Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cigarette consumption among women also rose between 1972 and 1976 , from 87 to 101 and has since remained more or less constant at just over or just under 100 cigarettes per week . |
| 2 | In 1989 , she released Absolute Torch and Twang , which has since sold more than a million copies . |
| 3 | The US government has long argued forcefully that GATT free trade rules should apply to all services ; and in 1985 , after three years of negotiation , the US position was incorporated nearly intact into OECD 's Declaration on Transborder Data Flows . |
| 4 | It has only polled more than 10,000 votes once in 30 years , when as the SDP/Liberal Alliance it benefited from the special by-election atmosphere . |
| 5 | His position at the Spanish Embassy , the fact that he has only worked occasionally and as a freelance . |
| 6 | Rescheduling the debt has merely deferred rather than solved the problems of increasing internal efficiencies and domestic savings rates . |
| 7 | Because Cheddar has been the yardstick of the British cheese industry , it has perhaps suffered more than any of our other cheeses , as it has been forced into mediocrity through extensive mechanisation of the various stages of making . |
| 8 | Olympia has perhaps done more than any other company to stimulate interest in the highways and byways of russian music , as is typified by six of their most recent releases . |
| 9 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 10 | ‘ During my last pregnancy my husband and I went through a really tough time — in fact it has not ended yet and we are undecided as to whether we are going to separate or not . |
| 11 | The world has not seen more than once or twice in all the course of history a literature which has exercised such prodigious influence over the minds of men , over every cast and shade of intellect , as that which emanated from Rousseau between 1749 and 1762 . |
| 12 | He has not done so and , therefore , it would be out of order for the Hon. Gentleman to pursue his present line of argument under this new clause |
| 13 | Craig Chalmers , who was a casualty in Melrose 's game against Boroughmuir on Saturday , has not decided yet whether his leg injury will permit him to play this weekend against Stirling County . |
| 14 | Check every 20 minutes or so that the water has not boiled away and , if so , replenish with boiling water . |
| 15 | This colony probably started as an offshoot of Glynleigh , being only about a mile away , and has not had more than eight nests . |
| 16 | Work has not started yet because our tree feller has been heavily involved in clearance work after the recent storms . |
| 17 | Having won the Lady Keystone Open in the United States , Davies , seemingly lacking inspiration , has not finished better than fourth in her seven European outings . |
| 18 | They are negotiating with Canada to allow them to do it there , but it has not happened yet and the weapons are due here in six months time . |
| 19 | The practical joker , of course , is not guilty of theft because he has not acted dishonestly and does not intend to deprive the owner permanently of the article . |
| 20 | However , if the accused obtains property on credit but he can not pay when the instalments fall due , he has not acted deceitfully if he intended to pay at the time of obtaining the item . |
| 21 | The group has nevertheless resisted well and its brands have maintained or increased market share . |
| 22 | Stocky , adaptable and full of vim , Mark has all the hallmarks of the bona fide allrounder , wielding a stubborn blade in addition to the accurate seam-up that has already seen more than one class act tumble before a shrewdly concealed slower ball . |
| 23 | There is no need for the history department to teach the skill before using census materials if the mathematics department has already done so but even more importantly if the historians need to know how to do this at an earlier stage than the mathematics department would teach this skill in their programme of study then the historians must negotiate this with their colleagues in the best interests of the children . |
| 24 | But Sir Bob wants it to build on what BR has already achieved rather than restructure the rail service . |
| 25 | At 19 , therefore , Lynsey has already achieved more than most sportsmen and sportswomen dream of . |
| 26 | She has already suffered more than most adults suffer during a long lifetime . |
| 27 | It has already lasted longer than the one two years ago , a tribute to the organisational powers of the independent miners ' union , which unites the various strike committees that sprang up in 1989 . |
| 28 | He has already sold more than 40 turkey roasts at his restaurant since starting the £3.95 special on Monday . |
| 29 | The luxury car maker has already shed more than 1,000 jobs this year . |
| 30 | He has already shed more than 40,000 jobs and reduced the number of companies from 170 to 100 in 18 months . |