Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of these statutory provisions appears to me to be that Parliament has considered at various times and in various contexts the need for recovery of imposts paid but not due and has legislated in a manner which suggests that no such general principle as the Woolwich contends for was thought to be in existence . |
| 2 | In the last chapter we looked at how the social institution of marriage has changed at different times in history . |
| 3 | Because star formation and hence the formation of neutron stars by supernova collapse in NGC6342 ceased long ago , the apparent youth of the pulsar suggests that a major event has occurred at some time during the last 10Myr . |
| 4 | Also unaccompanied , like Nolan , though Harry had mentioned at one time that Lewis was married : his reclusive wife preferred to stay at home to avoid the fuss and fracas of Lewis drunk . |
| 5 | But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well . |
| 6 | They mainly worked on the final phase of a mapping and mineral exploration programme on the island of Santa Isabel , in which four BGS geologists have worked at various times over a six-year period . |
| 7 | Reading the old files , it is interesting to note how many well-known Institute figures have served at one time or another on the TAC . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , the idea ( which many people have held at different times ) of a national ballet for South Africa has not come to fruition even now , four decades later , any more than the dream which John cherished when working in Germany of forming a national company there . |
| 9 | They have two natural gaits the gentle , lolloping , forward movement of the warren on a summer evening and the lightning dash for cover that every human has seen at some time or other . |
| 10 | Fujimori had promised at that time that he would wipe out Sendero by the end of his mandate in 1995 . |
| 11 | However , since the presence of the deceased on the premises was in direct contravention of an express instruction issued by the brewery to their manager , the brewery were not liable ; his permission to remain on the premises had ceased at closing time , 10.30 p.m . |
| 12 | While 42 ( 69 per cent ) interviewees had worked at some time or other , the overwhelming majority ( 89 per cent ) were unemployed at the time of interview . |
| 13 | Although only a recent feature of modern financial systems , options have existed at various times in the past . |