Example sentences of "has [verb] [adv] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said , everyone has to go there and a list of Swifts as long as my arm have been to it and now it 's your turn . ’ |
| 2 | This shows that the actualization of the infinitive 's event is not what such sentences express , an analysis supported by Coates ( 1983 : 100 ) , who gives a similar argument for the meaning of can in her discussion of She can swim , and Palmer ( 1977 : 5 ) , who has pointed out that a sentence such as ( 12 ) is impossible because can " is not used to imply actuality in the past " : ( 12 ) * I ran fast and could catch the bus , Example ( 13 ) however is quite acceptable because it implies that the event did not take place , being seen merely as a possibility in the past ( i.e. a potentiality ) . |
| 3 | Professor Kaldor has pointed out that an increase in the note issue precedes the Christmas spending spree , to facilitate the extra demand for transactions balances , but the absence of such an increase would not prevent the spending boom . |
| 4 | This was something which has come out that an officer was told by for better , for truth or for untruth a year or so later . |
| 5 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 6 | October alone has seen more than an inch over the monthly average … and it 's not half way through the month yet . |
| 7 | ROLAND STADLER , Switzerland 's non-playing Davis Cup captain , has quit less than a month before the final against the United States . |
| 8 | He has conceded less than a goal a game in his 249 Football League appearances . |
| 9 | Tension has risen sharply since a referendum last month in which the majority of the population voted for independence . |
| 10 | MENTION the Liphook Golf Club to anyone who has played there and a faraway look will come into their eyes as memories of the classic heathland course flood back . |
| 11 | However , as discussed in Chapter 3 , this concept has become more than a description of a right accruing to all tenants . |
| 12 | ‘ Shakespeare ’ has become more than a collection of Renaissance texts and is now a site for wider cultural explorations and controversies . |
| 13 | Furthermore , competition has reduced somewhat because a number of the smaller software houses have disappeared due to the recession ; and the group is recruiting again , after having frozen this activity for the past couple of years . |
| 14 | The relationship between central and local government has deteriorated partly because a series of Conservative Administrations have continually attacked and deprived the local authorities of resources , and subsequently because of the poll tax . |
| 15 | The report — which has taken more than a year to prepare in one of the most complex inquiries undertaken by Sir Anthony 's office — will address the question of when the department first became negligent if it is shown to have been aware of the possible difficulties . |
| 16 | Reaching agreement has taken more than a year as the machinery rings have continued to argue their case , backed by the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society and the accountants Reeves and Neylan . |
| 17 | Mrs Linley , who has waited more than a year to swap her previous house in Trafford Close for a larger property , feared she might have to replace the lock herself . |
| 18 | Your attack has lasted longer than a day or two , despite your self-help , or if you are having repeated attacks |