Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIX OF the seven top economic advisers to the Government have given warning against tax increases in the Budget next month , saying that the economy is just too fragile to sustain them . |
| 2 | Two of Europe 's biggest road races have fallen prey to security fears over the Gulf War . |
| 3 | Small farmers too have limited room for manoeuvre to adopt new technologies . |
| 4 | Yes : like most PGCE courses we have undergone surgery in order to present a more vigorous profile to the cold light of the new dawn . |
| 5 | We have endured hardship in order to provide continuous feedback . |
| 6 | The Wedding Present violently oppose most rock 'n' roll ethos , but perhaps one of the few areas where they have shown loyalty to tradition has been their gluttonous appetite for live work . |
| 7 | In 1979 , they pointed out that what we have called suburbanization by addition had increased this by nine times since 1901 , whereas population had increased by only 25% . |
| 8 | After years of debate , EC environment ministers have reached agreement on legislation to conserve natural habitats . |
| 9 | Despite a £750,000 Government campaign , only 31,942 overseas residents have taken advantage of legislation giving the vote to expatriates who have lived in Britain at any time during the past 20 years . |
| 10 | Some of the few studies that have taken account of gender suggest that Afro-Caribbean girls are achieving higher levels than boys at school level , partly because they are pursuing different strategies , which are necessary in order to survive in the context of high unemployment and low wages for black male workers ( Fuller , 1983 ; see also Riley , 1986 ; Driver , 1977 ) . |
| 11 | Careers Officers also maintain contact with young people when they have left school in order to ensure that they have access to appropriate support , until they are permanently placed in work . |
| 12 | Any amending Treaty of the kind I have described will without doubt demand great skill on the part of the British negotiators ; it should be remembered , however , that both the EEC 's trade realities and European public opinion are on their side . |