Example sentences of "[pron] has [vb pp] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After another half a minute , the power is passed to the third person and so on until everyone has had a turn at passing the power . |
| 2 | None of them has made a hash of things like the British government . |
| 3 | If , as frequently occurs , unpleasant symptoms arise as the result of the stress — the heart races , the stomach feels as though someone has tied a knot in it — we become so aware of these sensations that we are even less able to function well . |
| 4 | The flesh of his forehead looked like pastry after someone has drawn a fork across it . |
| 5 | Climbing the steps through the central arch to the altar-like plinth , I see that someone has left a pot of red begonias . |
| 6 | For a man painted as a heartless thug last week , Blissett himself has shown a lot of character . |
| 7 | Somebody has started a boat on the river . |
| 8 | Erm but if somebody has had a gap for whatever reason , it is often the only method of actually covering it if you want to do something that involves the teachers ' superannuation scheme . |
| 9 | Now if somebody has got a load of chemical open and it is being absorbed , you must protect yourself first , if they are still conscious well then they will take off their own clothing , you do not unless you have got protective clothing on . |
| 10 | And they insist that the decision to ban God Save The Queen , which has provoked a storm of patriotic protests , was not influenced by the ANC . |
| 11 | In some ways the new Act is something which has provoked a lot of discussion . |
| 12 | The defence minister of Syria , which has sent a division of tanks to help Saudi Arabia , admits to having felt ‘ overwhelming joy ’ at the missile attacks on ‘ occupied Palestine ’ . |
| 13 | The site of the present Transport Offices is here occupied by an old Marton Box car which has collected a cable-drum from the railway siding of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Rigby Road . |
| 14 | So Herbert Chapman established a pattern in relations between directors and manager which has become a feature of many of the major clubs , where the only veto on the manager 's power is the sack if he fails to bring results . |
| 15 | As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke . |
| 16 | That forecast , from party sources and from the intelligence bureau , which has become a wing of the Prime Minister 's office , was crucial in the timing of the election , at least a month before it was expected . |
| 17 | FAXgrabber itself has been developed by Calera Recognition Systems which has become a leader in optical character recognition ( OCR ) technology which allows computers to ‘ read ’ . |
| 18 | Studio Pottery will aim to present an informative picture of the current state of studio pottery/ceramics in the UK ( a field which has witnessed a rise in interest and consequently prices at auction in recent years ) . |
| 19 | Although the market-place might exhibit the characteristics of one which has undergone a process of deregulation , there is , as it were , a counter trend towards new regulatory measures aimed at protecting investors and securing the safety and soundness of financial institutions . |
| 20 | An old and convivial haunt which has undergone a number of recent changes but outwardly at least still retains much of its fishing port atmosphere . |
| 21 | With costs unofficially estimated at up to £200,000 , the award seemed likely to force the closure of the magazine , which has built a reputation for trendiness and a circulation of 73,000 , selling mainly to people in their 20s . |
| 22 | Dai Hudd said : ‘ We would have much preferred that this initiative happened before the downturn in defence markets , which has seen a haemorrhage of jobs from the North-West . |
| 23 | We will continue to increase the Special Constabulary , which has seen a rise in recruitment this year of 10 per cent . |
| 24 | The accident was one of the worst on the A420 which has seen a catalogue of crashes and a safety campaign from residents . |
| 25 | For example , a company which has given a preference to a person connected with the company is rebuttably presumed to have been influenced by a desire to prefer that person . |
| 26 | ‘ It was described by Lord Provost Black in 1845 as a school which has conferred a lustre upon our city and which has given a tone to the manners and intellect of all its inhabitants . |
| 27 | To have a handicapped child in a society which has developed a fetishism for normality and which fails to even acknowledge the needs of these parents , let alone make any provision to meet them , is clearly a profoundly disturbing experience . |
| 28 | A POST-MORTEM examination may help explain the shooting tragedy that killed the son of late Kung Fu star Bruce Lee on a U.S. movie set which has suffered a spate of accidents . |
| 29 | Underwriters in the insurance markets in London and New York are making no bones about being more willing to insure craft launched with the American orbiter than with Europe 's Ariane rocket , which has suffered a number of teething problems . |
| 30 | ( ii ) has had a bankruptcy order made against him or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors or has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or is or has been a director of a company in respect of which an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a winding-up order has been made or in respect of which a resolution for voluntary winding up has been passed or which has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in respect of which a person has been appointed receiver or administrative receiver ; or |