Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am extremely grateful to the chairman of the Greater London Territorial , Auxiliary and Volunteer Association , Sir Greville Spratt , and to Brigadier Peter Bowser , the secretary , for all that they have done to lead the way in ensuring that the Government have been properly informed that the Territorial Army is adequately provided for in the future . |
| 2 | These troops have been fighting TITO up till 8 May , when an armistice was agreed on , and by a subterfuge , they have contrived to cross the Drau and accept internment in British prison camps . |
| 3 | But the council say they have pledged to keep the homes out of private ownership unless it is absolutely necessary . |
| 4 | Now they have decided to tell the world about their love . |
| 5 | These views have influenced both the type of data sociologists have collected and the methods they have employed to collect the data . |
| 6 | Even quite old children will sometimes be seen at the breast , long after they have begun to eat an adult diet , sucking not so much for sustenance as for emotional consolation . |
| 7 | They have sought to damage the interests of people legitimately seeking political asylum , having fled from oppression , who if they returned to their own countries would face further oppression and possibly death . |
| 8 | Although a number of feminist authors have tended to view some of the 1960s legislation as ‘ liberalising ’ , they have sought to distinguish the identification of such a trend from any notion of ‘ liberation ’ . |
| 9 | These intimations of universal and particular timeless and now reach readers whether or not they have learned to call the sections of Ulysses by the names of episodes , characters , or places taken from the Odyssey . |
| 10 | Then , if they have learned to associate the feeling with stalling , they will move forwards on the stick , making what they remember to be a normal stall recovery . |
| 11 | Mr Oak writes : ‘ I feel that members ’ attention should be brought to the following : ‘ The Durlia Club have not paid their rent since July 1990 ; they have failed to insure the building against fire , which is a serious breach of their lease ; they have failed to keep the building in reasonable repair following a fire in April 1991 . |
| 12 | How much better in the long run for companies , auditors and regulation generally if auditors would have the courage to make timely representations aimed at a general ruling , in these circumstances , assuming that they have failed to persuade the client not to proceed and that the grounds for an audit qualification are uncertain . |
| 13 | Those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to achieve , and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol , in an attempt to bolster their failing self-image . |
| 14 | There is nothing more infuriating and destructive than having the discussion dominated by those who have not got a proper grasp of the subject because they have failed to read the material provided . |
| 15 | Mr Oak writes : ‘ I feel that members ’ attention should be brought to the following : ‘ The Durlia Club have not paid their rent since July 1990 ; they have failed to insure the building against fire , which is a serious breach of their lease ; they have failed to keep the building in reasonable repair following a fire in April 1991 . |
| 16 | But in seeking the right to renationalise the Scottish water industry , should that be privatised , they have failed to address the implications of that policy . |
| 17 | But they have helped to preserve the class system in Britain . |
| 18 | They have helped to defuse the arguments about teaching style and concentrate attention upon content and delivery . |
| 19 | For many years these traditions operated independently of each other but recently they have converged to give the field a much more integrated look . |
| 20 | They have got to give a receipt |
| 21 | They have come to reinforce the message they left last time . |
| 22 | 2 As they have pondered on the growth of state intervention ( which they largely regard as undesirable ) so they have come to bemoan the absence of legal limitations on parliamentary sovereignty and competence which could hold that intervention in check . |
| 23 | Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind , but with basic school fees at the top independent boarding schools at around £10,000 a year and some of these trips costing as much as £2,000 , many hard-pressed parents admit they have come to dread the arrival of the letter informing them that the cricket 1st XI is to visit Zimbabwe . |
| 24 | Instead they have opted to have the area cleared of rubbish , fencing and undergrowth and then decide whether it should be landscaped . |
| 25 | They share similar landscapes and they share a similar history of ways in which they have worked to make a living . |
| 26 | I note that now they have offered to construct a footway along this small section if you will dedicate the land to them for this purpose . |
| 27 | It is ironic , as research into the feelings and behaviour of childless couples has shown , that the voluntarily childless often shield themselves from criticism by implying a fertility problem , whereas the involuntarily childless find it difficult to admit their infertility and leave others believing they have chosen to forgo the experience of parenthood . |
| 28 | Consequently , they have continued to dominate the style of psychiatric practice in many districts . |
| 29 | Liberal Democrats Suzanne Fletcher and Kay Kirkham talked to owners of small companies and find out how they have managed to weather the recession . |
| 30 | ‘ They have managed to find a pocket of air to breathe in but are unable to go up or down . |