Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] since " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the number of cases of infectious syphilis seen in genitourinary medicine clinics has fallen since 1981 , the rate of fall slowed in 1988 ( fig 1 ( bottom ) ) . |
| 2 | The number of supply zones not complying with EC standards on PAH concentrations has doubled since 1990 , to 224 out of the total 2,598 , but chief inspector Mike Healey said there was no risk to health , as the EC standards were very cautious . |
| 3 | In fact we were , rather condescendingly , informed that teaching methods had changed since the 1960s and we could not expect our child to be educated in the same manner as we ourselves had been . |
| 4 | The criticism by Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Robin Cook followed the disclosure by Which ? magazine that some premiums had doubled since 1987 . |
| 5 | No compendium of furniture designs had appeared since 1762 , when Thomas Chippendale [ q.v. ] |
| 6 | Influenced by considerations such as these , successive leaderships had attempted since almost the beginning of the war to extricate their forces from the conflict . |
| 7 | Three months had passed since then . |
| 8 | Fifteen months had passed since the end of the Great War , and now the docks and wharves of London were filling up with produce and commodities of all kinds . |
| 9 | Bentley Wood says : ‘ never , although four centuries have elapsed since this fateful day , has Stamford recovered from the effects of February 1461 ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Five centuries have passed since the discovery of America , a focal point in the history of discoveries . |
| 11 | or to Jesus and to confuse their language that they may not listen to one another 's language and accordingly Jehovah scattered them from there over all the surface of the earth so , and that was God 's purpose for them to be er spread out all over the earth cos God knew that city life would only break down and all these centuries have passed since then and there 's urgent proof throughout the year , the cities , the cities do n't work so God had his own way , give it , the one , his way is the only one that works and thus when we pray for this king of |
| 12 | Despite Brazil 's disastrous economic policies , its reserves have trebled since 1990 , to $13 billion . |
| 13 | Those that have lost a share of their markets to cheap competition from Britain and Italy , whose currencies have fallen since leaving the ERM , will think three times . |
| 14 | 150 fragments have surfaced since July |
| 15 | It is noteworthy that while complaints and cautions have increased since 1984 convictions have not . |
| 16 | Relations between the US and the United Nations have soured since the rise of the New Right on Capitol Hill . |
| 17 | If the petition is based on a statutory demand and more than four months have elapsed since the service of the demand , the affidavit must also state the reasons for the delay . |
| 18 | A new crop of irises had opened since the day before and the long grass on the river-bank was flushed with blue and purple . |
| 19 | But School life was not narrowly academic : excursions had featured since the days of Gilkes and the 1929 visit to Port Sunlight . |
| 20 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 21 | By analysing these shifts , using econometrically estimated demand curves , it is hoped to identify which countries have improved since 1970 , and those that have suffered as a result . |
| 22 | Social circumstances have changed since 1975 , but it is probably still true that many women are out of the employment market in their 20s and early 30s due to family commitments so that if the facts happened again , the result may well be the same . |
| 23 | The assisted area map will change not because the Government will change but because circumstances have changed since the last review . |
| 24 | The aggressive patrols directed at the German lines have increased since the 12th June , no doubt to keep them on their toes . |
| 25 | Recognition of the interactive nature of children 's learning needs has spread since then , with the implications for mainstream schools |
| 26 | The best part of 38 years has passed since 13:1 . |
| 27 | Manual workers ' expectations of family size had fallen , managerial workers ' expectations had risen since 1945 . |
| 28 | Patients could be retreated if more than 4 weeks had elapsed since the initial treatment . |
| 29 | The defence that an " offer of amends " had been made failed on two counts : it had not been made " as soon as practicable " ( seven weeks had elapsed since publication ) and " reasonable care " had not been exercised , because a check with current stage directories would have revealed that the name chosen for the fictitious actress was the same as that used by a leading West End lady . |
| 30 | Six weeks had passed since Charlotte 's last visit to Swans ' Meadow . |