Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so , bearing in mind that intention in this context is not the same as motive and that the tort may be committed without any ill will towards the plaintiff , it is likely to be a rare case in which A's words have had a causative effect on B's conduct and yet A escapes liability on the ground that they were only ‘ advice . ’ |
| 2 | Fortunately , the relations between the American and the British peoples have improved a great deal since then . |
| 3 | Purity-on-Tap have developed a combined carbon and RO unit , featuring the CBR ‘ metals ’ cartridge to produce very high quality water . |
| 4 | The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time . |
| 5 | The fans have created a special Anglo-Gallic chant for him , and they call for his reinstatement when he is not in the team , as was the case here for all but the last six minutes . |
| 6 | The fans have got a right to expect that , ’ said Keegan . |
| 7 | To my knowledge , such considerations have had a major influence on the circumstances of many other homeless people in West Yorkshire and elsewhere . |
| 8 | EIGHT lucky readers have earned a special night out at Durham Wasps ' final home play-off match . |
| 9 | In this time it seems that all other areas of the Lakes have had a new guide , and some of them two . |
| 10 | They make major depredations on oyster beds and the recent activities of the ‘ Crown of Thorns ’ starfish ( Acanthaster ) in chewing up great chunks of the Great Barrier Reef have become a modern ecological object lesson ( and , incidentally , a source of funds for many marine biologists ) . |
| 11 | In addition , the short units have enabled a great variety of topics to be included . |
| 12 | With the increasing complexity of control information many organizations have devised a formal Management Information System ( MIS ) to cope with this problem . |
| 13 | ‘ Jesus Christ , Piper , the mauses have had a bloody good go at you last night . |
| 14 | Archeologists have discovered a creeping village . |
| 15 | For some years now Yamaha have played a major role in digital sound processors and for the new season they have produced several new models . |
| 16 | Cheque and banking frauds have seen a massive increase in Frankfurt , Berlin and Hamburg . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , The Orb have announced a 16-date tour for the autumn , including a marathon all-nighter at London 's Brixton Academy . |
| 18 | Berkshire have agreed a three-year sponsorship deal , covering the Minor County side and the Under-25 and -19 teams , with Reading-based solicitors The Head Partnership . |
| 19 | It is also true that in the late 1970s and early 1980s unemployed school-leavers have become a longer-term and therefore more serious problem . |
| 20 | Pesticides have had a damaging effect on a lot of wildlife , including birds of prey , but for some reason this does n't seem to have affected barn owls as much as the sparrowhawk and peregrine populations . |
| 21 | Laws without strong enforcement are words without deeds , and the tragic truth is that courts in both England and the United States have displayed a general unwillingness to mete out harsh punishment to those found guilty of cruelty to animals and an even greater reluctance to render guilty verdicts in the first place . |
| 22 | Northants profit Cricket : NatWest Trophy holders Northamptonshire have announced a net profit of £19,312 for last year . |
| 23 | The 31 leading firms in the Netherlands metal industry have agreed a voluntary covenant to control pollution in line with the government 's National Environment Plan ( NEP ) . |
| 24 | Their designers have discovered a blind spot in the way humans play chess , and they have built machines with one ability : to sit in that blind spot and stab out of it , over and over , during the course of the game . |
| 25 | The designers have produced a complete range , including shoes you would n't normally associate with Doc Martens . |
| 26 | The public relations exercises of the LDDC have undergone a marked change over the past two years . |
| 27 | Experimental investigations of this prediction have produced a mixed set of results . |
| 28 | The paper , described as a discussion document by BR 's InterCity division , reveals that delays in investment have meant a lost opportunity to include the renewal work with a bigger project to improve services . |
| 29 | Over a period of 22 years , the Caldwells have tamed a rough diamond and beaten it into the gem it is today . |
| 30 | Surrey have signed a new three-year sponsorship package with Foster 's . |