Example sentences of "and have [vb pp] to a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This activity has significantly increased the proportion of stock owned by private individuals , and has contributed to a narrowing of the discount between NAV and market capitalisation .
2 He has published many works on Scottish architecture and has contributed to a variety of publications including the Architectural Review , Country Life , the Architects ' Journal and the Times Literary Supplement .
3 The development of flexible endoscopy , which allows pancolonic biopsy , has supported this finding and has led to a change in practice such that in many centres at risk patients are examined at intervals , with colonoscopy and biopsy , to detect premalignant dysplasia or early cancer .
4 The notion that Germany possesses some magical formula for everlasting material success is deep-rooted and has led to a string of further propositions .
5 Such a shift was viewed with real apprehension and had led to a movement by Prussia to rally to Austria 's support , in spite of their internal differences about the running of Germany .
6 Its allegations were the latest in a series of accusations of collaboration with the secret police which had surfaced since the revolution and had led to a number of resignations and arrests of politicians and officials [ see pp. 37382 ; 37464 ; 37542 ; 38018 ] .
7 The sole promise of rewarding friendship had come from Sir Henry Agnew and his daughter ; yet both now , it seemed , were deeply engaged on speculative work of their own , and had taken to a life of almost complete seclusion .
8 It lent to his words an air of impressive finality , as if he had been thinking out each point for the first time and had come to a halt .
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