Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Fred Pritchard a member of a firm of fruit merchants has written to the Council suggesting that members of the trade petition the Watch Committee to consider Thom 's position with a full knowledge of the facts . |
| 2 | The increased importance of standardised informational support for both machines and operators has led to the concept of procedures as a separate design issue within a system ( Fig. 1.30 ) . |
| 3 | technology to further improve the efficiency of Johnson Mattheys secondary precious metal refining operations has continued throughout the year . |
| 4 | ‘ The van I used to use to transport my bikes has come to the end of its day , and Bill Doig has very kindly offered me the use of the station van if it is not required for company duties . ’ |
| 5 | The House of Lords in two subsequent cases has retreated from the position it adopted in the original litigation , by making plain that the Government must prove some damage to the national interest and that no such damage can be established where the information has already been placed in the public domain by being published abroad . |
| 6 | The application of the Treaty provisions to actual cases has led to the development of the following principles : Exhaustion of rights : where the right owner has put articles into circulation ( directly or with his consent ) he can not subsequently use his rights to prevent further dealings in respect of those articles . |
| 7 | Legal intervention in truancy cases has focused on the notion of parental responsibility . |
| 8 | The threat of targeting US-based British businesses for more taxes has led to the conclusion in some quarters that Clinton is less pro-free trade than his predecessor . |
| 9 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 10 | RIGHT The collapse , levelling and rebuilding of mud brick houses has led to the formation of huge mounds in some parts of the world . |
| 11 | One of Edinburgh 's most unusual houses has opened to the public , for the first time in nearly twenty years . |
| 12 | In the Near East , the constant rebuilding of mud brick houses has resulted in the formation of considerable mounds known as tells ; the one at Jericho is over 15 metres high . |
| 13 | Too much competition between the two main houses has resulted in the whittling away of the seller 's commission in many transactions and buyers will now be hit in order to restore profit margins . |
| 14 | As we can see , a wide variety of karate styles has developed from the art 's origins . |
| 15 | Pollution in the Great Lakes has grown to the extent that it is a " a hazard to human health " , according to a report prepared by a joint US-Canadian team . |
| 16 | The importance of the structure of organic superconductors has come under the scrutiny of another group working at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois . |
| 17 | It may be that it is those least disposed to commit suicide who join the cult in the first place , but at least the systematic comparison of variables has led to the question being raised . |
| 18 | Scotland is remarkable in that the land management regime over many centuries has resulted in the preservation of archaeological landscapes in our uplands , from the Cheviots to Shetland . |
| 19 | The German Association of Water and Gas Utilities has protested about the decision because of the extra pollution that will result . |
| 20 | The widespread use of prophylactic antibiotics has contributed to the development of a dependence on their effectiveness and less emphasis on the importance of surgical principles , a breakdown of isolation procedures and the establishment of antibiotic-resistant and virulent bacteria in hospital . |
| 21 | At these times , the scarcity of employment opportunities has led to the view that older people should give up their jobs in order that younger people can benefit from the experience of work . |
| 22 | Quality Care Homes has appealed to the Secretary of State for the Environment against Middlesbrough council 's refusal to grant planning permission for single and two-storey extensions at its premises in Burlam Road . |
| 23 | The complexity of information in many older printed books has led to the creation of special rules for their description . |
| 24 | Occasionally the medical benefit of this kind of research is questioned : in fact basic research on animals has led to the award since the beginning of the century of more than 50 Nobel Prizes for medicine . |
| 25 | Thus , provided that the parties have reached agreement on the essential aspects of a transaction , a court will generally treat their agreement as legally binding , especially where one of the parties has acted on the assumption that there is a binding contract ( see Hillas v Arcos [ 1932 ] All ER Rep 494 ; Foley v Classique Coaches Ltd [ 1934 ] 2 KB 1 ) . |
| 26 | Among the wild animals to have died during the course of 1990 as a result of pesticide poisoning were foxes ( 12 dead ) , crows ( 20 ) and birds of prey ( 36 ) . |
| 27 | As he finished tying the cravat into an acceptable knot he saw that one of the cheese-knives had stuck to the table linen by virtue of the butter that had been left on it . |
| 28 | When it was over , the top of his head ached where it had been crammed up against the headboard and there were red marks just below his knees where his legs had gone over the footboard . |
| 29 | Overall , more than nine out of ten ( 93% ) of the very recent ( post-1976 ) publications issued to readers had come to the Library under copyright deposit legislation , the remainder having been acquired by purchase ( 6% ) or donation ( 2% ) . |
| 30 | Textiles were in full decline ; the old metal trades had vanished to the point where no artisan could explain the traditional techniques . |