Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a solid defence has kept Derry 's challenge alive in the tightest finish ever to a League of Ireland season . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , above the placard speed a severe gust can raise the loads on the wings and cause damage before the weak link has had time to break and relieve the situation . |
| 3 | Economic recession has forced consumers to reassess the need to update their wardrobe every six months , while conservation awareness has begun to cause some clothes lovers to approach fashion anew . |
| 4 | Many of the remaining patients with an intact pouch have repeated episodes of pouchitis , diarrhoea is generally troublesome , and most patients require medication for symptoms . |
| 5 | But Maastricht 's hesitant progress has made firms ( and , indeed , governments ) jumpy again . |
| 6 | But the guilty verdict has reavealed Jones to be , in the judges words , a wicked man . |
| 7 | An armed gang has stolen jewels worth more than five million pounds from London 's Hatton Garden . |
| 8 | In mid-January 1990 the BLDC 's political subcommittee had approved details of Hong Kong 's post-1997 governmental framework [ see p. 37185 ] . |
| 9 | Members of the European Parliament have endorsed EC Commission plans for an ‘ immense ’ programme for testing chemicals for their environmental risks — but they fear that this will lead to a proliferation of tests involving animals . |
| 10 | Further , representatives of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have had access to a large quantity of files in [ that state ] and copies of certain of them which have been returned to London , and among these files is documentation concerning the affairs of your clients . |
| 11 | Mere logic and abstinence from wishful thinking had enabled Milner to summarise the story of the next sixty years . |
| 12 | But the woman 's insults rankled , as did her earlier insolence — for her contemptuous glance had raked Theda 's person when she had dared to ask at the Feathers for a room for the night . |
| 13 | In a bid to defuse local hostility to the scheme , the 150-strong club has offered Braintree District Council a range of conditions it says would be acceptable if planners granted permission . |
| 14 | Up in the dome , the uncoupling of the private car had given way to speculation about whether the northern lights would oblige : the weather was right , apparently . |
| 15 | A decade of economic stagnation has forced families to turn schoolchildren into breadwinners . |
| 16 | High-dose glucocorticoid therapy has made surgery much safer , both for tumour biopsy and for excision . |
| 17 | In Britain , public sector-led investment has taken place down the M4 corridor and in the south-east . |
| 18 | The Russian Federation Security Council meeting on the same day expressed concern over arms deliveries from Romania to Moldova ( although on May 31 the Moldovan Foreign Ministry had denied Gen. Grachev 's claims that Romania was supplying Moldova with tanks , claiming that only pontoon bridges and trucks were donated ) . |
| 19 | The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry had issued invitations to UN officials in early 1991 after the Legislative Yuan passed a resolution urging Taiwan to apply to re-join the UN . |
| 20 | After they had consumed all they could the guests began to leave , saying what a good send-off Mum had given Granny . |
| 21 | Ceridian Corp has sold Empros Systems International , Plymouth , Minnesota electric power management systems developer to a Siemens AG unit . |
| 22 | Judy dashed to the fence , but Brown Owl had heard Mandy 's cry . |
| 23 | IF BRITISH Rail had heeded advice , the Newton rail disaster would never have happened , a fatal accident inquiry in Glasgow was told yesterday . |
| 24 | IF BRITISH Rail had heeded advice , the Newton rail crash would never have happened , a fatal accident inquiry in Glasgow was told yesterday . |
| 25 | It emerged yesterday that one of the two private consortia negotiating to build the line with British Rail had rejected BR 's preferred route because it said it could cost up to £5bn . |
| 26 | Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that since the decision by the Secretary of State on the channel tunnel route to London , British Rail has appointed consultants to advise on the possibility of building the Eurostation above ground , rather than building it underground as proposed in the Bill ? |
| 27 | It would help other hon. Members to know whether British Rail has asked consultants to advise on whether it would be possible to build a satisfactory station above ground rather than underground , as proposed in the Bill . |
| 28 | British Rail has accepted responsibility for the accident and will be starting its own internal inquiry tomorrow . |
| 29 | DSG estimates that the cost of creating as core Berne Gauge route across Britain could be as little as 210m although British Rail has estimated costs of £500m to reach London and £2,000m to reach Scotland . |
| 30 | British Rail has ordered channel tunnel day-and-night trains which will run on the west coast main line . |