Example sentences of "[adj] have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French have invented a perfume spray , mostly lemon , which stops dogs barking . |
| 2 | Some have adopted a system of routine visiting of all the old people on their lists in order to check that health is maintained and to ensure that diseases and disabilities are tackled at the onset . |
| 3 | In search of a solution to this seemingly constant change some have advocated an approach which broadly demands the long-term maintenance of the hardware and software environments required to interpret the machine-readable files to be preserved ( Swade 1990 ; Swade 1992 ) . |
| 4 | It is used to different degrees in different authorities , which indicates that some have found a way to avoid this particular form of compulsory removal . |
| 5 | The Junior Club is thriving with up to 35 members while the senior section is smaller with 10 to 15 members but 2 have completed a leadership course . |
| 6 | The Junior Club is thriving with up to 35 members while the senior section is smaller with 10 to 15 members but 2 have completed a leadership course . |
| 7 | ‘ The Sex Pistols ’ , he wrote , ‘ are very New York and it 's nice to see that the British have produced a band capable of producing the atmosphere created by the New York Dolls and their many imitators , even though it might be too late … ’ |
| 8 | The changes in the Soviet Union since the arrival in power of Gorbachev in 1984 and its abolition at the end of 1991 have left a number of subjects for scrutiny in the economic field . |
| 9 | Valerie conducted a survey of parents in the village and has found that 30 children would definitely want to attend the school , and another 26 have expressed an interest . |
| 10 | The English poll tax returns of 1377 , 1379 and 1381 have left a wealth of documentation , mainly in the form of indentures recording the number of 1377 tax-payers by vill and detailed rolls for 1379 and 1381 listing the names , assessments and often the occupational details and relationships of the tax-payers . |
| 11 | But only 200,000 have taken a leap into the dark to buy non-privatised quoted shares . |
| 12 | K-Swiss have launched a ladies version of their Si-18 top of the range tennis shoe . |
| 13 | Some of these have developed a taste for human flesh , perhaps as a result of feeding on bodies washed down by the Ganges during the ever more frequent floods . |
| 14 | These have given an appearance of academic and scientific credibility to radical Conservative policies . |
| 15 | Many of these have involved a comparison of rates of return on equity in owner- and management-controlled companies . |
| 16 | Subsequent attempts to diversify the economy have foundered not only on corruption and inefficiency , though these have played a part , but because Zambia could not mobilize the funds for new investment , since the growing debt burden took a larger and larger share of the national cake . |
| 17 | These have contained a mixture of languages and music , and have often employed an interpreter . |
| 18 | I nearly said as pencil skirts , but these have had a revival recently . |
| 19 | The main prey of predatory birds are the hundreds of different rodent species and the vast majority of these have evolved a protection system based on a quick scamper down a tunnel . |
| 20 | These have produced a conflict between state and parents ' interests , whilst failing to advance the independent rights of children . |
| 21 | These have proved a boon to many occasional users of complex applications , and by making different applications function in similar ways can considerably reduce re-training time . |
| 22 | Several thousand have signed a petition demanding more change . |
| 23 | Before reaching the status of adult prisoner , many have trod a path of minor delinquency which involved time spent in residential care . |
| 24 | Most of the older officers have worked in pollution control for several years and many have had a number of years experience in industry , which , they are quick to point out , affords them an ‘ insider 's ’ sympathetic understanding of the difficulties and costs which arise in complying with standards . |
| 25 | The '80s have seen a return to a more stable market , with demand and supply in a measure of equilibrium . |
| 26 | Our operating activities during 1992 have achieved a number of successes . |
| 27 | Scientists at the seed company Nickerson International have produced a crop of potatoes which have been genetically modified to resist pests such as the Colorado beetle and tuber moth . |
| 28 | Harrison ( 1980 ) claims that all advanced societies have experienced corporatism to some degree in this respect , as all have suffered a growth in the influence of public bureaucracies and political executives and a ‘ corresponding ’ decline in parliamentary control . |
| 29 | Many legal executives and paralegals with no formal qualifications at all have acquired a wealth of experience in personal injury work over the years . |
| 30 | While I fully accept that the poor have become a cause by which many politicians and intellectuals can further their personal ambitions , I do nevertheless find that the Hayekian case is deficient . |