Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] have [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Honduras denied on Sept. 30 that Honduran aircraft had attacked Nicaraguan territory earlier that day . |
| 2 | Different people have had different views on what this single deficit might be : we will mention three such views . |
| 3 | Some people had experienced negative attitudes from their tutors . |
| 4 | And happens some people have prepared particular presentations , you will see after one is on , and one of political insubordination , one on the process of learning together . |
| 5 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 6 | Erm and we are fully aware that some people have got other things |
| 7 | Some people have had great pleasure and good practice from the rhythm of songs which were familiar before losing their hearing — such old friends as ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ , ‘ God Save the Queen ’ and the Wedding March . |
| 8 | It is surprising that so few people have suggested possible reforms . |
| 9 | Most molluscs are small , a few centimetres long and some are really tiny , but a few species have attained considerable dimensions . |
| 10 | Concern about the confidentiality of large amounts of personal data has necessitated legal action . |
| 11 | The Jewish people have had continuous relationship with the Holy Land for nearly 4,000 years . |
| 12 | These people have met new friends , gained in confidence and , most of all , self respect and would rather be doing some form of work rather than wasting away at home . |
| 13 | These people have got good contacts — but with whom ? ’ |
| 14 | Two larger series have shown conflicting results . |
| 15 | ‘ A thousand people have blocked Grandtully bridge . |
| 16 | The rush took me completely by surprise , and I think what contributed to it was that a lot of industry had closed down early , schools were closed , and many people had taken extended holiday . |
| 17 | Mr Alton said that the poll tax meant many people had dodged electoral registers in a bid to avoid payment . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ Eldorado has been a brave venture to which many people have given huge energy and commitment . |
| 19 | He added : ‘ Eldorado has been a brave venture to which many people have given huge energy and commitment . |
| 20 | The fact that many people have attributed therapeutic properties to amber probably stems from its electrical qualities — for instance , when rubbed it will attract straw or paper . |
| 21 | As I was saying , erm , so many people have got different ideas . |
| 22 | Dealing with this problem , many species have evolved various forms of colour change . |
| 23 | ‘ The Chinese people have incurred great sufferings from Japan 's militarism , and so have the Japanese people , ’ said Jiang , recalling the ‘ severe damage ’ to relations caused by Japan 's occupation of China in the thirties . |
| 24 | I have been to funerals in Baldersdale where bereaved people have shown supreme faith , being convinced that death is only a temporary thing and that they would meet up with their loved ones again . |
| 25 | Sponsorships by the Bergeson shipping line and Norwegian Salmon has given financial security . |
| 26 | In late September 1857 he reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the north-western gentry had expressed formal approval of landless emancipation . |
| 27 | A chapter on homebuilt organisations around the world is instructive , not least to learn that whilst amateur-built aircraft have had official blessing ( or at least the blind eye treatment ) in many Eastern Bloc countries for a decade or more , getting approval to fly a homebuilt in Italy and Germany has been a hard-won struggle against obstinate bureaucracy . |
| 28 | Forty years later , when viruses were better known and several people had attributed viral origins to some tumours and perhaps leukaemia , the paper was rediscovered . |
| 29 | Sometimes the newcomers have settled in without doing the original inhabitants any great harm — and so it is that the rabbit and the fallow deer have become accepted additions to Britain 's fauna . |
| 30 | Neither system was wholly satisfactory , but during the public inquiry into the Trident accident at Staines in 1972 evidence was heard that other aircraft had suffered similar happenings ( though in less critical circumstances and there had been no accident ) and the question was put : ‘ Why were these incidents not reported under the voluntary system ? ’ |