Example sentences of "[subord] they have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For most people , change of type or tenure of housing has been relatively infrequent once they have obtained a home of their own in either the owner-occupied or local authority sectors . |
| 2 | So mining companies are reluctant to waste years — and much cash on legal fees — in determining to whom they should pay royalties once they have found a deposit . |
| 3 | The South American porcupines ( below , left ) may not look as impressive as the great crested species from Africa ( below , right ) but their quills are sharply barbed so that once they have entered a predator 's flesh they can not easily be removed . |
| 4 | IT HAS been said that Glasgow only really welcomes an incomer if they have built a ship . |
| 5 | There is a frisson between them as if they have discovered a game of role-playing which both find sexually stimulating . |
| 6 | Candidates over twenty-five may be allowed to enrol if they have obtained a position of responsibility in a non-accounting career — that means that you wo n't necessarily need A-levels to do the course . |
| 7 | We have to dig deep into records to find these and then only if they have committed a crime or some other act do they get their names recorded . |
| 8 | Chartered clinical psychologists are not allowed to use that title until they have completed a degree in psychology plus a further three years of postgraduate training and supervised practice . |
| 9 | As any changes to the Parish Council 's bank accounts must be authorised by the Parish Councillors I would ask you to continue the present arrangement until they have had a chance to discuss any alterations you might suggest . |
| 10 | And of course they do not wait until they have mastered a meaning before using each word . |
| 11 | ‘ Normally clients wo n't get the feeling they have had value for money unless they have had a disaster and the lawyer has got them out of it , ’ said , one of the senior partners in Biggart Baillie Gifford 's company and commercial department . |
| 12 | The Blue Arrows and Michael pages of the recruitment world have found it much easier because they have had a variety of products and services , and encompass a number of sectors . |
| 13 | ‘ I have agreed with his owner to let him run at Newbury because they have had a lot of rain down south . ’ |
| 14 | There are some who say that we should immediately recognise Croatia and Slovenia because they have passed a test in respect of self-standing and self-sustenance . |
| 15 | There seems the possibility of a regular dialogue between umpires and batsmen as the batsmen seek confirmation as to whether they have played a shot , or on the likely height of the next delivery . |
| 16 | You should also ask clients whether they have paid a deposit to the estate agent . |
| 17 | It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel . |
| 18 | As they are marginally faster , the ability to begin fleeing before they have had a chance to accelerate to full speed is crucial . |
| 19 | Some people 's behaviour changes after they have suffered a stroke . |
| 20 | SIR — In addition to the problems encountered by Spanish researchers in finding a post in Spain after they have obtained a doctorate in another country ( see Nature 306 , 502 ; 1992 %and ; 361 , 578 ; 1993 ) , there is also the slowness of the procedure for obtaining recognition in their title . |
| 21 | They are more able to relax and enjoy the time with their baby when they have had a break from the everyday routine at home ; others find that having their own income gives them independence — and fewer money worries . |
| 22 | Most ants , though , only lay a trail when they have found a source of food . |
| 23 | The power of decision being committed by the statute exclusively to the housing authority , their exercise of the power can only be challenged before the courts on the strictly limited grounds ( i ) that their decision was vitiated by bias or procedural unfairness ; ( ii ) that they have reached a conclusion of fact which can be impugned on the principles set out in the speech of Lord Radcliffe in Edwards v. Bairstow [ 1956 ] A.C. 14 ; or ( iii ) that , in as far as they have exercised a discretion ( as they may require to do in considering questions of reasonableness under section 17(1) ( 2 ) and ( 4 ) ) , the exercise can be impugned on the principles set out in the judgment of Lord Greene M.R. in Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corporation [ 1948 ] 1 K.B . |
| 24 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |