Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , Colorado Springs , Colorado-based Cray Computer Corp has had to have another rethink on its strategy for its delayed and now down-sized Cray-3 supercomputer . |
| 2 | Our ‘ Palatinate Lager ’ brand has continued to enjoy steady growth , supported by a series of TV advertisements . |
| 3 | ( Alternative ending : Finally , I must pay tribute to the bridesmaids Sharon , Natalie , Margaret and Sue whose invaluable support has helped to make this day so successful . ) |
| 4 | There is the age at which I will grow into my own maturation , and there is the age at which my hair has started to turn grey . |
| 5 | A vicar has had to cancel twenty weddings because his church roof is in danger of collapse . |
| 6 | Deutsche Gramophone has chosen to call this album ‘ Horowitz the Poet ’ , which is by any standards an annoying an inaccurate title . |
| 7 | In recent years the NUAAW has striven to overcome some of its organizational difficulties by recruiting more workers in the agricultural ancillary industries , especially in food-processing factories . |
| 8 | A Russian scientist has attempted to mimic that development by starting with wild foxes and breeding the most timid ones . |
| 9 | The Blues ' striker has failed to agree new terms with manager Howard Kendall which could signal his departure from Goodison Park . |
| 10 | It 's been forced to shut because the Ministry of Defence has decided to buy cheaper uniforms made in Morocco … but an MP says he 's disgusted by the Ministry 's action . |
| 11 | The traditionalist camp has had to swallow some bitter pills . |
| 12 | Cleveland County Council 's economic development subcommittee has agreed to allocate another £12,000 to a European development programme . |
| 13 | Under provisions contained in the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 Parliament has sought to remove all scope for political bias in teaching and in extracurricular activities . |
| 14 | Parliament has intervened to give special protection to press reports of statements made on significant public occasions , and there are hints — no more — that in certain cases the courts may be prepared to extend protection of qualified privilege to media investigations of major public scandals . |
| 15 | Parliament has chosen to discharge this function by placing primary responsibility upon a scrutiny committee formed especially for the purpose . |
| 16 | But the report also confirmed that most of the UK 's manufacturing base has had to face rising costs for overseas raw materials as a result of the devaluation of sterling . |
| 17 | THE recession has continued to take heavy toll of National Westminster Bank , Britain 's second-largest clearer . |
| 18 | THAMES Poly has grown to become one of the largest polytechnics in the country . |
| 19 | In any case , if a writer has managed to put some key point rather well , why not both give him the credit for doing so , and at the same time avoid struggling to reinvent the wheel ? |
| 20 | Greenfield has attempted to apply this to other cultures , using questionnaires given to Wolof children to establish an empirical basis for the distinction ( 1972 ) . |
| 21 | Now the university has decided to spend one hundred and fifty thousand pounds installing more than a hundred of the latest computers . |
| 22 | During the Jubilee Year the University has decided to inject some resources into the association to develop it into a larger and more effective body , to enable graduates to keep in touch with the University and each other . |
| 23 | Since it was established in 1938 , the board has endeavoured to coordinate all the organisations for women in the Church , and to promote action in them . |
| 24 | The Lake District Planning Board has sought to limit new houses to local people , but this attempt was overturned by the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 25 | As the National Coal Board has continued to cut coal-mining employment there after the end of the strike , it has placed great emphasis upon the role of its job-creating subsidiary , NCB ( Enterprises ) in providing alternative jobs . |
| 26 | The lack of sponsors has meant the taxpayer has had to foot more of the bill . |
| 27 | THE Wine and Spirit Association has threatened to take formal complaints of environmental health officers ( EHOs ) ‘ deemed to have abused their authority ’ to Government level . |
| 28 | The association has agreed to meet this expense but it will be pointed out to the Youth Club that if they are responsible for any further damage they will be required to provide the cash . |
| 29 | The trouble is that the allegation has begun to seem convincing . |
| 30 | Labour has failed to understand this . |