Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [art] " 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 A Japanese company has since taken out a 17-year patent on the chemical .
3 So far the policy has succeeded : the stockmarket fell by 48% from peak to trough , but has since recovered about a third of its losses .
4 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 .
5 Taylor has since brought in a consultancy company to examine his public relations techniques .
6 She has successfully set up a resource centre for materials from Christian Aid and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund .
7 If a client has successfully carried out a difficult homework task the group can reinforce this success more powerfully than a therapist alone .
8 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 .
9 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 ) .
10 Habsburg dynasty Dr Otto von Habsburg , son of the last King-Emperor of Hungary , has politely turned down an offer to stand in next month 's Hungarian presidential election as the candidate of the Smallholders party .
11 The Open Software Foundation has unofficially put out a Request For Technology for its next generation graphical user interface , UEC II , ( UX No 392 ) .
12 However , so long as we remain in the Community , Parliament has effectively handed over a number of functions that it has traditionally fulfilled .
13 Neumeier has gone right to the heart of Shakespeare 's great work , and he has brilliantly chosen both the dance styles and the music to suit the three dramatic groupings of the play .
14 Hawes , for example , has tellingly demonstrated how the failures of curriculum change in Africa are deeply rooted in structures , resources and attitudes .
15 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 .
16 Fedelma has only started up the business since beginning the course and has found it a ‘ great practical help ’ .
17 That humble little abode for plant pots , trowels and gro-bags has suddenly taken on a new meaning in the light of the latest Sunday night shocker Lady Chatterley .
18 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 .
19 Objectivity of the scientific and economic ilk has progressively driven out the Utopianism which had previously permeated science and technology .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 ‘ The only thing that can be said is that somebody has just snuffed out a very special person who was going to achieve an incredible amount in life .
24 Made to Measure ( 0243 533333 ) has just brought out a ‘ Family Skiing ’ brochure featuring child-friendly hotels in France , Switzerland , Austria and the US .
25 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 .
26 Jackie Gardner takes exhibits to horticultural shows all over the country and the nursery has just picked up a Gold Medal at Chelsea .
27 The French prime minister has just thrown down a gauntlet to America on agricultural trade : he wants to rewrite the deal recently struck by America and the EC on farm exports ( see page 92 ) .
28 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 .
29 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
30 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 .
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