Example sentences of "have [verb] [noun sg] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The past decade has seen labour-shedding on a massive scale . |
| 2 | But the CTCs have been criticised by opponents who say the Government has lavished money on a few pupils at the expense of others throughout the country . |
| 3 | She also sought the help of the Canadian High Commission and her appeal was forwarded to the Canadian Veterans Affairs Department , which has provided information on the three Canadians in the crew . |
| 4 | His mother Enid said after the hearing in Bristol : ‘ He has brought shame on the whole family . |
| 5 | SPURS supremo Terry Venables has declared war on the eight Premier League rebels who blocked the £13million sponsorship deal with brewers Bass . |
| 6 | This generally approving judgement has characterised work on the Poor Law up until about the time of the American Revolution . |
| 7 | In addition , the Department of Health undertakes , or commissions , evaluations of health technologies at the national level ( Buxton et al , 1985 ) and has issued guidance on the economic evaluation of medical equipment ( DHSS , 1988 ) . |
| 8 | The role of step-parents can be hard , especially if the problems have not been foreseen and the marriage has taken place on a powerful wave of emotion and little else . |
| 9 | But such union-government bargaining has taken place on a wide range of issues ; for example , over new investment in poorer regions ( e.g. Eisenhammer 1985 : 42–4 ) , rescue bids for ailing private sector companies ( e.g. Grassini 1981 : 82 ) , extension of union participation in management ( e.g. Batstone et al. |
| 10 | The process will take about half an hour , will require two reels of tape and will be initiated by the Computer Services Department operator at 08.00 , whenever a transfer to the Working-Set has taken place on the previous night . |
| 11 | well I think erm , the short answer is that I ca n't erm , erm provide the parties with any time on Friday , er , the case , this case has already some what over run it 's estimate , which has put pressure on the commercial judge as it is , there 's gon na be even more pressure on Friday , erm , I 'm afraid to say the , that the complexities of this case as such that I can not erm begin to think that even if we started at ten we would erm , necessarily finish within the hour , I have difficulties starting at ten o'clock anyway , I think we 'll simply have to erm , put the matter off , off until Monday morning I , Mr ca n't attend I really do n't think that I can erm put it off er any longer than that |
| 12 | Indigenous peoples from northern Russia are demanding a halt to work on exploiting the Udokan copper deposit until the Russian parliament has passed legislation on the economic status of the region and the rights of indigenous people . |
| 13 | Lotus Development Corp says it has started development on the next generation Unix version of Lotus 1–2-3 for DEC 's Alpha workstations . |
| 14 | When the Offline System has finished work on a particular media item it will request the Offline Operator to dismount that item . |
| 15 | The chairman of a company like British Aerospace has to anticipate change on a global scale . |
| 16 | For example , in Indonesia LASMO is sponsoring a land rehabilitation scheme involving a number of villages ; in Colombia , LASMO is actively involved in the construction of schools and providing financial assistance for the supply of educational material and scholarships and has begun work on a Small Business Development programme to generate economic activity and assist local communities to become increasingly self sufficient ; and in Scotland a LASMO Arts Trust has been set up to provide cash awards for promising musical students . |
| 17 | This paradox has prompted research on the potential contribution of varying infant care practices to the prevention of deaths from this syndrome . |
| 18 | Their lawyer said they 'd brought shame on the whole hunting world . |
| 19 | There had been a moon when they 'd first arrived , but the clouds had come while they were chopping wood , and the rain while they 'd cooked dinner on the two little primus stoves . |
| 20 | Nigel would have had to pay duty on the whole estate without reduction . ’ |
| 21 | B then would not find his claim inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies if his advisers thought that the House of Lords would not and/or that the Court of Appeal would have given judgment on the unresolved arguments . |
| 22 | Gerald was impatient : ‘ Do we have to waste time on an empty box ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It is bizarre that , speaking as a Labour voter , I have been having to heap praise on the Conservative Party , which I have opposed all my political life — and here is this remarkable silence from the Labour Party . ’ |
| 24 | Having spent money on a new washing machine or fridge-freezer , you may be tempted to pay a bit extra to cover the cost of potential repairs . |
| 25 | If you sell all or part of your business when you retire , you may not have to pay tax on the first £150,000 of capital gain with a further exemption allowed of one-half of gains between £150,000 and £600,000 . |
| 26 | Employees who benefit from inhouse perks , such as concessionary travel facilities or free sports or entertainment tickets , will only have to pay tax on the marginal cost of concessions , rather than on the average cost charged to the public , following the House of Lords ' ruling in Pepper v Hart ( see also this issue , pp 22 and 85 ) . |
| 27 | It is felt by responsible military critics , French and German , that the Crown Prince could still have taken Verdun on the initial thrust without the reserves withheld by Falkenhayn . |
| 28 | However , it is inappropriate that business from a non-UK office should be regulated if it would not have required authorisation on a stand-alone basis . |
| 29 | This is a split in two by the prominent crack of Scylla ( VS 4c ) — a fine , ever steepening line until a traverse left avoids the obvious direct finish ( E2 5c ) : one of only four lines on the crag to have used aid on the first ascent . |
| 30 | I was advised by the Greenbelt Local Plan Programme Officer , on fifth March , that counsel for North Yorkshire County Council , with the apparent concurrence of counsel for Ryedale District Council , had delivered an oral submission to the inspector , that at the hearing of the case which was to have taken place on the eleventh of March , certain evidence contained in my proof of evidence issued on twelfth February should be treated as inadmissible . |