Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] have [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On April 17 a Lebanese newspaper reported , citing Sudanese government sources , that the plotters had planned to reinstall the former President Jaafer al-Nemery and that the Cairo-based opposition umbrella group , the National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) , had known of the plot and had sought to arrange a meeting between Nemery and Garang . |
| 2 | Harold then heard of the landing of William of Normandy and had to force march a weary army to Hastings where he was defeated and William became King of England . |
| 3 | In that country membership is relatively low , unionism has been characterised by weakness and instability and has failed to achieve a mass base comparable to the union movements in Germany , Britain , Belgium and Scandinavia . |
| 4 | They are treading unfamiliar ground in the relegation zone and have failed to keep a clean sheet this season . |
| 5 | The film , shot in England , follows the Yorks from story-book romance to separation and has had to have a £500,000 re-shoot to catch up on Fergie 's topless frolics . |
| 6 | The Minister suggested that the Government had listened to the employers and had decided to provide a statutory framework for the CITB . |
| 7 | The board hopes to open up a Red Kite Trail and has agreed to fund a consultant 's report , which should be available in mid July . |
| 8 | However , during the past decade or so , the Polytechnic has made considerable progress and has continued to develop a wide range of degree , sub-degree and professional courses . |
| 9 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 10 | The government is to introduce tough penalties for arsonists and has promised to institute a land registry , but the forestry service remains desperately under-staffed . |
| 11 | On March 2 the Bank of Spain assumed responsibility for Banco Ibercorp , the merchant bank of Ibercorp , which was in deep financial difficulties and had failed to find a buyer . |
| 12 | Sadly , that insensitivity to national sympathies undermines the fundamental principles of European co-operation and has helped to build a stronger anti-European feeling in this country than is truly justified . |
| 13 | Farrel explained that he was an agricultural student and had come to lend a hand with the harvest . |
| 14 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 15 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 16 | ‘ That silly bastard has forgotten about the petrol and has tried to light a fag ! ’ exclaimed Duncan . |
| 17 | The Shah had built up his armed forces and had begun to create a nationwide secret police , but he had done almost nothing to meet the disparate but urgent demands of his people . |
| 18 | Amanda had started massaging his shoulders ; he 'd closed his eyes and imagined a hot sun and someone rubbing oil on his back , and then she 'd slipped off the bed and had gone to have a bath with the other complimentary packet of foam . |
| 19 | Pamela was in her 4th year at St Hilda 's she was a devout member of the 7th Day Adventist Church and had planned to become a missionary in Japan after completing her University studies . |
| 20 | ‘ We had a good run in losing only one of our previous eight games and had hoped to get a good result at Oldham . ’ |
| 21 | In a statement before he left on Nov. 3 , Bérégovoy was quoted as saying that the two countries had overcome a period of strain and had agreed to give a new impetus to their partnership . |
| 22 | Before long , the Earl was totally committed to the project and had agreed to hold a Tournament in the style of the middle ages , ending with a medieval banquet . |
| 23 | Katarina ( Tinka ) Medau , Hinrich and Senta Medau 's daughter , will be in Europe next summer and has offered to take a course for us . |
| 24 | He was already serving a 7 year sentence for violnce and had threatened to kill a probation officer . |
| 25 | By this time , however , Wagner and Nietzsche had explored areas of mutual interest in many conversations and had begun to exercise a reciprocal influence on each other 's thinking . |
| 26 | I did n't realise that Dad was home early that afternoon because he had been put on short time and had had to take a drop in wages in consequence . |