Example sentences of "has [verb] [det] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The workload is considered such that not even the appointment of a number of additional limited case judges has made much of a dent in it . |
| 2 | My dealings with the café owner have left me with the impression that he has got to breaking point with the number of canoeists being attracted to the Fairy Glen and has singled out a canoeist who happens to drive a red Escort van and has used this as an excuse for stopping other canoeists when the real reason goes much deeper and in my opinion is linked to financial gain . |
| 3 | I must be getting tired : Anya 's binding spell has packed more of a punch than I expected . |
| 4 | Since April 1987 , the government has abolished the central pooling arrangements which previously funded courses and has replaced these by a system in which LEAs are required to identify their training requirements and to submit these to the DES for funding . |
| 5 | By contrast the courtesy ensign has become more of a duty than a courtesy . |
| 6 | It has reached the point that our enthusiastic consumption has become more of a risk than an asset . |
| 7 | This has become more of a priority under the Gorbachev leadership since the Kampuchean conflict continues to obstruct a normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations , a process which otherwise could be expected . |
| 8 | The available evidence suggests that this has become less of a choice and more of a necessity for many people . |
| 9 | For an instant our present , across the ruins of several decades , has rejoined that of an afternoon in the 1910s . |
| 10 | The matter has not become an issue until now but it has been the intention to involve FWAG in SAC work for the Central Scotland Countryside Trust that has brought this to a head . |
| 11 | Radiation has caused more of a scare . |
| 12 | IN the past few years , the cooperative movement in Britain has gained more of a reputation for shoring up outdated technologies than for pioneering new ones . |
| 13 | Broderick has faced more of a problem , since it seemed a few years back that he had stopped ageing . |
| 14 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |