Example sentences of "[adv] have [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Their effects can not be isolated from the HLCA system ; in essence it has been the availability of substantial levels of grant plus the guarantee of HLCAs on the increased numbers of animals which can be kept on the agriculturally improved grassland , which together have constituted a substantial incentive for such capital improvements .
2 Second , by embracing collective entrepreneurship , the Japanese especially have found a different way to achieve competitive advantage while maintaining high real wages .
3 It started with a piece of foolishness that could have got me into a deal of trouble had I not have had a wise check in time from the inspector .
4 to achieve the immediate objective and thus have taken a significant step towards achieving the overall aim
5 After her decision to stop working with a model , she wrote : ‘ Through the long time of working on studies , I finally have attained a certain background in technique which allows me to express what I want without a model . ’
6 We just have used a simplified version of that .
7 Jim said : ‘ We had to tackle the traditionally bad image of train catering and we really have come a tremendous way as far as quality is concerned .
8 Events so far have included a 1960s night , five-a-side football , sponsored basketball and hillwalks through Glensax and the Lairig Ghru in the Cairngorms .
9 They now have formed a Working Group for Children as part of their overall work .
10 Studies made on the river Lugg in Herefordshire show that the rubbly remains of fords or bridges which collapsed long ago have created a gravelly river bed which encourages crowfoot .
11 Many women retiring today have paid a reduced rate of NI contribution , also known as ‘ the small stamp ’ .
12 While toy sales here have hit a record high they face a desperate shortage of clean water .
13 On their own terms , successive governments here have done a respectable job of housing the African population .
14 Th does that mean the older people here have had a raw deal ?
15 Thus Ackermann ( 1966 ) writing about the United States suggested that ‘ small experimental watersheds have cost this country uncounted millions of dollars and unfortunately have yielded a small return on the investment of time and money . ’
16 Falling property markets abroad have had a knock-on effect in Sweden .
17 To derive this inequality , Bell made two assumptions : ( a ) the effects of a measurement at A do not affect the measurement at B and vice versa , and ( b ) all the variables describing the two particles are independent of the settings of the apparatus at A and B. Both seem very reasonable requirements , which indeed have played a central role in the development of physics since the time of Isaac Newton .
18 The fans up there have waited a long time .
19 Now , Harwell laboratory is best known for its contribution to nuclear research but the scientist there have revealed a secret life .
20 Connie 's family moved to here in 1914 , and ever since then have taken a particular interest in the third-of-an-acre garden which has always been maintained in a traditional cottage garden style .
21 Yet these movements undoubtedly have had a profound influence on Western political culture , especially in Germany and southern Europe where cold war attitudes are less deeply embedded and political processes have been more decentralised .
22 These three rows , selecting the needles and knitting two rows between have created a sloping repeat motif across the row .
23 He is still extremely grateful to the SMH , though his results on behalf of the paper since have gone a long way to repaying any debt of gratitude .
24 Er nearer to home we 've recently have adopted a similar strategy of making their .
25 Spot searches carried out recently have uncovered a frightening collection of home made weapons .
26 Spices certainly have come a long way since their early days , when they were a rare commodity and it was considered an honour to receive them as a gift .
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