Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] to a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 These have all contributed to a growth in campaign spending .
2 The plans have already led to a number of Farnham Lane residents and others interested in protecting the track — which is believed to pre-date Roman times — to object to the reclassification scheme .
3 No , I have not switched to a lecture on rally driving , your helicopter is moving forwards and you want to stop it .
4 They have also led to a narrowing of the range of political views represented in the press ; as newspapers which voiced liberal and social democratic/Labour views ( News Chronicle , Daily Herald ) have closed down , the dominance of the Conservative press has become more pronounced .
5 Low salaries have also led to a brain drain from the MOH to donor organizations .
6 But they have also rallied to a call to save their privileged world — as women they must protect their children , their families , their religion and , above all , their enormous wealth .
7 Volunteers from Spokes have now contributed to a number of path-building projects , and for most of these I have acted as the co-ordinator .
8 Matters have now come to a head .
9 " You have n't listened to a word I 've said , " Slater gasped .
10 The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before !
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