Example sentences of "and has [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The deaths are the latest in an epidemic which was first identified in Ireland and has swept through the eastern Mediterranean [ see EDs 49/50 , 51 ] . |
2 | He assures them Virgin Atlantic can and does compete on cost as well as service , but he claims British Airways is n't playing fair and has complained to the European commission that B A is offering anti-competitive deals Virgin claims it 's losing business as a result . |
3 | This represents a rise of a massive 140pc and has contributed to the high number of households registered as a priority for rehousing due to homelessness , currently 211 . |
4 | ‘ The Queen has now made a gesture towards public opinion and has recognised in the modern world that the monarch does have to pay income tax . |
5 | It has been a day which commenced so stunningly with the horse and carriage procession , swept forward with the harmonious , soaring , musical arrangements at the wedding ceremony , and has culminated in the utter perfection of the gourmet dinner , all in keeping with what we have come to expect from the organizational abilities of one of the world 's paragons . |
6 | Part of the reason they do so is cultural and has to do with the elective affinity of their habituses with postmodern culture . |
7 | He is a chartered engineer and has served with the Royal Air Force as an aerosystems engineering officer . |
8 | Mark , 27 , who is married with two children , has been a soldier for nine years and has served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers . |
9 | Alison is a ‘ people person ’ and has served on the consultative committee . |
10 | Gould has threatened to take legal action and has written to the Prime Minister claiming his civil liberties were infringed . |
11 | Powder Byrne , which offers off-piste skiing courses as add-ons to its hotel and chalet holidays in the Swiss Alps , is a confirmed user , and has hit on the bright idea of recycling some of last winter 's footage as a low-key promotional device . |
12 | However , its involvement in the conflict in Nicaragua , acting as the main host country to the Contras , has attracted a good deal of US aid and military personnel and has led to the increasing militarization of society . |
13 | The Prime Minister , Ruud Lubbers , declared that the programme of austerity and fiscal conservatism of the previous government had paid off and that the Netherlands economy had become " healthier … and has emerged from the serious slump of the late 1970s and early 1980s " . |
14 | Work continues on listing the Crawford papers , and has begun on the additional Sutherland papers . |
15 | The response from midwives , health visitors , and paediatricians to the education programme has generally been positive and has helped in the practical implementation of the test . |
16 | The investigation is ongoing and has spread to the other important cities for art trading , Osaka and Kyoto . |
17 | This is to state that is an accredited volunteer with Christian Aid and has agreed with the appropriate Department at Head Office a specific work arrangement . |
18 | He has had ample opportunity to exercise leadership , which he almost invariably directs along positive channels , and has improved in the various skills . |
19 | Second , the Institute marks-to-market those same current asset investments , and has put into the Investing section ‘ Net profits on sales of current investments ’ and ‘ Increase in market value of current investments ’ . |
20 | Significant vertical uplift probably began in the Oligocene about 35 Ma ago and has continued to the present time , but at varying rates . |
21 | If the hon. Gentleman examines measures of GDP per head and compares this country with France , Germany or Italy , he will find that the gap widened under the last Labour Government and has closed under the present Government . |
22 | In July 1987 he joined as finance director , and has worked with the top management team to restructure the company within its chosen markets — packaging , printing and industrial films . |
23 | He holds a Master of Theology Degree and has worked within the ecumenical movement in the Pacific for more than ten years . |
24 | It is strategically placed between London and Bristol in the M4 Corridor and has benefited from the massive growth of the micro-electronic industry . |