Example sentences of "they have by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even this severe shaking , however , failed to cause alarm amongst the local people ; they had by that time been living with the eruption for many weeks , and it is remarkable just to what extent familiarity of even something as exceptional as a volcanic eruption can breed contempt . |
| 2 | They had by now reached the foot of the staircase . |
| 3 | They had by then abandoned the expression " deaf and dumb " and at the Paris Congress had strongly advised the British to do the same . |
| 4 | More sophisticated versions argue or imply that there can be no excuse for their actions , that they have lost whatever case they had by their conduct . |
| 5 | What they had by way of this was largely impressionistic , qualitative and suggestive rather than confirmatory . |
| 6 | If , for instance , guests used a swimming pool at a hotel after dark , it is clear that they have by so doing stepped outside the scope of their invitation or permission to use that part of the premises , and a duty is not owed to them . |
| 7 | Video or slide presentations undoubtedly have their place , but they have by no means supplanted the need for high quality publications . |
| 8 | In this kind of situation they might be concerned to hold on to what they have by accepting a change in the electoral system that would block the prospect of a Socialist Government committed to extensive state intervention and a more " extreme " kind of constitutional reconstruction . |
| 9 | Soviet naval forces have been present in the Gulf but they have by no means matched the American military presence in the form of a small naval force permanently stationed there and facilities in Oman and sometimes Bahrain . |
| 10 | If they are qualifying corporate bonds , the gain that would have arisen had the Target shares been disposed of is calculated , then suspended , and falls into charge on a subsequent disposal of the bonds even if they have by then become valueless ( see s116 TCGA 1992 ) . |