Example sentences of "have [verb] [adj] [noun pl] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The first , the Four Seasons by Vivaldi with Elizabeth Wallfisch ( violin ) has received good notices in Gramophone .
2 None of the western papers has made big inroads in east Berlin and Brandenburg .
3 Furthermore , most of the front-line states are dependent on transport routes through South Africa , which has imposed substantial increases in transit costs , tightening its hold on their economies and raising the cost of imports .
4 Polyurethanes has been the strongest business within the group and has shown continuing profits in spite of the downturn .
5 Although it appears that sentencing became more severe during the first three years the guide-lines were in use , Minnesota remains one of the very few states that has avoided huge increases in prison population size ( Parent 1988 ) .
6 Fundholding has produced tangible improvements in patient care
7 Far from foreshadowing greater moderation and comity in international relations , the ‘ revolution in military affairs ’ has had revolutionary implications in politics , because without war , imperialism can not defend itself from history .
8 It is my understanding that The Economist has had deep roots in free-market philosophy from its very start .
9 In the south-east of Scotland ( 11 ) a system based on the annual rotation of sheep , hay and cattle or simply alternating cattle and sheep each year to provide ‘ clean ‘ grass has demonstrated impressive increases in production .
10 SCOTVEC has introduced separate GSVQs in catering : these will be made up of existing SCOTVEC modules .
11 India 's 100m Muslim population has reacted widespread demonstrations in support of Saddam Hussein , and there have been similar large- scale protests in Indonesia , Malaysia , and Bangladesh .
12 Melanie , a working mother , is contracted to work four hours a day , but , said Bob , ‘ even though she has the time consuming task of caring for her baby , when the situation has arisen , she has worked full days in order to ensure the smooth running of her team . ’
13 The British Coal Corporation has achieved impressive improvements in productivity , which is now 105 per cent .
14 It is important , especially in my area , to accept that Mersey has achieved dramatic reductions in health service waiting lists , for which Sir Donald Wilson should be given credit in Mersey and Mr. Peter Hayes for the part that he has played in Macclesfield .
15 The water watchdog , Office of Water Services ( OFWAT ) , has predicted big increases in water bills .
16 Nearly one million people have now had to claim mean-tested benefits in order to top up low pay .
17 It will also be a positive career move — care managers will be mobile , with all the advantages of having developed key skills in purchasing and providing .
18 Responses to a questionnaire sent to NHS authorities in March 1988 had shown that only 8 per cent of employers requires nurses and health visitors to undertake re-entry programmes before employment , even though individuals might have had substantial breaks in service .
19 The Dale Farm Olympic Youth Camp , held earlier this month in Antrim , dealt with topics that would have left old timers in sport shaking their head in disbelief .
20 Very likely there was a general cut in wages brought about by a combination of causes , not the least of which was the loss of an employer who may very well have paid premium rates in order to attract and retain labour ; in any case the living standards of the cloth workers had fallen sharply by 1524 , and with them those of the farm labourers of the other villages in the district .
21 Pupils may still have to travel appreciable distances in order to attend unit or resource provision .
22 For example , several expressed concern about the possibility of having to make major changes in lifestyle , such as having more personal assistance or changing their living arrangements .
23 She fell silent again , unable to tell if the mention of the garden had aroused similar memories in fitzAlan 's mind .
24 However , legislation introduced in Missouri in 1991 had limited non-economic damages in malpractice cases to US$430,000 .
25 But after a day of submissions , in private , by lawyers acting for the girl , her parents and the mother of the 18-year-old boyfriend , the judge told the Press in open court that the girl 's mother had instituted ward-of-court proceedings in relation to her daughter .
26 The European Court of Justice has held that the court in the state in which enforcement is sought must examine for itself the requirements of Article 27(2) even if the court granting the judgment had considered similar issues in relation to Article 20154 .
27 ‘ My only real previous acting experience was when I was working for Walt Disney Productions and had to visit sick children in hospital dressed up in a Pluto costume .
28 Er I think in this context strength to strength is talking about market share , erm Frank er was saying how we 've made considerable gains in relation to the opposition and er such an extent that in fact er it had to join up with the er er er with the other financial newspaper , but Frank would you , would you like to add ?
29 Warming was influenced by a movement within German science reacting against the idealists of previous generations who had sought mystical unities in Nature .
30 He simply could not believe that the Creator had done separate miracles in order to provide each of these insignificant islands with its own species of finch or mocking-bird .
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