Example sentences of "have see the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been thought here that Mr Lawson might at least repeat the formula of the Madrid summit , which defined when the time would be ripe for the pound to join with the words ‘ once inflation is again on a downward path and we have seen the removal of exchange controls by our Community partners ’ . |
| 2 | Within the last fortnight , we have seen the release on parole of one offender after serving just 22 months of a five year sentence for sexual offences against at least a dozen young boys , and the sentencing of another man to life imprisonment after a sexual orgy resulting in the death of a nine year old . |
| 3 | They have seen the Court of Appeal 's judgment as stating that even an express clause can not validly protect confidential information unless it is a narrow trade secret or its equivalent . |
| 4 | This Easter we have seen the groundswell of demand all over the world that the arms race be brought to a standstill . |
| 5 | I have seen the growth of obsession , the inability to leave well enough alone , to relax , to play enough , to be oneself at all times . |
| 6 | Increasingly , candidates for political leadership have seen the balance of advantage swing away from those who control organizational resources towards those with ‘ media recognition ’ — a public profile calculated to secure them appropriate media coverage with the new mass selectorate that chooses presidential candidates or party leaders . |
| 7 | The past four years have seen the introduction of CD-ROM technology , desktop publishing and , this year , desktop presentation and office publishing . |
| 8 | Leading management gurus have seen the future of business — and it 's female . |
| 9 | I do n't know if you have seen the sort of thing ; you 'll find a list of all the counties of the United Kingdom , all the archbishops of Canterbury , the ten most expensive diamonds in the world , and similar trivial pieces of information . |
| 10 | True , we have seen the evil of fur coats ( those in Lynne Truss 's story bite back rather than coset the wearer ) , but we have yet to heed Helen Simpson 's caution that even New Men may well be beasts in gourmet cook 's clothing . |
| 11 | But above all it is there that René Jacobs 's enthusiastic reconstructions of Monteverdi 's dramatic works have seen the light of day . |
| 12 | The new clients have seen the profession at work and they are not pleased . |
| 13 | Of late , we have seen the appearance of league tables for schools — soon we will see their counterpart for other council services — which will then be combined to produce composite indicators . |