Example sentences of "[verb] have develop a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 During their travels they appear to have developed a black variety which became extremely popular , perhaps because its natural nocturnal camouflage assisted it to become a more efficient mouser and ratter .
2 Controversy aside , the fact that Dykstra was called upon so often vouched for Rangers ' ascendancy but the Hateley/McCoist goal machine seemed to have developed a mechanical fault .
3 Despite this precaution it was found to have developed a brownish-orange rim as a result of atmospheric exposure .
4 He was known to have developed a huge network of patronage , and was widely considered to be the most powerful of the opposition candidates .
5 With the advent of punk music in 1977 I transferred my energies and enthusiasm from the military and spent a lot of time dressing up and putting Vaseline in my hair , much to the annoyance of my house master , a quiet Benedictine who wrote on my term report , ‘ Christian seems to have developed a nihilistic attraction for punk rock , which is strange for somebody who avoids violence even on the rugby field .
6 Now , however , it seems to have developed an annoying problem .
7 A notable exception to this was the adviser responsible for multicultural education who argued that since the school did not seem to have developed an overall policy for multicultural education he could not conduct an appraisal of it .
8 China , the world 's third largest pesticide producer after the USA and USSR , claims to have developed a new crop spraying technique which reduces pollution and increases efficiency .
9 A small US company claims to have developed a low-energy lightbulb with a lifetime of up to 14 years .
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