Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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1 | They may even find time for a sustained effort to win the Premiership , a trophy which has eluded them since 1987 , the only way they can improve on their remarkable exploits of the last two seasons . |
2 | The new release of PageMaker has addressed itself to four main areas in which users felt the product was lacking ; long documents , repetitive formats , graphics and colour , as well as adding additional features such as text export and enhanced file import facilities . |
3 | Steffi Graf has won it for six of the last seven years , picking up a cheque for around £45,000 for her latest victory in October . |
4 | But he will have to wait to get into the action — an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks . |
5 | By the time the aged parents had arrived , Lisabeth was ensconced in my bedroom , the sleeping-bag ( which has seen me through three continents , two sit-ins , an eviction and a New Year 's Eve in Trafalgar Square , and which I called Hemingway ) in place on the sofa . |
6 | I would argue that virtually every successful electric guitar since 1958 has owed something to one or more of the above-mentioned instruments . |
7 | Announcing his first programme yesterday , he spoke of the ‘ awesome responsibility ’ of following Joan Knight who has turned it into one of the most successful theatres in the country with an average audience of more than 7,000 people for each production . |
8 | If the puppy has done nothing after five or 10 minutes , follow the same routine , but once you are inside remain more watchful . |
9 | I I 've got to say that it 's somebody that 's got a personal project that has done it in one force ai n't it . |
10 | Research at Loughborough University has shown one in 7 accidents is caused by drowsy drivers . |
11 | A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire . |
12 | And it was then she finally asked me a question that has bothered her for twenty years . |
13 | Dr Michael Dingle 's surgery is on the third floor , reached by an impossibly small lift ( Kenneth has to do it in two trips ) . |
14 | It 's something that has taken us years to do and he has to do it in five minutes . ’ |
15 | However , Mr Doe claims that the reply from the Minister has vindicated him in one of his other chief concerns , the future of the national rail timetable . |
16 | Dr. Elliott has devoted something like 35 years to Carver 's cause , and has enabled many to appreciate the composer 's quality and beauty of thought , but in the case of this particular work I have to say I find the results a little drab , making a somewhat downbeat conclusion to this invaluable series . |
17 | His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months . |
18 | In addition to suffering the longstanding US economic blockade , Cuba has found itself in 1990 and 1991 coming to terms with new threats to its economic viability . |
19 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
20 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
21 | Although Joe Nichols in the New York Times wrote that ‘ Lester Piggott rode with the competence that has stamped him as one of the world 's great riders , and brought his mount home in time ’ , the Washington Post thought that ‘ there could be fault-finding with Piggott 's tactics in tucking in on the rail and not asking his mount for more of the effort he had in reserve ’ . |
22 | Has split us into two . |
23 | ‘ This business has knocked her for six . ’ |
24 | Yeah but er it really has knocked me for six this time . |
25 | She joined AIB Bank in Bankcentre branch in October 1980 and her career since then has taken her to 100 Grafton St. , 1985–90 and Mary Street from then until her transfer to Cabra in July 1992 . |
26 | Formed in 1981 , Leeds based Phoenix Dance Company has established itself as one of Britain 's leading contemporary dance companies . |
27 | Solar-powered house in Europe : BP Solar has established itself as one of the top two suppliers of photovoltaics in Europe . |
28 | PL 480 has established itself as one of the United States ’ most successful market development tools ’ ( p.20 ) . |
29 | He has backed himself at 16-1 to complete the marathon haul to Margate in 130 hours , and he is on course to win . |
30 | This has manifested itself in three ways . |