Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DESCENDANT of one of Napoleon 's guards has offered to replace a lock of the emperor 's hair destroyed by an IRA bomb at Shrewsbury . |
| 2 | The study of interactions and relationships that constitute the social structure of these various rearing units has begun to provide a description of the rules whereby the structure is maintained from generation to generation . |
| 3 | Her legs had begun to acquire a nice , even tan , and she slipped her feet into a pair of sandals before brushing her still damp hair into a ponytail . |
| 4 | Republican Local soviets Supreme Soviet Armenia ( to be decided ) due on May 20 Azerbaijan ( to be decided ) ( to be decided ) Byelorussia March 4 March 4 Estonia Dec. 10 , 1989 March 18 Georgia due on June 17 ( to be decided ) Kazakhstan Dec. 24 , 1989 March 25 Kirghizia Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Latvia Dec. 10 , 1989 March 18 Lithuania ( to be decided ) Feb. 24 Moldavia Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Russian Federation March 4 March 4 Tadjikistan Dec. 24 , 1989 Feb. 25 Turkmenia Jan. 7 Jan. 7 Ukraine March 4 March 4 Uzbekistan Feb. 18 Feb. 18 *Second round run-off elections were held generally two weeks after the first round in constituencies where contests between more than two candidates had failed to produce a winner with over 50 per cent of the vote . |
| 5 | By the beginning of March , as many as 640 oil wells were alight and individual smoke plumes had combined to create a regional plume 1000–2000 km in length , extending frequently to the south-east and periodically to the north-east . |
| 6 | On Sept. 14 it was reported that six political parties had combined to form a United Front of Political Movements ( UNIFORM ) . |
| 7 | This was unexpected as previously ozone losses had tended to follow a two-year cycle , with shallower holes evident in even-numbered years . |
| 8 | Training on a task in which the subjects had to learn to make a finger movement in order to avoid shock generalized readily to B for the AE group but poorly for the AD group . |
| 9 | David Coverdale and Jimmy Page are a pair Belfast fans have wanted to take a look at in the flesh for a while . |
| 10 | The unfortunate result is that farmers , angered by the attitude of the careless few , block footpaths or refuse access to such places as the dry valley of Gordale Beck to the many considerate walkers who respect not only the countryside but also the problems of the working community who for centuries have fought to make a living from the land . |
| 11 | Canada 's provinces have agreed to appoint a three-man commission to investigate the efficiency , safety , and management of the country 's blood-supply system . |
| 12 | He said Labour , Conservative and Lib Dems have refused to share a debate with Dr Clarke but he warned the BNP would not be prevented from going to election meetings in the town . |
| 13 | Some schools have managed to have a policy laid whereby all software which comes into the school , w ] purchased by the library or by departments , is first catalogue classified by the school librarian , thereby ensuring that a comprehensive catalogue ( available on disk and print-out ) can be maintained . |
| 14 | More recently , certain local authority organizations have begun to take a direct interest in popular music . |
| 15 | It 's the first time archeologists have tried to restage a bronze age cremation . |
| 16 | It 's the first time archeologists have tried to restage a bronze age cremation . |
| 17 | Antarctic Treaty nations have failed to approve a recommendation to turn the continent into a " world park " , but they agreed to discuss draft proposals for an " environmental protocol " at a further meeting in April this year . |
| 18 | Mark Tran in Washington adds : Industrial nations have agreed to provide a $500million bridging loan for Poland as it embarks on its austerity programme , the US Treasury announced yesterday . |
| 19 | Children and , later , teenagers have to learn to put a brake on their impulses , to tame their desires . |
| 20 | Some authors have reported finding a greater proportion of subjects showing a left ear advantage among strongly , compared with weakly , sinistral subjects ( Satz , Achenbach and Fennell , 1967 ; Lishman and McMeekan , 1977 ; Geffen and Traub , 1979 ) although Dee ( 1971 ) reported the reverse . |
| 21 | MRI may also be useful as a problem solving exercise when other imaging methods have failed to resolve a specific clinical problem relating to malignant disease . |
| 22 | However , most Japanese businessmen acquainted with foreigners have come to expect a certain variety within reasonable limits in the dress of foreign businessmen . |
| 23 | Major international manufacturers have chosen to use a gas called R-134a , a chemical relative of the CFCs that does not harm the ozone layer . |
| 24 | The referees have decided to adopt a policy of ‘ suck it and see ’ as regards the new laws . |
| 25 | For the umpteenth time they have arisen because Labour nominees have failed to attend a single meeting in the previous 12 months . |
| 26 | Universities have expanded and the polytechnics have come to play a more significant role . |
| 27 | My parents had hoped to have a large family , but when I was born Mamma needed a Caesarean section . |
| 28 | The Communists had decided to pursue a policy which could not be followed by the ILP . |
| 29 | By 1987 trials had begun using a 2.6-metre model in the foundation 's test tanks in Tsukuba , the ‘ technopolis ’ north-east of Tokyo . |
| 30 | The summit was originally intended to improve EC foreign policy co-ordination after member countries had failed to present a united front during the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37927 ; 37934 ] . |