Example sentences of "[adj] and have [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | The basic elements of the station were already clear and have never changed . |
2 | These tools have often proved to be too language-specific and have often highlighted our need to re-evaluate concepts of language and communication . |
3 | The relevant pressure groups maintain their vigilance , but during the 1970s the changes in the rural landscape , especially in the lowlands , have become much more visible and have certainly received much more publicity . |
4 | In our choice of institutions to whom we have sent the tape , we have tried to get as wide a scope of research as possible and have now completed our quota for the pilot . |
5 | The working party have taken the view that the small company audit is unnecessary and have virtually accused us of being parasites . |
6 | It may be fair enough for those people who retire at 60 or 65 , but consider those who were forced to take early retirement or who were sick and have now recovered . ’ |
7 | The fact that Y may have been quite innocent and have genuinely believed at the time that the goods were his to sell , gives him no defence either to a claim by Z for breach of contract or to a claim by O for conversion . |
8 | Although we may be qualified to do so in certain areas , mainly commercial , we could not really be considered a top-class rugby-playing country strength-wise and have therefore decided not to bid . |
9 | Some of the claims have been on the basis of debatable information , and all have been highly selective and have only drawn attention to the adverse elements of research whilst ignoring much encouraging , positive information . |
10 | It is based on a selected group of Arab states — although the non-Arab states in the region are potentially the most powerful and have always displayed a powerful awareness of their regional role . |
11 | As a result of different levels of personal mobility , the former types of place have tended to attract people who are younger , better qualified , more enterprising and more wealthy and have thus gained at the expense of the larger cities and less dynamic industrial areas , causing the latter a double blow in terms of both quantity and quality . |
12 | My attitude to doctors has been severely changed since then by having a kidney stone diagnosed as psychosomatic and ulcerative colitis as a stomach upset , so that I am far from reverential and have occasionally flirted with contempt unfairly . |
13 | Conceptual corner tie , for both these blokes are totally unknown and have both written hit songs for people called Jones ! |
14 | Recent developments in organisational theory , currently in vogue with many large corporations , suggest that hierarchical organisations are slow to respond to change , can limit the optimisation of staff potential and have high fixed costs . |