Example sentences of "[noun] has [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the foregoing sections have illustrated , population pressures , often stimulated by other factors such as economies and land ownership , are frequently the underpinning cause of environmental change , especially as agriculture has spread into areas that are only marginally productive or where injudicious land-use practices have been established . |
| 2 | It is all very well to say , as I am sure the hon. Member for Keighley ( Mr. Waller ) will say — because it is what British Rail has said for months — that the great majority of passengers coming into King 's Cross on the channel tunnel trains will go to further destinations by public transport , but there will also be many hundreds of thousands of passengers in a year who will want to be met by friends in cars , who will want to get on to coaches if they are in large parties or who will want to take taxis . |
| 3 | The cyclicity of support has varied between countries , as has the depth and persistence of that support . |
| 4 | The damage has come within yards of the boundary fence at one part of a 150 yard stretch . |
| 5 | But the rise of chains has resulted in booksellers playing a much more active part in the promotion of books , inviting publishers to contribute to the costs of catalogues , books of the month and generic campaigns , and taking a lead , too , in organising author events . |
| 6 | Nor should the ecological impacts of these measures be forgotten , for the unsealing of asphalt surfaces has lead to increases in area of trees , shrubs and plants . |
| 7 | Arnold has hinted to pals that Mona 's friendship with David Mellor played at least some part in his marriage break-up . |
| 8 | The balance of funding has come from trusts , companies , churches and individuals . |
| 9 | Mr Houghton has come across protests , but has little time for their case or their tactics . |
| 10 | The severity of this is mitigated ( for the sake of the clients ) by the permitted recovery by a solicitor whose practising certificate has lapsed of moneys paid or due to be paid on behalf of a client . |
| 11 | The resumption of Norwegian seal hunting in March has led to protests from the World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) , which claims that the hunters repeatedly breach Norwegian and international regulations in the ways in which they capture and kill both adult seals and pups . |
| 12 | ICI has called off talks with Ferro concerning their proposed $200m pa ( £120m ) joint venture to manufacture and market powder coatings worldwide . |
| 13 | If that happens , you may wish to exercise the rights that Parliament has granted to victims of discrimination to make a complaint to an industrial tribunal . |
| 14 | Indeed Parliament has legislated on matters affecting every aspect of our lives . |
| 15 | Parliament has legislated regarding aliens , even with regard to their activities outside British territory ( The Hijacking Act 1967 ) . |
| 16 | Fission-track age determinations on apatites from undeformed granodiorite indicate that the South Mountains MCC has resided at temperatures of less than 100°C since 17Myr ( termination of major deformation ) . |
| 17 | What has certainly decreased over the years is the proportion of analyses made by qualified statisticians ; the computer has brought to researchers an era of ‘ do-it-yourself ’ . |
| 18 | Trafalgar shares have slumped from a peak of £3.96 three years ago as the recession has bitten into profits . |
| 19 | The Premier has complained to friends of ‘ middle-aged , pot-bellied ’ commissioners poking their noses in . |
| 20 | The Premier has appealed to editors of Tory-supporting papers to lay off Chancellor Norman Lamont and hide the depth of the economic crisis . |
| 21 | What Chris Bonington has achieved in terms of single-minded organisation and drive , or what Reinhold Messner has demonstrated by his speed and panache , have been matched by Doug Scott 's determination always to try for something different and never to be satisfied by the more obvious and easier routes to success . |
| 22 | The enthusiastic reception the course has received from teachers and students all over the world is the best evidence that Headway is right on target for language-learning success . |
| 23 | Opposition to the proposals has centred on plans to sell ITV franchises to the highest bidder , and the reduction in programme obligations for commercial TV . |
| 24 | Most of the recent research in this field has concentrated on school-leavers ' job aspirations . |
| 25 | Most research in this field has concentrated upon areas of recreation potential or development outside urban areas , or in activity spaces such as parks . |
| 26 | A report on suicides at Oxford University has called for ways to be found to reduce academic pressure on students . |
| 27 | There is no agreed definition of intelligence although a century of experience has accumulated in attempts to measure it ( Friedman et al . , |
| 28 | An enormous amount of the talk and literature has centred upon gadgets and machinery , sometimes with a dismayingly naïve view of the learning process implicit therein . |
| 29 | Lithuanian photographer Aleksandras Macijauskas would admit to creating art if pressed , although he might express surprise at the impact his photography has had through exhibitions in Europe and America as well as in the former ‘ eastern block ’ . |
| 30 | Oxford University 's presence has led to claims that this seat has the most sophisticated electorate in the country and it 's what makes the contest in Oxford West and Abingdon so interesting . |