Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LCCIEB has worked hard to increase the availability and take up of modern languages , both within the UK and overseas , and it views the developments in NVQs as a natural extension of this work . |
| 2 | Charles , 20 , disappeared while trekking in Canada three years ago , and Mrs Allan has campaigned tirelessly to find out what happened to him . |
| 3 | Outside the company , Jim has worked hard to raise the money for the trip . |
| 4 | I gave him Robert 's ( old , unfortunately ) , address ; I do n't know if contact has been made , or if Charley has got somewhere to stay . |
| 5 | In reality Jason has done more to keep Britain 's spirits up during these recessionary times than any Whitehall bureaucrat and raised more for charity than our greedy captains of industry . |
| 6 | Peggy Rockcliffe has worked hard to achieve its present high degree of comfort , adding bathrooms , a dining room and turning a barn into a spacious sitting room . |
| 7 | ANOTHER victim of evil Dr Tom Courtney has come forward to tell of the horrific ordeal he put her through . |
| 8 | Alexander was too drunk to care and Corbett had to listen carefully to understand the man 's drunken , slurred speech . |
| 9 | The NL had managed successfully to screen its activities from the attention of historians and political commentators to this day , but it was not so lucky with the relevant authorities . |
| 10 | It would therefore have followed civilized custom if the government of the United States had sought both to relieve the burden of the disaster on all those affected by it and to pursue and punish those responsible . |
| 11 | Hector had run ahead to hover by the front door , whining a little . |
| 12 | After Millie had flounced away to do her bidding , Aggie said , ‘ She came in that yard as white as a sheet . |
| 13 | In 1948 Abdallah had moved quickly to establish his legitimacy in those areas of Palestine under his control . |
| 14 | Crossley had to move quickly to save a glancing header from Sharp and just when it looked as if Forest might be more grateful for a replay Chapman won the tie . |
| 15 | Don Powell has gone there to grow fresh food for around six hundred abandoned children . |
| 16 | Since then , De Niro has worked hard to convince local people of his love and respect for the community . |
| 17 | And just as IBM has failed accurately to perceive the power of the customers ' unions , it has underestimated the importance of lessors and publishers . |
| 18 | We notice the past tense : Wordsworth has omitted here to mention that these small proprietors depended on the cottage industries , which were taken away when the factory system had become established , so that in Wordsworth 's lifetime the statesmen declined . |
| 19 | The Bank of England has acted quickly to take advantage of the demand and it is believed that about one third of the 1992/93 funding programme has already been completed . |
| 20 | Mrs Bennet had hurried away to check on her house but was soon back . |
| 21 | He had driven up to collect his superior from the Carabinieri post where he and his rescuers had returned as soon as Zen had recovered enough to assure the sergeant that he did n't need to call an ambulance . |
| 22 | Inchbad had moved across to sit beside her and had taken her hand between his finger and thumb and was exclaiming what a pretty little thing she was and it the shame of the world that her brother had had to ride of land leave her all alone . |
| 23 | Broomhead had managed partly to knock out the large dent in the horn but he had taken off a fair amount of paint in the process . |
| 24 | The two women grinned widely at her as she approached them and the elder of the two spoke after Ruth had tried haltingly to explain why she was here . |
| 25 | A distinction drawn the previous day by Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok , who pointed out that the UDF was subject to restrictions but not formally banned , was dismissed by the UDF on Jan. 18 as a " play on semantics " ; moreover , the UDF had decided simply to disregard the restrictions , rather than apply to the authorities to have them lifted . |
| 26 | Under the guidance of Shirley Brasher , Karen had worked hard to resume the high level of play prior to her injury , and fully deserved her victory at Coventry . |
| 27 | Throughout , Mr Patten has sought unsuccessfully to convince a largely sceptical , and at times hostile , media that the Tories can come from behind in the polls to win tomorrow . |
| 28 | Googol had risen earlier to consult the comm-screen . |
| 29 | The Copleys had gone upstairs to take their afternoon rest and for a moment she wondered whether to tell them to lock their bedroom door . |
| 30 | Sir Bryan had done well to play to his handicap , but he could not resist telling everyone what he would have done if he 'd had his James Braid putter . |