Example sentences of "[n mass] have [vb pp] a " in BNC.

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1 Since then the assumptions underpinning , and the meanings attributed to , census data have changed a good deal .
2 Numerous data have suggested a role of arachidonic acid metabolite in the pathophysiology of various gastrointestinal disorders .
3 In line with various studies of jejunal tissue , our data have shown a predominance of gd + TCR intraepithelial lymphocytes within the expanded population of CD3 + T lymphoctyes distributed throughout surface and crypt epithelium of rectal mucosa .
4 Does my hon. Friend agree that the Islander aircraft have established a reputation as the Rolls-Royce of the skies , being virtually indestructible and operating in one of the most hostile environments in the world ?
5 Normally , once these older folk have attended a course they are keen to participate in others .
6 More recently , northern folk have seized a greater share in responsibility for their own affairs ; they seek to take advantage of southern benefits , while at the same time maintaining their northern identity .
7 3M have gone a step further with the Privacy Plus Filter .
8 3M have gone a step further with the Privacy Plus Filter .
9 In a case where parents and/or close next of kin have lost a child or close relative aged over 18 but without dependants the claim is limited to funeral expenses and property/luggage only .
10 As the British Resident Minister at AFHQ , Harold Macmillan , reported to the Foreign Office [ KP63 ] : " Thirteen Corps have received a message from General Loehr 's headquarters in Croatia brought by the hand of a German Foreign Office official .
11 Not all fish have adopted a life of speed .
12 Many fish have found a neat solution to this problem .
13 These fish have had a special place in my heart ever since I first kept them some years ago , and they are naturally a shoaling fish .
14 The fish have bred a few times but each time the fry have died .
15 Since 1979 , the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare statistics have shown a miraculous improvement after decades of progressive deterioration .
16 Many organisations and businesses have joined the project and already Automart Livestock have organised a ‘ Farm for Africa ’ sale of dairy stock .
17 yeah , no , not that we come back to that in a moment or to , I 'm just trying to see where this leads us though Mr , erm as a matter of legal analysis , erm y-y-y- your complaint , one particular one we 're talking about is that erm these standard , these are standard degrees which offend the competition rules now if it , if that 's right would not the consequence by erm across the ball , you 're saying you only , you only would render them invalid in so far as they happen to do any , happened to have done any particular name of , er that , I ca n't think , it did n't seem to be in any of the erm cases we 've looked at where the competition rules were applied , but that was a necessary condition if , if , if it 's that if it 's void , if people have suffered a loss as a result of it they can recover a lost , you do n't have to show a loss do you in order to , to , to be declared void
18 Some people have mounted a coup d'état .
19 Detectives waiting to question Pringle about the siege and shooting of two other people have mounted a constant vigil at his hospital bedside .
20 At Barclays de Zoete Wedd , whose report on the sector is due out this week , analyst Jane Anscombe points out that there are currently some worries on the advertising revenue front , and that some television people have seen a bit of pressure .
21 Well , people have seen a ghost .
22 Over the last few years , thousands of people have received a variety of training through the Business Venture , which is made up of senior local businessmen and two council officials one Conservative and one Labour .
23 Over a period of three hundred years , black people have achieved a growing presence in sport in Britain yet it seems pathetic that we have no account for it apart from reference to the mysterious attribute called natural ability .
24 This year she reported further progress : 100 people have so far registered to take an NVQ ; 18 people have achieved a full qualification or certificates in units ; and there were 92 trained NVQ assessors .
25 Many people have employed a variety of mouse and rat poisons without stopping to think that the initial effect of such toxins is to slow down the victim which then becomes an easy target for a hunting cat .
26 It 's , it 's much better now er erm , you know people have become a little more understanding of course .
27 All these people have discovered a passion for one of the most popular recreational sports , sailing , and as you can see , you can take it up at any age .
28 Some people have made a god of it .
29 The same people who kill gypsies in Romania , burn Africans in Italy , beat up Turks in Germany , rape Indians in England , knife Algerians and bomb Jews in France ( not to mention the abundant discrimination to which ethnic minorities , women and homosexuals are prey in most countries ) those same people have pointed a virtuous finger at the USA , with marches and demonstrations to salve their consciences of any hint of collusion with those in power .
30 In part it must mean that past generations of people have created a culture and it has been handed down to the present generation .
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