Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressure of numbers impinges on every facet of the prison system , and in some institutions has resulted in overcrowded conditions that would not have been tolerated a century earlier . |
| 2 | Visits from archivists and librarians to study the holdings of local maps has led to useful contacts as well as to the provision of further photocopies to the local archive and library services . |
| 3 | Since the introduction of a differential fee , however , the number of visits in Berkshire undertaken by deputies has dropped by more than half , yet overall numbers have risen steeply . |
| 4 | It will question NAB 's assertion that the value of the brewery operations has fallen to such a level that asset-backed loans are in jeopardy . |
| 5 | This experience is reflected across the county where the number of criminal cases has fallen by ten percent in the last three years . |
| 6 | Over time the proportion preferring ‘ caring ’ to ‘ tough ’ policies has increased by one-third and the ‘ carers ’ are now in a substantial majority . |
| 7 | In a recent study of all Higher Education Institutions it has become quite clear that the main impetus towards Equal Opportunity Policies has come from female members of staff or particular unions representing female members ( CRE , unpublished ) . |
| 8 | Indeed , this has already been observed in Scandinavia and North America : for example , Cogbill and Likens ( 1974 ) suggest that the proportion contributed by nitrates has increased from 22 per cent in the mid 1950s to its present value of over 30 per cent . |
| 9 | Although income from investments has increased by 22.3 per cent , pre-tax revenues fell 9 per cent to £180,000 — mainly because of higher interest charges on borrowings . |
| 10 | From September 1981 the music course for professional performers has qualified for mandatory awards , the Welsh College of Music and Drama being one of a small number of specialist music centres in the UK to be so designated . |
| 11 | A coherent strategy for retrospective conversion has not been attempted for the UK ( although it is known that there are stirrings of such an initiative in a European context , involving the British Library ) and lack of institutional funding for such unglamorous activities has ensured at best a piecemeal approach . |
| 12 | Much of the interest in the recent past in job enrichment programmes has sprung from this and other work by Herzberg . |
| 13 | Higher taxes : the overall proportion of national income taken in taxes has risen from 34.75 per cent in 1978 to 37 per cent , despite Norman Lamont 's protestations to the contrary . |
| 14 | Although the number of cases of infectious syphilis seen in genitourinary medicine clinics has fallen since 1981 , the rate of fall slowed in 1988 ( fig 1 ( bottom ) ) . |
| 15 | The establishment of sickle cell centres in many cities has led to increased awareness of the condition and greatly improved care for sufferers , and much of the credit for this must go to the dedicated nurses , health visitors and counsellors involved . |
| 16 | Conservative policy on the inner cities has diverged in some ways from the earlier policies of the 1970s , especially in shifting away from social and environmental programmes towards an emphasis on economic and enterprise-generating ones . |
| 17 | A Devon family has previously been reported in which a female in three successive generations has presented with multiple polyps requiring repeated surgery over a number of years . |
| 18 | 10% of all vehicles in New Zealand are NGVs , while US legislation enforcing the adoption of cleaner alternative fuels has resulted in many government departments converting their fleets to run on natural gas . |
| 19 | The number of shareholders has risen from 7 per cent to 24 per cent of the adult population . |
| 20 | Meanwhile the popularity of Yardie amongst jail birds has led to certain elements deciding that the book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking , and Victor Headley has disappeared into hiding to work on Yardie 2 , leaving Adebayo and Pope to speak on his behalf . |
| 21 | The EIA have been responsible for the ban in the ivory trade , and their campaign on the plight of captured wild birds has resulted in 74 major airlines refusing to co-operate in the transport of wild birds . |
| 22 | The value of our exports has increased by 15 per cent to 975 million , a further sign of your Company 's importance to the UK economy and balance of payments . |
| 23 | One of each of the 23 pairs has gone to one of the resulting sperm or ova and one to the other . |
| 24 | Although the division between nomadic and urban cultures has diminished in recent years , most of the older , more established weaving groups have retained their traditional allegiance to either geometric or curvilinear designs . |
| 25 | In recent years , problems have accumulated , and the technological level of many of its products has lagged behind Western equivalents and machinery imports have greatly expanded . |
| 26 | Indeed , Table 1.3 shows that willingness to move amongst all socio-economic groups has increased in 1983 over the figures given for 1977 . |
| 27 | If you have read chapters 6 and 7 , it can not have escaped your notice that whereas research into the recognition and comprehension of single words has centred around detailed theories which attempt to provide a comprehensive description of all aspects of single word processing , research into the comprehension of sentences and discourse is much more fragmented . |
| 28 | The number of plastic trays stolen from outside shops has risen to two million a year as thieves find more uses for them — dog and cat baskets , shelving , car boot sales and plant holders . |
| 29 | In April 1990 the town had 28 empty offices but now the figure stands at 52 , while the number of vacant shops has risen from 20 to 46 , not including 68 shops under construction at the Cornmill centre . |
| 30 | Under section 18 of the Act , control of the curriculum in county schools has shifted to head teachers , although they must ensure that the curriculum is compatible with their LEA 's statements on curricular policy — as modified by the governors in their own such statement . |