Example sentences of "has [verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 During his search for parts he has built up a colossal spares stock , but as the type has been used by so many air forces around the world and is still in service in places , components are not difficult to obtain — although they can be pricey .
2 He has had over a dozen matches and scored only two goals , so perhaps as Joo said its time for the subs bench ( remember Le Tissier on sunday ) .
3 The kind of boat fishing at sea that I 've always done has had quite a few fathoms below the boat , but here the water was clear and only a few feet deep , we were certainly less than one hundred yards offshore .
4 The book by Bram Stoker and published at the end of the last century has sold over a million copies .
5 The river has curved round and Odd-Knut has drawn up a few metres from the edge of a very steep drop .
6 A fashion show has raised almost a thousand pounds for a special school for handicapped children .
7 I believe that I will always remember it , even though it was quite a few years ago and even though it has recurred quite a few times since .
8 Thanks to Peterborough 's Hospital at Home ( HAH ) system , Jessica has spent only a few days in the local district hospital .
9 Since the Bingham Report it has set up a special investigations unit and improved staff training .
10 A man armed with a handgun has stolen around a thousand pounds from an estate agents .
11 The clean-up alone has cost over a billion dollars — and is still going on .
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