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

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1 This proved true above all at the time of which I write , or up to that time , because adolescence is as much a mental as a biological experience , and the arts meant much at that epoch , the last before the advent of Pop Culture , which has since taken over the adolescent mind rendering present that ‘ future ’ which Eliot dreaded .
2 Unfortunately , they were soon moved to different duties , but before doing so they were able to train a third person , a Sergeant , who has since carried on the work .
3 If the patient has successfully carried out the task that was agreed he should now be helped to plan what to do before the next session .
4 Ken Robinson , too , has successfully taken on the role of one-man interpreter , friend , challenger , articulator and spokesman not only for drama but for the arts in education generally ( 1980 and 1982 ) .
5 The hon. Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) , the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , has rightly pointed out the complete disregard for the Geneva convention on the part of the perpetrators of this appalling outrage .
6 Fedelma has only started up the business since beginning the course and has found it a ‘ great practical help ’ .
7 Whether Rainbow remembers or not , history will never know , because she is too busy choking on a gulp of tea that has suddenly slipped down the wrong way .
8 Objectivity of the scientific and economic ilk has progressively driven out the Utopianism which had previously permeated science and technology .
9 Vietnam has not ruled out the possibility of its army returning to Cambodia if requested by Phnom Penh .
10 And she has not ruled out the prospect of having another baby , according to royal sources .
11 TERRY BUTCHER has not ruled out the possibility of staying in football with Sunderland .
12 It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice .
13 Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead .
14 As Peugeot has not pushed up the prices of these new models compared to the old , the PC 553 ERP represents pretty good value for money .
15 Certainly Ferguson has not given up the ghost of trying to land the Championship .
16 He has not given up the running battle between them over the question of form , which started out with his victory on accommodation .
17 Thailand has not carried out the death penalty for several years .
18 It does not necessarily follow that any individual who has not taken on the attitude of the generalized other is any less complete than the person who has and acts accordingly .
19 The export market has not taken up the slack , so redundancies are coming thick and fast .
20 Eight years ago , the council gave Burton Property Trust permission to build a multi-storey car park as part of the Cornmill but it has not taken up the option .
21 He will use the platform provided by the Tory Women 's Conference to try to reassure the Tory Right that the Left has not taken over the Government .
22 This rejection of the system may be a result of poor analysis : the system analyst has not found out the user requirements .
23 THE BRITISH government 's decision to pour taxpayers ' money into a new factory to make video tape for the Japanese firm , Hitachi , has finally killed off the idea of putting a tax on the tape .
24 When Weissbräu has finally mopped up the market for popular , easily-drinkable wheat beers , it will be glad to have such tasty , characterful brews as a specialist line .
25 After months of pursuing its quarry , it looks like IXI Ltd has finally nailed down the OEM agreement with DEC for its X.desktop manager that has been long in the making .
26 Karrimor is promoting its Adventure Travel range , which includes the excellent Tinamou trousers ( £33 ) , and Rohan has just brought out the tracksuit-style Gobi pants ( £35 ) , which are half the weight of their original Bags .
27 Jacques Poos , the foreign minister of Luxembourg ( which has just taken over the Community 's rotating presidency ) , expressed the hope that he would be authorised to visit Baghdad on its behalf .
28 Samantha Ward Tadman , 10 , of Rhyl , has just taken up the cello , and after only a few months , the prize-winning pianist has passed her first cello exam Picture : PHIL MICHEU
29 It is typical of British tennis that Annabel Croft , who had not played a serious match for five years , should celebrate a light-hearted comeback by beating one of our brightest prospects who has just taken up the game professionally .
30 Pa has just pulled up the sleeves of his jacket and taken the Monster from Ma .
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