Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | I had acquired his confidence , which I believe I still retain , but for a number of reasons which were quasi-political we drifted apart towards the end of his second premiership , and although we have remained on friendly terms , the intimacy has long vanished . |
2 | Indeed , the French envoy de Craon knew more , claiming the Prince had told him about Lady Eleanor 's death long before the porter had even reached Woodstock . |
3 | On Oct. 15 , 1989 , a controversial retrial of 15 Islamic extremists ( who had been associates of Bouiali-see above ) was abandoned after the defence had successfully argued that a regional court was not competent to try their case following the Supreme Court 's refusal to do so . |
4 | The defence has also succeeded where the employee was under no pressure to take a particular risk but deliberately chose a dangerous method of working . |
5 | And appearing only for the defence has always seemed too easy an option . |
6 | If the income has already borne tax at the basic rate relief will be given for that charge . |
7 | When they left the following day , the eastern end of the park had already begun to fill with tattered bivouacs and shelters of thorn and tarpaulin . |
8 | Those opposing the park have recently resurrected an old but powerful paranoia : the ‘ internationalisation ’ of the Amazon ( see BBC WILDLIFE , July 1990 , p483 ) . |
9 | The majority had therefore experienced secure employment for relatively long periods of time . |
10 | Yet the undecorated vessels were given a variety of titles , despite the majority having also come from cemeteries ; biconical and globular vessels were labelled ‘ urns ’ , squat vessels as ‘ plain bowls ’ , and a variety of shapes that could not be fitted easily into the typological scheme were labelled domestic wares , ‘ crude accessories ’ , ‘ wide-mouthed cook-pots ’ and ‘ cook-pots with lugs ’ ( ibid. , pp. 26–9 , pp. 148–70 ) . |
11 | Work on the stand has already begun and the club are hoping to extend the plans to include seven executive boxes and a press box . |
12 | Under the plan , L&H 's 629 former partners are being asked to pay back over $40m over the next 10 years , with some partners ' personal assessments totalling as much as $400,000. 475 partners are thought to have approved the plan , but the remainder have either expressed their intention to appeal or have declared themselves personally bankrupt . |
13 | Enveloped by the cloak , it was impossible to tell if it was male or female , but the worshipper had evidently finished praying . |
14 | Does the stairway have securely fitted bannisters and handrails ? |
15 | ‘ The link has never failed . |
16 | Bur the Prince had already turned away . |
17 | He was a great expert , founder of the arboretum at Westonbirt nearby , and he filled every vista with a dazzling display of ornamental and specimen trees , which the Prince has since added to . |
18 | But the Prince has always enjoyed flirting with danger , like his cousin , Prince William of Gloucester , who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 . |
19 | ‘ I doubt the prince has really noticed me . ’ |
20 | Further , the nature of the coverage has dramatically shifted . |
21 | Ward councillor Joan Ellis said : ‘ The fact the change has already occurred is a matter of some regret . ’ |
22 | Three designers were commissioned to produce work for consideration , and The Scotsman has again agreed to sponsor the creation of these awards . |
23 | The Scotsman has also established that consultants helping put the finishing touches to a feasibility study on Rosyth for Medway Ports have also been acting for Scottish Enterprise . |
24 | The refinery has effectively eliminated all its metal backlogs and is using improved service and faster lead times to win increased market shares . |
25 | So the only justification for saying " the postgraduate study " would be if the writer had already named a group of types of study ( so creating the classification ) , and then compared the postgraduate element with an element of undergraduate studies . |
26 | But on closer inspection he realised the writer had actually turned out quite a nifty show . |
27 | The writer has also heard chords played similarly on the trombone . |
28 | - A letter appears in a national newspaper expressing disbelief that the writer has already spotted the first penny-for-the-guy collector/Christmas tree/artificial snow sprayed on shop window/Valentine cards on sale . |
29 | One difficulty of primary sources is that a purist definition tends to suggest that the writer has personally collected the information . |
30 | The writer has often pondered on the manner of their selection , and likes to feel that their skill carried more weight than their religious affiliations . |