Example sentences of "[adj] they have [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
2 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
3 | This they have managed by dint of an almost wilful maintaining of standards ( or refusing to accept reality , depending on your point of view ) . |
4 | To do that they have to come to earth and sit on something solid . |
5 | of the population the £26.2 billion that they have had in tax cuts and use it for the national health service , pensioners , schools and all the social services . |