Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well , the studies that I 've been involved in , the computer has performed certainly as well as a consultant , and at times much better than a junior doctor in the particular situation that I 'm talking about . |
| 2 | Eric Priest has taken over as acting Chief Fire Officer for Cleveland after the retirement of Bill Cooney on health grounds . |
| 3 | Several hours later the bird 's relieved owner arrived at the station , explaining the parrot has flown off as she took it to her grandchildren for a treat . |
| 4 | Over the past few decades , the world 's demand for tin has fallen dramatically as packagers have reduced the thickness of the metal in tinplate or have turned to other materials for their containers , aluminium for instance . |
| 5 | Its circulation had grown enormously as immigrants flooded into Tollemarche , and it had expanded into the shops which flanked it on either side . |
| 6 | Lydia had once read a women's-magazine-type romance in book-form and her mind had felt then as her stomach felt now — ever so slightly destroyed . |
| 7 | Chris and I delivered the display , which the ITN graphics department had made up as we waited . |
| 8 | At the back of his mind , he still half-expected Control to call one day and say the Justice Department had fouled up as usual but everything was all right now , that it was time to send him out again . |
| 9 | By Oct. 17 rioting had broken out as people protested at the authorities ' slow response . |
| 10 | Some boroughs — including the two named — are notoriously bad at collecting rents , and London arrears have soared already as the tighter benefit rules have taken effect . |
| 11 | Dr Seamus McAleer , one of six consultants using the unit , explains : ‘ The number of patients being treated by chemotherapy has increased steadily as new and better drugs have become available . |
| 12 | Dr Seamus McAleer , one of six consultants using the unit , explains : ‘ The number of patients being treated by chemotherapy has increased steadily as new and better drugs have become available . |
| 13 | The sun had broken through as Erika went to the bus-stop and by the time she had reached school it was quite warm , this pleasing Erika who feared that really severe weather would cause Uncle Karl to cancel the tour of Berlin the next day . |
| 14 | The telephone had rung just as she 'd finished washing her hair , so it had dried all wild and was now held back with an orange-and-shocking-pink striped scarf , off which Ethel had chewed one of the corners . |
| 15 | Ruth had begun early as she , Rachaela , had done . |
| 16 | So far only Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co and Singapore Telecom have signed up as WorldPartners , but Unitel Communications Inc of Toronto , Canada says it has agreed to become a member and Korea Telecom and Australian long-distance company Telstra Pty Ltd also plan to join the venture . |
| 17 | Shop prices in Russia and the Ukraine have risen sharply as the two countries take their first steps to a market economy by removing state controls . |
| 18 | Shop prices in Russia and the Ukraine have risen sharply as the two countries take their first steps to a market economy by removing state controls . |
| 19 | This provided something of a contrast to previous surveys , in which rural areas have shown up as having generally better housing than urban areas ( Dunn et al . |
| 20 | And Joanna 's bones have strengthened naturally as she has grown older . |
| 21 | So in 1950 the American , Hillary Waugh , impressed by a volume of real murder cases he had picked up , not so much because of the horrific details the author had dwelt on as by the tone of authenticity that seemed to arise naturally from the accounts of the cases , decided to write a fictional crime story catching as much as he could of this real-life feel . |
| 22 | Stitch 's nose had twitched eagerly as he took in the size of the Imperial . |
| 23 | Her imagination had run wild as she had fantasised tirelessly about how it would feel to have him hold her , his mouth pressed in passion against her own . |
| 24 | Ever since the Portuguese annexed Goa in 1510 , the Europeans have had their eyes on or have in some ways dominated Asia and the Pacific ; Western ideas have triumphed here as everywhere else in the world . |
| 25 | Deputy secretary Anthea Rose has stepped in as acting chief executive while a replacement is found . |
| 26 | Even if the economics of bulk sales improve — Chemical reckons that the bulk-discount has fallen sharply as the property market has revived — Citicorp considers it worth sticking with property in order to help create a liquid market in it . |
| 27 | It seemed that all the other Minpins from the big tree had turned up as well to witness the great victory over the dreaded Gruncher . |
| 28 | They 'll certainly let you in after this performance , " the Magistrate had said ironically as Mr Bradley made one or two more last-minute arrangements with Saint Peter for the opening of the celestial gates . |
| 29 | What he actually did was right or wrong according to the criteria we have discussed , while his intention was right or wrong , on Bentham 's view , according as to whether his action would have been right or wrong if things had turned out as he expected . |
| 30 | Afterwards liberal deputies expressed their relief that things had turned out as they had , while hardliners were correspondingly downcast . |