Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from that they could 've sat on a wall and done exactly the same thing , she was in the street . |
| 2 | The teaching force , disillusioned and aggrieved at the treatment it has received from a succession of Secretaries of State , has been less willing in recent years to devote unpaid hours to community bridge-building . |
| 3 | Language has developed as a sign system — one of the ways in which humans communicate and make sense of the world around them . |
| 4 | Though deregulation is a difficult concept to define , the reshaping process which has developed as a result of it is readily apparent . |
| 5 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 6 | Gooch has developed as a captain , too , pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated . |
| 7 | Dead empires have bred leaping ambition ; international politics has developed into a struggle between competing ethnic groups ; the United Nations has to pick an impossible path between respect for sovereignty and respect for nationalism . |
| 8 | In practice case management for people with long term mental illness has developed into a range of techniques that can be described along 12 different axes ( box 2 ) , which aim to ensure that patients with long term psychiatric disorders receive consistent and continuing services for as long as they are required and that services do not focus inappropriately on patients with less severe conditions . |
| 9 | ‘ Photography has developed into a weapon of resistance in the constant struggle for survival , ’ Mr Müller said . |
| 10 | A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right . |
| 11 | ‘ Ince has developed into a player of substance and people forget he is still only 24 . |
| 12 | Kevin Wilson was another who had a fine game ; he has developed into a player Northern Ireland can not afford to be without . |
| 13 | However , when the weathering mantle has developed to a depth of several metres the rate of water movement at the weathering front becomes very slow . |
| 14 | Eddie Alcock , who has represented the Castle Hill , Ipswich , division at County Hall for eight years , said : ‘ It is to do with a difficult situation which has developed in a company which I am associated with . ’ |
| 15 | He points to the way in which the law has developed from a maze of individual sets of circumstances in which one or other of the prerogative writs would lie to a general principle under which courts will review decisions on the three grounds of illegality , irrationality and procedural impropriety : see per Lord Diplock in Council of Civil Service Unions v. Minister for the Civil Service [ 1985 ] A.C. 374 , 410 . |
| 16 | ‘ The roof has leaked for a year , ’ John said , ‘ and I had to cover over the electrics to protect them from the rain . |
| 17 | Radioactive water has leaked into a reservoir from a nuclear power plant near Yekaterinburg in Russia . |
| 18 | Easily despised because of the promises he has broken without a word of apology . |
| 19 | Although recognised for his early signature puff-ball and trapeze shapes , he has matured into a designer capable of producing the perfect little black dress , and a mixture of easy pieces that reflect the quirky charm that is his keynote . |
| 20 | Taylor saw for himself on Saturday how the 24-year-old Aston Villa flyer has matured into a player of genuine international potential . |
| 21 | With a jolt of excitement , as if his heart has stopped for a moment , his mind leaps to the image of a pyramid-shaped mountain . |
| 22 | One of his pupils , Roger Lancelyn Green , has commented on a letter which Lewis wrote to Warnie describing the ‘ English binge ’ at Christmas 1931 . |
| 23 | Parents who have watched their children grow and develop are just as likely to have insights into the development of their child as the teacher who has taught for a couple of years . |
| 24 | Unemployment has soared in a region used to jobs for all . |
| 25 | Now the prime minister , Brian Mulroney , has regrouped for a counter-attack . |
| 26 | Grieco , in a fascinating and detailed series of ethnographic studies of working-class networks in this country , has pointed to a number of advantages which workers and employers gain from ‘ the network ’ : . |
| 27 | Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities . |
| 28 | Everything has pointed towards a body being found . ’ |
| 29 | After so-far fruitless attempts to create a ‘ scrambler ’ signal which could be inserted onto a disc or tape to prevent copying , the record industry has lobbied for a royalty to be placed on blank tapes and tape recording hardware . |
| 30 | Certainly small business , through its close connections with the ruling LDP party , has lobbied for a shift in the established policies of support and protection for big business . |