Example sentences of "they have [verb] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have gone some way to healing their internal rifts . |
| 2 | It may be that they have developed new sensitivities to foods , or that they are becoming chemical-sensitive . |
| 3 | In his study of Wolverhampton , Jones ( 1969 , pp. 348–9 ) maintained that ‘ the parties have enabled individuals to devise a programme of policies and to implement it , and they have presented these programmes to the public in a dramatic and comprehensive way , enabling the public to judge a team of men and measures ; thus the accountability of government to the electorate has been strengthened ’ . |
| 4 | Not only must the cells differentiate into a wide variety of cell types such as cartilage and neurons , but they have to migrate long distances to very special sites in the embryo . |
| 5 | Alternatively or additionally subjects may genuinely feel that there is greater subjective difference within the few films they have given high ratings to than within the many they have given lower ratings to and have been at least partially successful in avoiding what Poulton ( 1989 ) terms equal frequency biases . |
| 6 | Even where elected representatives are aware of the vote-catching potential of courting the ethnic communities , they have given little thought to the educational implications of their policies , and even less effort to ensure that the policies are implemented . |
| 7 | Alternatively or additionally subjects may genuinely feel that there is greater subjective difference within the few films they have given high ratings to than within the many they have given lower ratings to and have been at least partially successful in avoiding what Poulton ( 1989 ) terms equal frequency biases . |
| 8 | More importantly , however , they have given added urgency to the long-running debate about the future of Britain 's inner cities . |
| 9 | They have referred that recommendation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 10 | Although their new competitors are now leaving the market place , they have caused considerable damage to the commercial position of Franklin and SelecTronics . |
| 11 | Between them they have posed formidable challenges to our received notions of sexuality , challenges which historians are duty bound to confront and respond to . |
| 12 | But by that very defence they have restored free speech to areas in this country where organised Socialist and Communist opposition had prevented it before in open public meeting . ’ |
| 13 | It also allows the police and Customs to permit accountants to go on acting for a client after they have disclosed suspicious activity to them . |
| 14 | Although the old and the young have been gradually denied access to the formal labour market and hence to wages , they have acquired increased rights to sources of income independent of their families . |
| 15 | Perhaps not surprisingly in view of the hierarchical nature of schools , they also are more aware of the response of the governors and the LEA and consider that they have had more feedback to the report than their more junior colleagues . |