Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If taught to small children as a stepping-stone to the ABC , it could wait a lifetime until everyone had grown up knowing both systems , then the better would simply oust the worst — as the arabic numerals have eventually ousted the roman ones .
2 to the Senate the pass and classified lists of candidates who have successfully completed the final examinations leading to a degree , diploma , certificate or other academic distinction of the University ;
3 Genetic engineers , working for the company , have successfully altered the genetic characteristics of a commercial cereal crop , to enable it to resist disease , pest attack and intemperate conditions .
4 Hindus have long fled the rural parts of Punjab ; now some Sikhs are joining the exodus , disgusted by terrorist excesses that led to 3,787 deaths last year and about 1,500 so far this year .
5 I have long thought the Scottish Tories ' best hope was the potential popularity of schools opting out of council control .
6 Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results .
7 We have only examined the legal issues from a narrow perspective ( Walden 1993 ; Gränström 1993 ) , they could be the focus of a single seminar alone ( see Postscript , 317 ) .
8 Those who have only seen the northern stars may not realize how much more dramatic are those of the southern hemisphere .
9 Up till now we have only considered the potential uses of the various desktop publishing products but it is important to look at what can be done with the things that they produce .
10 Throughout human history , disabled people have constantly confounded the low expectations of others , and how much better it would be for special educators to raise the expectations of disabled children and their families by giving them an understanding of this , by helping them to accept their disabled identities with pride , by helping them to understand their place in the world and their rights as well as giving them the practical skills to deal with these issues .
11 I have greatly appreciated the positive responses you have given to our concern to see the revised Structural Fund Regulations take full account of the need to ensure projects receiving funding do not harm the environment and , if possible , enhance its qualities .
12 GEORGIA 'S democrats say they have finally defeated the armed supporters of ousted President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and can now concentrate on rebuilding the country under Mr Eduard Shevardnadze , the former Soviet Foreign Minister .
13 And does the fact that one in four people in Britain now lives alone mean that we have finally achieved the highest aspirations of humanity , or that we are victims of an ideology of individualism that has distorted even our deepest relationships ?
14 And second , the attitudes and temperament of any family with whom the child is already living and where either the parents have already become the psychological parents or else the intention is that they should become so .
15 I have already listed the extensive resources that are available to the council .
16 By investing in a unit trust you have already neutralised the real horrors because it will be holding 50 , 100 or more separate shares .
17 We have already covered the various methods of filtration .
18 We have already examined the Human Relations approach to organisations , and this is a precursor to examining what it is that motivates people to perform within organisations .
19 ‘ I have already packed the few things to which she is entitled , in a small box .
20 We have already noted the erotic fantasies of men like Jelinger Symons over the appearance and behaviour of the pit girls .
21 We have already seen the theoretical differences between this and earlier forms of convergence .
22 ‘ We have already taken the first steps towards that goal .
23 We have already considered the varying aims for schooling , and the circumstances under which it is carried out .
24 We 've have already mentioned the million pounds extra for salaries .
25 My hon. Friends the Members for Newham , South ( Mr. Spearing ) and for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) have already mentioned the particular problems that we face in our borough .
26 If you are hoping to start a family soon and have already investigated the financial aspects , you will know that statutory maternity pay is determined by your length of service and requires you to earn on average enough to pay Class One National Insurance Contributions .
27 It is unnecessary to refer to any other provisions of the scheme because I have already quoted the corresponding provisions in the Act .
28 They have thus become the principal instruments for studying fluctuating flows , in particular the phenomena of transition and turbulence .
29 I have just stated the relevant facts . ’
30 I am pleased to be able to report to the hon. Gentleman that we have just had the first results of the monitoring arrangements for the implementation of community care and we are impressed with the practical schemes already being advanced to ensure that the frail and vulnerable , and particularly the chronically sick and disabled , receive the support that they need .
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