Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision in the GCHQ case which was discussed earlier , by focussing attention away from the sources of government power to its nature and effect , has arguably assisted the extension of judicial review to cover rules which ‘ lack any visible means of legal support ’ . |
| 2 | This has crucial implications for Anglo-American and Continental Culture Studies , whose Lacanian impulse has arguably prevented the establishment of important distinctions between cultural forms . |
| 3 | The enormous expansion of higher education since 1960 has arguably provided a further extension of opportunity , but it has not succeeded in developing parity of esteem with universities for institutions supposed to be concentrating on vocational and technical education — an aspect which , once again , has invited numerous international comparisons [ Postan , 1967 ; Robbins , 1963 ] . |
| 4 | One tutor reports that the Principal , who has wholeheartedly supported the scheme from the beginning , would very much welcome this development . |
| 5 | It stands in a charming enclave of similar houses in the heart of increasingly fashionable Deptford which has mercifully escaped the ravages of Sixties property developers and Seventies road schemes . |
| 6 | Since the initial report of the Munich group of treatment of gall bladder stones by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy ( ESWL ) , this treatment has widely captured the attention of the medical literature . |
| 7 | There is a difference , although an uncertain one , between some statements of the form If P then Q and others of the form If P , Q. ( W. A. Davis , 1983a ) Suppose that someone has unkindly disconnected the wiring between the switch and the wipers . |
| 8 | Harper , who is the cousin of the former West Indian Test player , Roger Harper , has verbally accepted the offer of a contract with the Prestwick club for the 1993 season . |
| 9 | I know of the proposal to which my hon. Friend refers and I know that he has vigorously represented the concerns of his constituents . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend has vigorously represented the interests of views of those who may be affected by this project . |
| 11 | They concluded the company , which has bitterly contested the Fayeds ownership of the stores group , had ‘ taken the law into own hands ’ but cleared it of contempt . |
| 12 | The report has bitterly disappointed the mother of Tristan Watkins , who was found dead in a pool 11 days after being discharged . |
| 13 | The issue has bitterly divided the community surrounding the common ever since the complex was first mooted . |
| 14 | Redford , looking craggy and bemused , has thankfully jettisoned the po-faced sermonising of such bloomers as Havana and returned to what he does best : sprinkling an intelligent script with finely tuned , anarchic quips and exhibiting twinkling vulnerability to the ladies . |
| 15 | Mr Mitterrand has rarely missed an occasion to underline Germany 's obligation to make amends by arranging joint ceremonies on Franco-German battlefields . |
| 16 | The Architect and Building News of 10 January 1936 reported : Mr Oliver Hill 's romantic modernism has rarely found a happier destination than this charmingly picturesque house in the woods near Virginia Water . |
| 17 | Knight , 30 , may not have enjoyed the success Grobbelaar has , but his career has rarely had a dull moment since he signed as a 14-year-old schoolboy when Ian St John was manager . |
| 18 | Another noteworthy aspect of his success has been that throughout his career he has rarely enjoyed the luxury of playing alongside another bowler of similar pace . |
| 19 | Although this sector has rarely produced a highly organised and successful political movement , it is becoming more of a source of protest , that is gaining significance in contemporary Latin America . |
| 20 | Top metalsmith has skilfully created the replica , with NMS archaeologists providing academic support to ensure it is as accurate as possible . |
| 21 | The author of this passage has skilfully exploited the contrast between the bare and the to infinitives . |
| 22 | It produces items in almost every conceivable quality , size and design , and has skilfully adapted a wide range of Persian workshop and village compositions to the requirements of Western furnishing tastes . |
| 23 | All the evidence suggests that no-one has properly quantified the cost of educating end users in all the user-hostile features of a dumb 3270 attached to a mainframe application , let alone any of the other hidden costs of the mainframe . |
| 24 | Clearly , it may not be possible to ingather that information within the time after service and it , therefore , becomes of critical importance that the insurance file has properly identified the witnesses , has detailed statements from them and has all the documentary back-up relevant . |
| 25 | Since 1979 the Government has vastly increased the resources available to the NHS . |
| 26 | Much knowledge has been accumulated since the antiquarians first started to take an interest , and archaeology has become an increasingly scientific discipline , using modern techniques such as aerial photography which has vastly increased the number of known sites , and carbon dating which has caused radical rethinking of accepted chronology . |
| 27 | The decision to order a reassesment comes after claims that the Greek government has vastly overestimated the amount of water that can be safely diverted . |
| 28 | There is no doubt that the middle-class exodus from the towns to the countryside has vastly improved the physical fabric of the housing in rural areas . |
| 29 | The conclusion from this comparison of the draft Bill and the Act is that Parliament has in all material respects adopted the committee 's approach and has thereby indorsed the committee 's point of view . |
| 30 | Individual differences are obviously a consequence of the particular past experience of each person who has thereby acquired a unique set of skills based on a natural endowment which was also unique . |