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

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1 The appointment letter should also state that ( i ) in the event of the time and place not being convenient , the debtor is to name some other time and place reasonably convenient for the purpose , ( ii ) ( statutory demands ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment the creditor proposes to serve the debtor by advertisement or post or insertion through a letter box or as the case may be , and that , in the event of a bankruptcy petition being presented , the court will be asked to treat such service as service of the demand on the debtor , ( iii ) ( petitions ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment , application will be made to the court for an order for substituted service either by advertisement or in such other manner as the court may think fit ; ( c ) in attending any appointment made by letter , inquiry should be made whether the debtor has received all letters left for him .
2 The Italian State has received sixteen paintings valued at L4.5 billion ( £2.04 million ; $3.55 million ) from the Strozzi-Sacrati collection as payment of inheritance tax .
3 GKN is a world leader and foremost design authority for automotive driveline systems and has developed advanced components to improve vehicle traction and reduce exhaust emissions
4 Research has developed new techniques to help Jehovah 's Witnesses including the Cell Saver , a machine which extracts blood from patients , washes the red cells , and returns them to the body .
5 The narwhal has developed other techniques to capture its food , such as sucking or blowing .
6 Ever since the earliest days of colonialism , however , capitalism has developed long-standing mechanisms to integrate such recalcitrant social formations into the global system of production and distribution .
7 HOT Canada Ice Desalinated iceberg water — in the shops now Buying East German Hurry , hurry , while stocks last — one fifth has to go Tequila-flavoured lollipops Lick every bit — even the maggot Bobble hats and berets Essential headgear for the winter Sex as an ice cream substitute Yum , yum Dustin Hoffman Makes his gangster debut in Billy Bathgate Organic fruit juices The scam is only just beginning Barry Manilow The icon of trash culture on tour Kane toads The real thing .
8 JOHN Greer has travelled 11,000 miles to find a happy ending to a tragic life story .
9 But he has to wait 12 months to join an NHS waiting list and two more years before he can have the surgery .
10 Her mother Ellen has gathered 35,000 signatures to try to block his parole .
11 The Yarns and Fabrics business has undertaken substantial changes to respond to the needs of a difficult market , and now looks set to reap the rewards as demand picks up .
12 ‘ Lewis has reneged six times to fight me , ’ claimed Bowe .
13 A TECHNICAL failure on the space shuttle Atlantis has given anti-nuclear activists time to return to court for a second attempt to prevent the space craft 's launch , which they believe risks raining radioactive material over Florida .
14 The method that has given most results has now become known as the ‘ de Broglie-Bohm formulation ’ , after Louis de Broglie and David Bohm , professor of physics at Birkbeck College , London ( New Scientist , 11 November , p 361 ) .
15 The weight of advertising put behind major brands has given these manufacturers influence over their distributive outlets .
16 There is growing public support for buying and protecting wildlife areas , according to the Paris-based European Fund for the Preservation of Nature , which has amassed sufficient funds to go ahead with its first purchases of land for conservation , in Brittany and Normandy .
17 Wrangham 's ( 1975 , 1977 ) research at the Gombe Stream reserve , a locality originally made famous by the pioneering efforts of Jane Goodall on the chimpanzee , has clarified many mysteries presented by contrasts between the Gombe findings and those of Japanese workers in the Mahali Mountains elsewhere in Tanzania .
18 Sir Charles ' career has included many periods conducting many of the world 's major orchestras .
19 Mr Kim , the first civilian president for three decades , has started a campaign against graft with a gusto that has delighted ordinary citizens grown accustomed to nest-feathering by the rich and powerful .
20 Traditionally , public finance theory has approached these issues using the assumption that government is motivated by the pursuit of the ‘ public interest ’ .
21 The institute has approached Fukuvi Chemicals to negotiate a marketing agreement to manufacture the product commercially .
22 CCG has won another schools catering contract , the latest in a series of valuable new work that means we now provide over 200,000 school meals every week .
23 Since Tokyo , Pedrosa explains that Mota has undergone numerous tests to try to find the cause of what he describes as ‘ that silly pain ’ .
24 Its title is ‘ Out of Sight Out of Mind ’ ( 14 February-20 March ) , and director Nicholas Logsdail has selected fifty artists to illustrate his theme .
25 He has selected ten artists to illustrate his thesis in which he ponders whether art might have replaced religion as a vehicle for modern spiritual thought .
26 Evaluation of how the plan has met these needs takes place in open discussion in class .
27 MANAGEMENT of Timex Electronics in Dundee will tomorrow seek a new court order on union officials in the continuing dispute which has seen 340 workers dismissed .
28 It continues to place strong emphasis on tight cost controls and has seen net assets rise 14% to £26.9m .
29 Recognised for his vast experience as Head Tuner in the Crabtree weaving department , Sammy has seen many changes take place since he joined Stoddards in 1949 .
30 The Great Mother is like a priestess sitting in the dark temple , an old , old woman , who has seen many seekers come and go , all with their own vital problems and joys .
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