Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right . |
| 2 | Certainly small business , through its close connections with the ruling LDP party , has lobbied for a shift in the established policies of support and protection for big business . |
| 3 | The overall trading volume on the EOE , which is mainly in stock options , has fluctuated around a plateau in recent years , and in 1990 was about one third that on LIFFE . |
| 4 | Pahl ( 1984 : 314 ) has referred to a situation in which : |
| 5 | Too few people seem to have realised that the communist old guard has succeeded in a coup in Belgrade . |
| 6 | Mr Van de Kamp , the state attorney-general , who admits to a personal distaste for execution , has responded with a commercial in which he boasts of sending people to death row — while , in the background , the camera dwells on a close-up of the gas chamber . |
| 7 | Er yes I raised an example without referring to a specific site and the site is in Richmondshire where the county council has objected to a proposal in erm what is a a local plan in its very formative stages and the proposal conflicts with Policy I five in so far as I five directs development to the main towns and urban areas . |
| 8 | Ray Fell , chairman of the Leeds United Supporters ' Club said : ‘ It has come as a kick in the stomach . ’ |
| 9 | Since then NMW has carried out a heavy rationalisation programme and the return to profits has come despite a fall in turnover from £5.92m to £4.66m . |
| 10 | However , three quarters of the fall in total mortality since 1970 has come from a reduction in deaths attributed to diseases of the circulatory system ( figure ) . |
| 11 | The fact that magnesium atoms are smaller than the calcium atoms they replaced has let to a reduction in the volume of the rock . |
| 12 | Tony Bland — who has grown into a man in his hospital bed — might have the answer to their dilemma but there 's nobody to hear it where he is … stuck between Heaven and earth . |
| 13 | The Governor of the Bank of England , Robin Leigh-Pemberton has argued against a rise in interest rates or the devaluation of the pound . |
| 14 | The Governor of the Bank of England , Robin Leigh-Pemberton has argued against a rise in interest rates or the devaluation of the pound . |
| 15 | A bomb has exploded on a train in London , there were no injuries . |
| 16 | MOTORCYCLIST Douglas Audaer , from Harrogate , has died in an accident in Darlington . |
| 17 | Unix System Laboratories Inc 's ex-director of strategic marketing Paul Calkin has surfaced as a principal in Systems & Software Integration & Distribution Inc where he and his staff are building a business consulting personal computer and low-end Unix companies on high-end strategic and sales issues . |
| 18 | Unix System Labs ' ex-director of strategic marketing Paul Calkin has surfaced as a principal in Systems & Software Integration & Distribution where he and his staff are consulting with PC and low-end Unix companies on high-end strategic and sales issues . |
| 19 | , In a policy document on transport , the Green Party has called for a rise in the price of petrol to £6 a gallon ( a 170 per cent increase ) , a halt to new road building , a speed limit of 50 mph on motorways , and heavy investment in public transport . |
| 20 | McPherson and Willms conclude : ‘ Since the mid-1970s , the reorganisation that was initiated in 1965 has contributed to a rise in examination attainment and to a fall in the effect on attainment of social class ’ . |
| 21 | In England , the reluctance of the police to take action in domestic violence cases has contributed to a situation in which women do not generally invoke the criminal process in such circumstances . |
| 22 | White attackers often claim to be members of organizations like this and to be acting on their behalf and , certainly , the National Front has contributed to an atmosphere in which some white people think it acceptable to assault blacks . |
| 23 | He gave no details of the proposals but said : ‘ The deportees issue has become like a thorn in resuming the peace talks and we have to remove this thorn . |
| 24 | ‘ No doubt the deportees issue has become like a thorn in renewing the peace talks and we have to remove this thorn , ’ Mr Shara said . |
| 25 | Democracy has arrived at a gallop in England and I fear all the time it is a race for life . |
| 26 | Section 6(2) empowers the court to order a person who has entered into a transaction in contravention of section 3 to take such steps as the court may direct for restoring ‘ the parties ’ ( that is the contravener and the investor ) to the position in which they were before the transaction was entered into . |
| 27 | Darlington midfielder Mick Tait has recovered from a knock in the home game against Leyton Orient . |
| 28 | The 25-year-old all-rounder missed most of the 1989 season with a badly bruised thumb but has recovered after an operation in the summer . |
| 29 | A man who was captured on video torturing a cat has appeared before a court in Worcester . |
| 30 | A BOY aged 14 has appeared before a court in Crewe on a charge of attempting to rape a 92-year-old spinster while carrying out a burglary . |