Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For whose efforts on behalf of the fund I I really do thank them and I 'd like to make a special thanks to Lady Chandler , Lucy stepped into the breach as acting chair about a year ago and since I was elected has done a tremendous amount to help me settle in quickly and I hope effectively . |
| 32 | Notice how Peter has adopted a crouched position to avoid being pulled over . |
| 33 | The local authority has adopted a computerised system to look at where savings can be made . |
| 34 | The US company backed with British money has made a hasty deal to put its much-publicised camera on general sale in Britain after Easter . |
| 35 | During the last five months he has made a strenuous effort to get to know the area and the residents of this constituency of contrasts . |
| 36 | There was a hint that this was a short term strategy , Mao at the seventh national congress in April nineteen forty five argued the C C P has made a major concession to land to the tiller . |
| 37 | In ANDES " work , particularly in the controlled zones and with refugees , it has made a concerted attempt to include women , and its educational materials have been drawn up bearing in mind the need to broaden the context of women 's work . |
| 38 | Japanese industry has made a real effort to reduce energy use and particularly to cut oil consumption . |
| 39 | The TGAT report is long and difficult in places , but has made a skilful attempt to match the best of teacher practice in the field of assessment with the general constraints imposed by TNC . |
| 40 | GRAEME SOUNESS has made a final attempt to persuade Wimbledon to part with John Scales — and has lined up Neil Ruddock in case he fails . |
| 41 | The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars — half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters . |
| 42 | Richard Body has made a brave attempt to shed the mythology and propaganda , and to expose farming objectives to public debate . |
| 43 | The father of a murdered prostitute has made a public appeal to help catch her killer . |
| 44 | It is always so annoying when one has made a particular effort to check a point and something still goes wrong . |
| 45 | Mr Major has made a special effort to patch up relations with Germany . |
| 46 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 47 | ‘ Would you mind telling me , ’ I said diffidently to the Brigadier , ‘ whether Filmer has made a positive threat to disrupt this train ? ’ |
| 48 | The flaws in some of the ideas put forward by the Board have been cogently exposed , but it has shown a welcome willingness to take account of criticisms and alter its position accordingly . |
| 49 | The GMC 's policy on advertising services to patients is inconsistent , and in this case it has shown a regrettable reluctance to deal with the issue of treatments that are not scientifically validated . |
| 50 | The RSPCA has produced a detailed manual to help Badger Groups , conservation officers and county trusts deal with problems and advise on road schemes . |
| 51 | LAURENTIAN Financial group has produced a free guide to help readers plan their personal finances ahead of the end of the 1992/93 tax year . |
| 52 | Deutsche Bundespost Telekom has approved a joint venture to recycle old telephones and electronic equipment : Electrocycling-Eignetmer GmbH will be equally owned by Telekom , Preussag AG and Alcatel SEL AG , Telekom said . |
| 53 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 54 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 55 | I am sure that Arcic has had a new encouragement to continue . ’ |
| 56 | Brian Howes , President of Kimberly-Clark 's European service and industrial sector said : ‘ The board was impressed by our partnership with the local community which has had a great deal to do with the success of our North Wales operations in establishing an award winning site of manufacturing excellence . ’ |
| 57 | Since then , the Government has had a statutory responsibility to increase benefits only in line with prices . |
| 58 | And to my recollection , no one for whom Prost has ever driven has had a bad word to say about him , save at the very end of Prost 's career with Renault , when other factors that had nothing to do with driving intruded . |
| 59 | Additionally , Rule 5 — 30(2) requires that in respect of a warrant or derivative , before a firm : ( a ) recommends a transaction ; ( b ) arranges or executes a transaction ( even if it has not recommended it ) ; or ( c ) acts as a discretionary manager ; it must have sent the private customer a Warrants or Derivatives Risk Warning Notice and obtained a copy signed by the customer so that the firm is satisfied that the customer has had a proper opportunity to consider its terms . |
| 60 | By any account this has offered a golden opportunity to understand the origins of Christianity more fully , to appreciate the social , economic , religious and political circumstances within which a Galilean Jew might impact so strongly upon world history . |