Example sentences of "have [verb] [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Rhodes ( 1988 , p. 130 ) one main reason is that the Thatcher government has developed quangos as a convenient vehicle for bypassing what it perceived ( particularly in urban areas ) as a hostile and recalcitrant local government system . |
| 2 | In recent months the company , based in Birstall , West Yorkshire , has fallen victim to a false accounting incident at a subsidiary as well as profits downgradings by analysts and a flurry of rumours concerning the sales of large blocs of shares . |
| 3 | Emma Lawson , formerly at ABC , has joined Pavilion as a senior editor . |
| 4 | The Object Management Group has joined the Open Software Foundation and the OSF has joined OMG in a reciprocal membership deal . |
| 5 | The episode has placed Alan in a difficult position . |
| 6 | A Government inspector has given permission for a mixed development including a food superstore on land formerly occupied by Octavius Atykinson at Starbeck , Harrogate , following a public inquiry and local plan inquiry . |
| 7 | They may go on appearing for twenty-four hours until eventually he has given birth to a thousand or more babies . |
| 8 | The collapse of the command economy has given way to a good deal of racketeering and corruption . |
| 9 | By 1985 this businesslike severity has given way to a white pie-frill collared blouse from Laura Ashley . |
| 10 | The sombre atmosphere which still prevails in more solidly Christian countries has given way to a festive mood . |
| 11 | That room still exists and although the crucifix has given way to an omnidimensional cross cum globe , for twenty minutes every morning , before our regular sessions started , Christopher Pilkington led a quiet period of meditative prayer . |
| 12 | The question whether financing government expenditure by borrowing rather than taxation imposes a greater burden on future generations has given rise to a great deal of confusion among laymen and , at a more esoteric , if not more useful , level , among economists . |
| 13 | It is linked to a discussion of whether the form of communism practised in the Soviet Union , Eastern Europe and China has given rise to a new class whose domination rests on control of the means of administration . |
| 14 | Indeed , this sort of campaigning has given rise to a certain newspaper image — that Mr Kinnock is being protected from real people , shepherded into a succession of carefully-staged photo-opportunities designed to look good on television but a million miles away from the real cut and thrust of the hustings . |
| 15 | Scott contends that the growth of investment institutions has given rise to a distinct mode of control , namely ‘ control through a constellation of interests ’ . |
| 16 | The rise in homelessness has given rise to a vast increase in the amount of bed and breakfast accommodation used , particularly in the London area . |
| 17 | This famous voting paradox , noted as early as the eighteenth century by Borda and Condorcet , has given rise to a voluminous literature . |
| 18 | This question has given rise to a whole spectrum of views , whose exponents are united by two traits : their desire to explain why an industrial revolution occurred in Britain and not in other comparable nations , and their adherence to the Millean method of difference . |
| 19 | Personally , I do not support that concept , but the fact is that it has given rise to a large number of settlements on the west bank and even in the Gaza strip . |
| 20 | This problem , associated with attempts to ascribe probabilities to scientific laws and theories in the light of given evidence , has given rise to a detailed technical research programme that has been tenaciously pursued and developed by inductivists over the last few decades . |
| 21 | The organizational ‘ environment ’ has formed part of a managerial perspective on structures of authority which sees variations in management structures and forms of control as reflecting the mainly economic environment of the organization . |
| 22 | But Webb 's strict ethical judgement that , once the couple had been pronounced man and wife , Benjamin was not entitled to put them asunder , disregards the fact that Benjamin has rescued Elaine from a loveless marriage before it is consummated . |
| 23 | Chester has attracted tourists from an early date . |
| 24 | The final day of the hearing has included evidence from a Metropolitan Police forensic expert , who admitted ammunition found at the scene of the crime did n't match that found at Marsh 's parents ' home . |
| 25 | But in an attempt to dilute a revolt , Taylor has cancelled plans for a fourth match against Canada . |
| 26 | COURTAULDS Packaging Colodense has come top in a prestigious survey of major flexible packaging companies in the UK . |
| 27 | While Dexel trades with most of the Far East countries , using a network of agents , it has targeted China as a major growth area . |
| 28 | He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups . |
| 29 | The General Synod of the Church of England voted last November to allow women priests but the Church Society which opposes the move has won permission for a High Court hearing . |
| 30 | A strike , declared on October 25th , has pushed losses to an estimated $1m a week . |