Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her will declares that more than £219,000 should go to Cornell College , Mount Vernon , Iowa , in the U.S. , where she had studied English literature .
2 In the US , where we have applied corrective action to unprofitable lines , we continue to benefit from the successful introduction of rating increases .
3 The Liberal Democrats had the highest share of the vote in several authorities where they have proven local government strength .
4 Possible Lower Palaeozoic sources will only be of interest where they have escaped premature maturation brought on by burial under thick Devonian cover , a factor very difficult to assess ahead of analytical work in areas where the Devonian has itself suffered erosion .
5 Where they have considered human reasons these have tended to be simplistic explanations of defence or relationships to field systems and land uses .
6 Not quite so confidently as in Stratford ; or in Oxford , of course , where he had memorised whole sentences from the Jan Morris guide .
7 Some , like Bina Gardens , where he had spent pleasant evenings with Frank Morley and Geoffrey Faber in the 1930s at John Hayward 's flat , resulted in the Noctes Binanianae , a little private anthology which I came upon later in the Houghton Library at Harvard .
8 He had had a successful academic career at Cambridge University , where he had taken successive degrees leading up to his PhD .
9 In Berchtesgaden , where Hitler had his home on the Obersalzberg , and where he had enjoyed special veneration in former days , the SD reported that his speech on New Year 's Eve merely elicited the response that it ‘ brought nothing new ’ , and there was ‘ hardly any credibility worth mentioning ’ left for his last broadcast speech on 30 January 1945 .
10 I had watched Quintin under pressure during the Suez crisis where he had shown admirable calm at the Admiralty in testing circumstances ; and while I had some misgivings about his famous ‘ judgement ’ I felt that he could take on the leadership and the job of Prime Minister , and make a success of it .
11 An immensely confident batsman , Gooch is at his most bullish against the West Indians , where he has found great success .
12 An immensely confident batsman , Gooch is at his most bullish against the West Indians , where he has found great success .
13 My argument here is not on that issue , since the focus of their attention was on Parliament and parliamentary procedure and I want to introduce the other side of reform into the debate — where it has received insufficient attention .
14 It not only represents the profession towards the Institutions of the EC where it has made significant contributions , but is also the focal point for the discussion of matters of common interest to the profession throughout Europe .
15 ‘ Yes , although I 've experienced severe tremors in other places .
16 Although I have expected similar signs , our commissionings have on the whole been quiet affairs , at least until 1990 .
17 ‘ And with a good deal more education than I 've had hot dinners .
18 ‘ You 've probably had more … ’ she flushed ‘ … sex than I 've had hot dinners .
19 He 's had more jobs than I 've had hot dinners
20 Gently he said , ‘ So I 've got other things on my mind , Gaby . ’
21 Now , so you 've got bad vibes coming in .
22 Once she had recovered full consciousness it became clear that she had entirely lost the power of speech .
23 I , I , I think they probably believed that , that , that the best way to get into socialism was to begin to create socialist elements from the start , that would facilitate the move erm and once you 'd got full control , I mean this is where , where there might be kind of bits you can say that once , once we , we need to make these assurances to get us out of feudalism .
24 Oh yes , there ha , I mean there are economies of scale in agriculture , it 's just that they 're , the scope of them er , is less than er the scope in manufacturing so I mean , farms used to be a lot smaller and throughout this century , this last century we 've witnessed an increase in farm size alright , but the I think the optimal , the optimal farm size is erm , I think it 's about three hundred hectares okay , er erm , with three hundred hectares you 'll produce a , a pretty squit proportion of erm total output but farms used to be sort of one , two , three , ten hectares in size as we 've gone through the farms have amalgamated and increased in size and that 's primarily due to economies of scale , but there are a great deal of economies to be reached , once you 've got a combine harvester , once you 've got big machinery alright .
25 But once you had found mutual ground for trust , responded to his dry humour or enjoyed his sometimes wicked pranks , the friendship could become deep and permanent .
26 Once you have constructed satisfactory categories , you can see much more clearly what kind of teaching programme is needed .
27 Once you have served baked jacket potatoes this dish will become a firm favourite .
28 If in doubt do not mention a timetable in the transmittal letter — send out an offers deadline once you have established sufficient interest
29 Once you have eliminated superfluous items in this way , you can prioritize the rest of your storage so that the most useful items come most readily to hand .
30 ‘ For this reason , ’ said Mr Bell , ‘ although we have maintained current levels of reversionary bonus rates for our life assurance policies , we have thought it appropriate this year to reduce slightly the interim reversionary bonus and bonus growth rates in respect of our pension business in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland . ’
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