Example sentences of "[vb pp] and have [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 At the same time step-parent adoptions have been discouraged and have almost halved since the Children Act 1975 .
2 If you have n't cheated and have really covered the last column , you 'll be lucky if you manage to get ten examples down and in the right places .
3 For most of human history political domination in the shape of empires , hereditary rulers , aristocracies , has been largely taken for granted , notwithstanding sporadic revolts , so that Mosca 's ( 1896 ) observation that ‘ in all societies — from societies that are very meagrely developed and have barely attained the dawnings of civilization , down to the most advanced and peaceful societies — two classes appear — a class that rules and a class that is ruled ’ , is no more than the recognition of a historical and , as he says , ‘ obvious ’ fact .
4 For more recent times we have the evidence of county gaols , lock-ups , courthouses , prisons , particularly of the Victorian era , which are well documented and have generally survived .
5 Indeed , they have not always been identified and have sometimes emerged not as gifted children but as problem , frustrated , children .
6 ‘ I have always been determined and have always set myself goals .
7 Their reports have been published and have hitherto formed the basis of the Secretary of State 's proposals for the National Curriculum .
8 Obviously the tank would be the most expensive item , and there was no way that I would be able to afford a ‘ Brand Name tank of the size required and have enough left to fit it out .
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