Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [to-vb] attention " in BNC.
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| 1 | The large concentration of older people living by themselves has tended to divert attention away from the often complex household structures in which older people live . |
| 2 | Genuinely considerate and sympathetic to others , she is rather disorganised in her day-to-day functioning but has learned to delegate attention to detail and accuracy while she focuses on broader , long-term objectives . |
| 3 | She has spoken at the UN and given lectures abroad in which she has tried to draw attention to Central America 's most beautiful and most tragic republic . |
| 4 | Kenchester 's importance was first acknowledged by Leland in the sixteenth century , since when it has continued to attract attention . |
| 5 | In many instances the parents may not realize that their child is well occupied and has not interfered with them until it is too late and the child has started to demand attention . |
| 6 | What has failed to attract attention , however , is the fact that there is a third possible response — avoidance , using legal methods to get round the law . |