Example sentences of "[conj] have [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ollier and Pain ( 1981 ) consider an interesting case of an apparent diapir of gneiss that has risen to create a major domal landform . |
| 2 | The London International Opera Festival is now a regular fixture in the June calendar , and though its scale may be relatively modest — a skilful combination of performances annexed from the seasons of the Royal Opera and English National Opera with one- off ventures mounted by small-scale professional companies — it serves as a useful chance for the capital to catch up with a variety of new work that has failed to find a niche elsewhere . |
| 3 | One company that has managed to find a way through the red tape is Fraser Charters Inc , who offer skippered charter in the Sea of Cortez and Mexican Riviera areas . |
| 4 | She was very distressed and embarrassed by the March , 1992 , report which said that having agreed to attend a gala for the blind — with only her expenses to be paid — she had broken her word by demanding a fee only two days before the event . |
| 5 | The novel techniques that had appeared represented a refinement of existing procedures , in particular the development of school record cards . |
| 6 | Absent also was Leofwine , who had taken Thorfinn for King as Cormac had , or so it seemed , on the glorious journey to and from Rome , and who had stood trembling as Cormac had on the steps of St Peter 's , one of a brotherhood that had seemed to promise a future none of them had so far dreamed of . |
| 7 | Tennis , rugby , golf , hockey and cricket are just five sports that have begun to offer an alternative to the role traditionally played by schools . |
| 8 | A. human bone from Turkey buried in alkaline soil with scrub oak vegetation , showing extensive root marks that have coalesced to give an appearance of surface corrosion ; B. sheep bone from stream ( pH 5.4 ) in Wales showing the result of long term immersion in water , with breakdown of the surface structure of the bone and formation of large scale pitting ; C. bovid bone from Tanzania which was buried in the floor of a hyaena den and subjected to trampling and decay from urine and organic acids , destructuring the surface leaving large scale pits and occasional islands of unaltered surface bone ; D. horse bone from Sphagnum bog in Dartmoor ( pH 3.5 ) showing acid etching of the bone producing pitting following and enlarging original structures in the bone . |
| 9 | Clues to the foci of several biogeographers may be gleaned from definitions in the number of texts on biogeography that have emerged to fill a gap that was acute until 1970 ( Table 5.2 ) . |
| 10 | We will be tracing its pervasive effects below , firstly in relation to the largely untrammelled sentencing powers that have traditionally been enjoyed by the courts in England , and secondly in inhibiting policy initiatives that have sought to substitute an element of strategic planning for the policy vacuum that continues to characterize the English sentencing system . |
| 11 | The existence of Finn 's Hotel helps to make an understanding of Finnegans Wake possible ; for too long those critic 's and scholar 's that have tried to make an assessment of the Wake have begun from the wrong premise . |
| 12 | When dawn comes , some individuals will have been unlucky and return completely empty , while those individuals that have managed to find a victim are likely to have sucked a surplus of blood . |
| 13 | If he calculates the extent to which reproductive success varies across adults that have managed to gain a breeding territory , he will underestimate the real variance since he will exclude non-breeders . |
| 14 | A spokesman said : ‘ She had a very busy weekend and has decided to have an easy day today . ’ |
| 15 | A spokesman said : ‘ She had a very busy weekend and has decided to have an easy day today . ’ |
| 16 | Glasgow University 's principal , Sir William Fraser , has already expressed concern at the Secretary of State 's decision and has written seeking an explanation of the ruling . |
| 17 | Since graduation this particular environmental scientist has spent an admittedly enjoyable spell as a porter in a Newfoundland hospital , and has helped to ferry a yacht to the Canaries , and is now washing dishes in the basement of a famous and expensive London hotel . |
| 18 | Sadly , that insensitivity to national sympathies undermines the fundamental principles of European co-operation and has helped to build a stronger anti-European feeling in this country than is truly justified . |
| 19 | She 's angry at the way it portrays handicapped people , and has helped organise a blockade of a television studio . |
| 20 | The company announced the scheme in August , and has had to weather a storm of objections from shareholders and managers . |
| 21 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 22 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 23 | The film , shot in England , follows the Yorks from story-book romance to separation and has had to have a £500,000 re-shoot to catch up on Fergie 's topless frolics . |
| 24 | The board hopes to open up a Red Kite Trail and has agreed to fund a consultant 's report , which should be available in mid July . |
| 25 | ‘ That silly bastard has forgotten about the petrol and has tried to light a fag ! ’ exclaimed Duncan . |
| 26 | Bosnia 's President Izetbegovic has bent over backwards not to antagonise the army , and has tried to find a compromise solution , but the army chiefs refused to cooperate . |
| 27 | In that country membership is relatively low , unionism has been characterised by weakness and instability and has failed to achieve a mass base comparable to the union movements in Germany , Britain , Belgium and Scandinavia . |
| 28 | However , during the past decade or so , the Polytechnic has made considerable progress and has continued to develop a wide range of degree , sub-degree and professional courses . |
| 29 | Katarina ( Tinka ) Medau , Hinrich and Senta Medau 's daughter , will be in Europe next summer and has offered to take a course for us . |
| 30 | The government is to introduce tough penalties for arsonists and has promised to institute a land registry , but the forestry service remains desperately under-staffed . |