Example sentences of "have [verb] a [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | HOUSEWIFE Alma Brownrigg , who emigrated from Chelmsford , Essex , to Malta has received a bill from Eastern Electricity for 1p . |
| 2 | He is putting his faith in an appeal to create an endowment fund , and recently he has received a grant from the new libraries programme of the EC , to exchange and coordinate information between the Witt , the Rijksbureau in The Hague , and Trinity College , Dublin . |
| 3 | Furthermore , it is open to a company to complain that a competitor has received a subsidy from a public authority which is incompatible with the Treaty of Rome . |
| 4 | Aerospatiale has received a follow-on-contract from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the United States for ten TB-9 Tampicos , with options for a further sixteen . |
| 5 | Boise , Idaho-based Morris Knudsen Corp says it has received a contract from IBM Corp to assume responsibility for much of the distribution function at the distribution centre in Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania ; IBM Mechanicsburg is the central distribution centre for all parts that IBM uses in maintenance . |
| 6 | Zenith Electronics Corp , Glenview , Illinois reports that it has received a commitment from two major institutional lenders for a new $90m revolving credit agreement that is good until December 31 next year . |
| 7 | Our Secretary has received a letter from Mr. Doug Baird , Press Officer for I.O.M. Tourism , to the effect that Saddle Mews has won the Island in Bloom award for the BEST VILLAGE — no mean achievement , and even better than last year when we were awarded 1st prize in the ESTATE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD section . |
| 8 | He has received a letter from one of the farmers which I sent him a few days ago . |
| 9 | He has yet to receive his cheque but has received a letter from BR 's legal department to say it is on its way . |
| 10 | But after her refusal , Carol has received a letter from the council saying it has ‘ discharged itself of the responsibility of rehousing her as a homeless person ’ . |
| 11 | She has received a letter from Liverpool Council threatening court action if she does not pay her arrears . |
| 12 | The Sultan of Brunei has received a doctorate from Oxford University . |
| 13 | Business in Scotland has received a boost from our creation of Scottish Enterprise and the Local Enterprise Companies . |
| 14 | The movement to elevate the professional status of nurses has received a boost from the new federal Minister for Health , Senator Graham Richardson . |
| 15 | The former Royal maid accused of stealing letters from Princess Anne has received an apology from the national newspaper which called her a thief . |
| 16 | A POLL-TAX payer has received an apology from Middlesbrough Council after an unexpected visit by the bailiffs . |
| 17 | A MAN who claims his mail has not been delivered for over two years has received an apology from the Post Office after the discovery of over 400 letters at the home of a former postman . |
| 18 | Lindner , who was set to join Leeds until they swooped for Kiwi centre Kevin Iro last week , has claimed he has received an offer from another English First Division club . |
| 19 | Mrs Mandela will appear in court on the 24th of September ; the attorney general says he has received an undertaking from her lawyer that she will cooperate with the investigation and she will not be taken into custody . |
| 20 | We have not discussed one particular aspect before but it has happened that a client has withdrawn a company from sale for reasons other than the lack of an acceptable ( to the client ) buyer . |
| 21 | Teaching and particularly a scheme of one-to-one tutoring and counselling has to encourage a response from each student which testifies to that student 's commitment to thorough enquiry , hard thinking , self-scrutiny and honesty of purpose , all set within a context of the daily practicalities of management . |
| 22 | Just a wellie-chuck from the Welsh border , the town has earned a living from the land for centuries . |
| 23 | This year the scheme has won a grant from Children in Need but the cheque will be sent back if local people continue to snub the event , she added . |
| 24 | Toronto-based CAE Industries Ltd reports that its CAE-Link Corp unit has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for a higher formation battle trainer for the British Army : terms were not disclosed , but CAE-Link will develop , install and maintain a command-and-control trainer to simulate a round-the-clock battle in real time for up to six weeks , creating the battlefield communications flow between the staff being trained , higher headquarters and subordinate unit headquarters ; it will consist of a central server networked to 170 controller and operator stations at two sites in the UK and Germany ; it has to be transportable for use at other training sites . |
| 25 | Compiler house Lucid Inc , Menlo Park , California , has won a contract from the US defence agency , DARPA , to integrate Lisp , C and C++ environments for various image-understanding projects currently underway . |
| 26 | One of the world 's richest colonies of blue coral , situated off Japan 's southern island of Ishigaki has won a reprieve from development and , marine biologists believe , destruction . |
| 27 | Valley Bridge firm 's award WARDS of Sherburn , near Scarborough , the company which stepped in to finance and build the £130,000 barriers on the resort 's notorious Valley Bridge , has won an accolade from the Civic Society . |
| 28 | An oil pumping station near Brecon has won an award from the local branch of the Campaign for Rural Wales for good environmental practice . |
| 29 | One of Scotland 's most promising young Nordic skiers has won an award from the Highlands and Islands Development Board to help her pursue her career . |
| 30 | A young mime group has won an award from the Prince 's Trust to take their show on the road . |