Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv] [conj] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The irony is that Dr Oliver has done more than most to document the real reasons why conductive education is attractive to parents from Britain and many other Western countries . |
| 2 | He has done more than most to stimulate thought on matters of faith among ordinary people . |
| 3 | ROBERT JONES has done more than enough to eclipse the new Moon that is rising in Welsh rugby . |
| 4 | It will undoubtedly be somewhat unpleasant if they refuse , but you may have fought long and hard to gain acceptance and this should not be too jeopardised by people who seek to undo your good work . |
| 5 | ‘ A lot of people down south were suggesting before our matches against Leeds that we were not up to it , but I think we 've done more than enough to show that we are . |
| 6 | He sat motionless , swathed in a greatcoat despite the day 's oppressive heat , and with his face concealed by the peak of his hat that he had turned fore and aft to shadow his eyes . |
| 7 | But I like to be independent as much as I can , and they 've got more than enough to do with the people that ca n't help themselves . |
| 8 | I 've got more than enough to do . |
| 9 | He was n't going to come charging back , forcing her to remember things she had worked long and hard to forget , turning her entire world upside down for a second time . |
| 10 | Campaigners who 've fought long and hard to save the Lugg Meadows were jubilant today . |
| 11 | This means that other people have to wait longer than necessary to see a doctor ; if we could charge non-attenders , as dentists do , it would help . |
| 12 | I have worked long and hard to ensure that my children want for nothing . " |
| 13 | Management and employees at Waterford Crystal have tried long and hard to turn around a company in severe difficulties but everyone realises that the process will not be complete until we generate an adequate return on investment . |
| 14 | Economists at the World Bank and elsewhere have laboured hard and long to put international data on a sound footing and the ‘ Technical Notes ’ that follow the tables in the Reports are full of acknowledgements of the difficulties involved . |