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

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1 This can occur with any mineral , but it is by far the most common in clay minerals which typically have rather loosely bonded cations on their surfaces which can be readily exchanged for cations in solution .
2 My Thanks are due , ’ Prince wrote to Jardine on 7 April 1840 , ‘ for your instructions respecting the specimens in spirits , which I have since carefully examined , separated and supplied with fresh spirit ; many of them I regret to add are much decomposed and I fear some may at last prove useless . ’
3 Janice and Jill have since wisely divided the 50–strong class into two sessions — one for under-threes and one for over-threes .
4 Children have since constantly complained that the twins should not be walking in the middle of the road .
5 The fossils that have most effectively captured the public 's attention as symbols of the outlandish character of prehistoric life are the dinosaurs .
6 The transformation of Britain that has taken place in the past 13 years is too readily taken for granted by some of those who have most richly reaped the rewards : the new home owners , the new share-holders , the employees freed from the shackles of militant trade unionism , the NHS patients who have felt the benefits of fund-holding GPs and self-administered hospitals , parents who have witnessed their children thrive in grant-maintained schools .
7 If I had to nominate those politicians whose views I most trusted , who have most clearly articulated my own fluid , contingent thoughts on the crisis as it developed , I would opt for two pensionable septuagenarians , both of whom I despised in their political heyday : Denis Healey , who sold the Labour government to the IMF , and Ted Heath , who became the Tories ' lamest duck of all .
8 But this class of molluscs includes not only the greatest number of living molluscan species , including those that have most successfully colonized land , but also some of their shells have a financial value that may even be out of proportion to their aesthetic qualities .
9 The famous Lisbon earthquake of 1755 , which had faint reverberations as far north as Scotland , led George II to issue a solemn admonition to his people to the effect that ‘ the manifold Sins and Wickedness of these Kingdoms have most justly deserved heavy and severe Punishments from the Hand of Heaven . ’
10 Erm and I think that erm the C P R E have most definitely misquoted what I said .
11 So the high-speed ocean-going fish — tuna , bonito , marlin , mackerel — have most marvellously streamlined bodies , sharply pointed in the front , swelling quickly to maximum diameter and then tapering elegantly to the two-bladed symmetrical tail fin .
12 In the second write in those childhood events or aspects of relationships which have most significantly influenced and perhaps continue to influence your present experience .
13 On the occasions I have played this course as the guest of a member , I have never had to queue to start play , and have rarely even seen other players on the course .
14 resulted in the controllers making … a puritan attack directed at the drug taking of the ( underground ) movement ; and since the drug-scene is complex and confused , and we have little time in which to develop a reliable folk-lore about drugs and how to take them ( as we have long ago done about alcohol ) , they have been particularly successful in fostering anxiety among teachers , parents and establishment figures .
15 The receipts from his shows have long since moved from the realms of the fantastic into those of the ludicrous .
16 ‘ But think of all the mating generations that have long since poured their different bloodlines into her .
17 Seeing just how comprehensive a work this is , with factory serial number , date of registration , date of next C of A expiry , owner's/operator 's name and probable base all listed , I can only surmise that the note-scribblers/pocket memo mumblers — many of whom seem not to have the slightest knowledge or interest in the type of aeroplane on which the letters are painted — are performing the latter-day equivalent of the sacred ritual which I and many others who have long since outgrown it once enacted in John W.R. Taylor 's ABC of Civil Aircraft Makings .
18 The plant and the soil it grew in have long since spilled from the toppled pot and been washed away in the winter rains .
19 You have long since suspected what happened to your half-brother after the Gruagach stormed Tara and killed the King . ’
20 Hindus have long since seen that we have to transcend separateness .
21 She is past the menopause and she and Abraham have long since given up sexual intercourse .
22 Overtaking needs a bit more planning , but for those who have long since given up the chase and opted for a more dignified life , this is a lot of car for the money plus a BMW badge to ride behind .
23 The seagulls have long since given up on this ferry .
24 This remains one of the strongest reasons why so many parents still want their children to have RE even though they themselves have long since given up having much to do with religion .
25 Birds have long since given up trying to nest in her eaves .
26 Roland GR-1 Guitar Synth The popular image of guitar synthesis is that of a tired old dog people have long since stopped throwing sticks for .
27 Takamine have long since featured in the upper echelon of electro-acoustic manufacturers and this guitar enters the range in the mid to upper price bracket .
28 Both the military and civilian sector in the RSA have long since discovered that the only replacement for a Dakota is another Dakota !
29 MESSRS McAndrew and Davison have long since discovered that , post-retirement , the world is their oyster .
30 The gap has narrowed because the French have long since accepted EMS disciplines , and cheaper money ( as well as lower inflation ) is their prize .
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