Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the early 60's Dundee 's story has got shabbier by the day . |
| 2 | Now , with Iraq sending signals , however foggy , about its readiness to withdraw from Kuwait , the allies ' decision has become tougher — and complicated by the definition of their war aims . |
| 3 | Slowly , however , their potential role in promoting agriculture and other indigenous activities has gained greater importance . |
| 4 | Pay for leading art-historians has always been lower in Britain than in the United States , but the brain drain has got worse . |
| 5 | D. The map on page 119 shows how Sheffield has grown larger and larger . |
| 6 | The recession has allowed smaller , light footed direct-marketing companies like Dell and Elonex to steal market share and brand loyalty from overpriced IBM and Compaq . |
| 7 | This is why Kenneth Baker has promised longer franchises for operators prepared to install systems that rely on switched-star technology . |
| 8 | Ladenis 's cooking has become simpler , less dramatic and more concerned with texture . |
| 9 | The home trial has prompted greater support for Commander In Chief . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , Maidenhead has suffered greater damage than Buckinghamshire , and obviously we take the matter much more seriously . |
| 11 | Finally , the widespread use of personal computers has meant smaller businesses are now more able to manage their own ledgers cost effectively , so that fewer require a full factoring service . |
| 12 | The look in her eyes has grown gayer and more desperate . |
| 13 | Since Angela Macleod 's visit her rapport with Dr Neil had grown stronger and stronger , although he had never touched her again . |
| 14 | The Rat 's eyes had grown redder , and its hindquarters were bunching . |
| 15 | Like the commander , whom Peter met at Plumford Vicarage just before they left for Abbotsfield , the car had seen better days . |
| 16 | Edward had become sparkier and we laughed a lot . |
| 17 | ‘ Mr Harbinger 's got better things to do than help an old cripple around . |
| 18 | Shortages have got worse . |
| 19 | Other nations have agreed smaller contributions . |
| 20 | We may explain the fact that the production units of a particular industry have grown larger over a period of time by appealing to the economies this yields , and in doing so claim that a cause ( increase in scale ) occurred because of its propensity to have a certain effect ( economies of scale ) . |
| 21 | Mansfield , Robert Byrd , Howard Baker and Robert Dole have adopted lower profile leadership styles and accepted that junior colleagues should be allowed to play a full part in the proceedings of the Senate |
| 22 | Of course , death and bereavement have come thicker and faster here . |
| 23 | Our Neil 's got bigger feet than her and then he 's a one , he 's in a one already but he 's got ta have a two in bumper boots . |
| 24 | To Ian 's suggestion that it must all be part of some exhibition Susan replies with the more plainly obvious answer — these things have not been made larger , the time-travellers have become smaller . |
| 25 | In recent times polytechnics have had greater powers to develop and validate degree programmes internally . |
| 26 | The last 12 months have seen further dramatic growth for ACET at home and overseas . |
| 27 | IBM has faced stronger competition in a number of areas . |
| 28 | Back in Africa , Paul Giblett has offered further technical help to environmentalists who are considering a geological survey of the region to establish whether heavy metals are being leached out and concentrated in areas used by the elephants . |
| 29 | Greater mobility has bred greater volatility . |
| 30 | On the signing in Malabo in February 1990 of a 12,000 million pesetas ( approximately US$110 million ) co-operation plan with Equatorial Guinea , Luis Yañez , the Spanish Secretary of State for International Co-operation , declared that relations between the two countries had overcome earlier problems to enter a more friendly phase . |