it reasonably hungry . |
| 29 | Chart 3 indicates that , as a result of the advertising , growth in Gold 90 balances in Scottish branches initially grew much faster , although , subsequent to the advertising campaign , growth in English and Welsh branches has caught up with the help of other communications , including the Personal Customer Newsletter and posters in branches supporting some magnificent local sales efforts . |
| 30 | We have to look at what has dropped out of the system . ’ |