Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 To find employment my father moved to Peterborough and although I have since lived at Rathcoole for a period I have found my childhood friends difficult to trace .
2 The collapse of tin prices in the 1980s destroyed the tin-mining industry , many of whose former employees have since turned in desperation to growing coca .
3 Other important casting centres have since come to light in Nigeria and some hundreds of castings have been analysed .
4 Despite the labour shortage , employers have skilfully staved off demands for big wage increases , helped by sensational talk in the media of an ‘ economic crisis ’ .
5 That , however , is to ignore the reality of Arab politics , where governments are unrepresentative of popular will , and many have long functioned as clients for Western interests in the region .
6 Socialists have long fought for security of tenure for council tenants , so this represents a major gain in the housing struggle .
7 Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace have also been feeling the slump in civil aviation : the hangover after a spending boom , the post-liberalisation troubles of the American airline industry and the hiccup over the Gulf war have all cut into demand for new aeroplanes .
8 Inadequate knowledge of basic factors resulting in excessive or untimely tillage , improper implements , poor use of the right equipment , burning of crop residues , and excessive livestock grazing have all contributed to erosion on cultivated land …
9 We have all heard of examples of the deepest psychological states being cured with a 6c potency and at the other extreme a 50M being needed for a sprained ankle .
10 The space between the fly sheet and inner dome also plays a major part in eradicating condensation , a problem which we have all encountered from time to time .
11 ‘ We have all dealt with Tatra during our careers , ’ says Mr Rutherford .
12 The violence in Belgium , India , Yugoslavia and the problems in Canada have all resulted from fear of domination by one group within the federation ( Walloons , Hindus , Serbs , English speaking Canadians , respectively ) .
13 Yeah , but they have only to do with things like national security and and
14 And of all the people I met , I have only kept in touch with one or two from Binbrook .
15 This is especially useful for those who live in cities or industrial areas where many have only come into contact with pets such as hamsters , goldfish , cats and dogs .
16 Women who have only worked for part of their adult lives may not have enough contributions to get a full basic pension on their own record .
17 I have already explored in relation to Gide and others the kind of rebellion whose test they retrospectively failed , namely , transgression as a quest for authenticity : underpinning and endorsing the philosophy of individualism , it suggests that in defying a repressive social order we can dis-cover ( and so be true to ) our real selves .
18 Many of you have already sent in details about individual classes but it would be helpful if you could use this form now .
19 They have already complained to GATT about Daimler 's takeover subsidies and want state aid to be limited in future .
20 I have already applied to SCP for affiliation ( June 1993 ) and am awaiting a reply .
21 I have already asked for information on all members of the party .
22 I have already cited in relation to ‘ The Hollow Men ’ Cornford 's idea of the degeneration of ritual into debased formats .
23 We worried at first that the children might be sceptical and uninterested ; but we soon found that nine year olds have already heard of atoms in garbled ways from comics and really want to know about them .
24 THE opening of the Petersfield bypass is expected to be cause for celebration but two charities have already swung into action by arranging a joint fund-raising day before the road opens .
25 We can not check this independently by re-examining the original one , not because we can not re-examine the original one but because everything we can do in the way of a re-examination is just doing again what we have already done in thinking of the new sensation as relevantly similar to the old one .
26 Discussions have already started with members of the SWAPO Women 's Council on how best to build support for Namibian women in this crucial period of Namibian independence .
27 We have already looked at ways in which complicated organic molecules could have come into being when the Earth was young ; and these complicated organic molecules could well have included nucleotides and amino acids .
28 The committee agreed to accept the proposal , recommended by external consultants , last year and a number of private companies , including some from England , have already put in bids for the service .
29 The lengthy period which most party leaders have already spent in Parliament before gaining office certainly gives them time and opportunity to acquire suitable skills .
30 The Chamber , which I have already mentioned in connection with the political life of the court , was the area in which the monarch lived and moved .
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