Example sentences of "they have [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible to regard the Government 's actions as effective negotiation when they have simply opted out of the two basic economic and social issues and have left an empty chair in the European Community . |
| 2 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 3 | They assemble in colonies many thousand strong and nest in long holes that they have either taken over from rabbits or dug for themselves . |
| 4 | The regions — they have since come up to London — were miles away from that sort of thing . |
| 5 | They have now run out of steam . |
| 6 | In the past , so-called biodegradable plastics have been viewed as fraudulent by environmentalists , as they have only broken down into smaller pieces . |
| 7 | They have all gone off to work or to look for work , leaving behind the old , the disabled , the women and the children . |
| 8 | Bite Three : ‘ A Prime Minister and a Cabinet so busy trying to recreate the present in the image of the past that they have entirely missed out on the opportunities for the future . ’ |
| 9 | Maybe they have always gone on at opponents , teammates and referees , but their rantings are now shown in close-up and full colour . |
| 10 | They have given many parties in their time , but on New Year 's Eve they have always gone out to the gatherings of others — sometimes to several gatherings in the course of the evening , and some years separately , not always meeting even for the magic chimes . |
| 11 | But when a High King or Queen is born , they have always come up to Tara 's gates , and sung him — or her — into the world . |
| 12 | ‘ Most of them have probably caved in by now . |