Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her tutors at University College have allowed her a third attempt next year but have insisted she take a year out . |
| 2 | Last but not least Surrey have given us a second fine Chairman in Pauline Kenward . |
| 3 | At his home at Tackley in Oxfordshire , his parents have given him a special shed to play in , with his own lock and key of course . |
| 4 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 5 | Since the formation of the first such combine in 1968 , comprising six units of production with a total of around 6,000 individual members , the Mondragon planners have made it a recommended practice to group individual cooperatives into such units . |
| 6 | Anyway , there 's certainly no way I 'm going to start physio on him the way things are , or at least until you or Dr Grant have given him the OK . ’ |
| 7 | The larger-than-life character is becoming well-known on the streets of Iasi youngsters in the town have dubbed him The Black Horse and even taken to copying his distinctive hairstyle : slicked back with a pony-tail . |
| 8 | Some boards have made it a procedural requirement in their regulations that evidence of title to a property be produced in support of the application for permanent transfer , where the existing licence holder 's consent is not forthcoming , or where there are conflicting applications by prospective transferees . |
| 9 | The privatised boards have given themselves an inbuilt incentive to exploit their monopoly position . |
| 10 | Costs have got themselves a terrible name , mainly because narrow-minded finance people have concentrated on reducing them in an effort to increase profit . |
| 11 | The agency 's own Concorde charters swooping over the Grand National , and personal gifts such as bouquets of flowers for customers have earned it an enthusiastic local following . |
| 12 | Although little known as yet over here , their unashamedly passionate lyrics and stunning vocal harmonies have earned them a big name in the States . |
| 13 | The technology has certainly come of age and whereas battery powered tools can never compete in power with mains operated ones , their increasing sales have made them the fastest developing aspect of woodworking technology today . |
| 14 | The Government have given themselves a permanent contributions holiday by no longer making an Exchequer contribution to the national insurance fund . |
| 15 | Minya was once an important stage on the journey up the Nile but aeroplanes , express trains and tourist cruise ships have left it a provincial backwater . |
| 16 | The Hungarians have put privatisation and foreign-trade liberalisation before currency convertibility ; the Poles have done it the other way round . |
| 17 | ‘ The police have given me a special telephone number . |
| 18 | These flowers have lasted me a long time cos Ruth gave them to me on my birthday last month . |
| 19 | The photographic pioneers who travelled our own rural lanes , and cobbled back alleys have left us a visual legacy that portrays the changing face of our society . |
| 20 | ‘ Women have taught me a tremendous amount about emotions . |
| 21 | TV producers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason have offered them a high-security estate , close to Beverly Hills . |
| 22 | They may be bottom of the table but their latest signings have given them a new lease of life . |
| 23 | The Bar is a leader in the field of video conferencing applications within the courts and the legal profession and its endeavours have brought us a good deal of favourable publicity . |
| 24 | The numbers of applications and appeals have risen markedly in recent years , particularly in the retail development sector where developers have found it a useful means of overcoming local authority resistance to particular schemes . |
| 25 | Though the rumours have told us a great deal , he 's still far from well , he might need a heart bypass , he 's gon na have to retire form politics . |
| 26 | His family have bought him a new hi-fi for Christmas . |
| 27 | Once colleagues and still friends , their similar redbrick-professor-writer lifestyles and largely campus subject-matter have made them a joined personality . |