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

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1 He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster .
2 You should 've heard the different birds .
3 Eric Voegelin has emphasized the fundamental difference between what he calls the ‘ cosmological ’ civilizations , which presupposed the political symbolization of the cosmos typified by Babylonia with its epic of Marduk , and ‘ eschatological ’ civilizations such as the Hebrew — but first exemplified by the Iranian — based on the religion of Zarathustra .
4 The end-of-term jollity was illustrative of the relaxed atmosphere that has pervaded the final week of the Liberal Democrat election drive — a product not merely of the light-headedness of exhaustion but also of the undoubted success of what has been a well-judged campaign .
5 His is an angry , radical critique of the changes taking place , arguing that market ideology has pervaded the Scottish universities to the extent that their work has lost its breadth , its pace , its ability to question and its identity .
6 All that Ormrod J. is in fact saying is that there has to be a woman in a marriage , because someone has to perform the essential role of a woman in the marriage , and this essential role is to be a woman , biologically so determined .
7 One used to be able to listen to light classical music on Radio 2 on a Sunday morning , but that has disappeared , and Radio 4 's topsy-turvy ‘ streamlining ’ has wrecked the listening habits of years .
8 ROBERT Powell Thomas of Barham Road , Petersfield has received the Imperial Service Medal .
9 I can only take it that he was n't that concerned , that perhaps the Chief Constable does n't share Mr 's concerns , and is perhaps happy that he has received the generous funding that we state he has .
10 McGregor , who was found guilty , has received the Humane Society Award for saving life and the Strathclyde Police Award for bravery , and will now face police disciplinary action .
11 The creditors ' committee does not come into being until the trustee has issued a certificate of its due constitution ( r 6.151 ) and his certificate must not be issued until he has received the written consent to act from three members of the committee ( r6.151(3A) ) .
12 It seems to me there is no foundation for it whatever ; all that a court of justice can look to is the parliamentary roll ; they see that an Act has passed both Houses of Parliament , and that it has received the royal assent , and no court of justice can inquire into the manner in which it was introduced into Parliament , what was done previously to its being introduced , or what passed in Parliament during the various stages of its progress through both Houses of Parliament .
13 He argues that , in seeking to protect children from poverty , AFDC has eased the financial strain of raising children alone ; so more women do so .
14 In retrospect the pace of international expansion may seem extravagant , especially since the franchising route which has eased the financial pain of UK expansion was not thought practicable abroad .
15 Kinnock has made great changes and one admires the way he has manipulated the Labour Party towards reality .
16 The discussion in this section has developed the key points about inter-organizational practice by means of consideration of the rules-discretion dichotomy .
17 And this company U K has developed the new control systems for it .
18 The bank is looking for someone canny — not to say extremely gifted — who has developed the right skills in a reasonably sized corporate environment within a few years of qualifying .
19 Paul Fussell has developed the interesting point that the first world war was a peculiarly literary war .
20 With these problems in mind , Sensiq has developed the ideal skincare range to complement their range of cosmetics .
21 As it has developed the residential unit , which incorporates 2 beds which can be used by the consultant providing the psychogeriatric services , has developed an emphasis on early diagnosis , assessment and rehabilitation Two people have moved into the unit from hospital and a further 3 or 4 may be rehoused in a group living situation in a house nearby .
22 It has developed the British Code of Advertising Practice whose intentions are primarily to ensure that :
23 Mr Lamont , who will be sipping at the despatch box from Highland Spring water and Highland Park whisky , has broken the traditional Treasury silence in the run-up to the Budget to fight for his political survival by stating publicly he wants to remain as Chancellor .
24 ‘ The British government does n't want to talk about it , ’ he said , ‘ but every other country has broken the united policy .
25 A postman from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire has broken the British Isle 's solo endurance record by walking over 7200 miles non-stop around the coasts of Britain and Ireland .
26 He has attacked the Spanish justice system as ‘ a crude farce ’ and has insulted the pampered pop-star son of one of the wealthy sherry families , which was accustomed to destroying any politician it pleased in Jerez .
27 Labour 's John Williams , leader of the council , has dismissed the Tory claims that apartheid is finished .
28 Karen Rake of Aylesbury finished fourth in both the 100 and 200 and now has to go the Welsh Nationals next month to try to qualify for the Europeans …
29 As a broad generalization , the half-century since the end of the Second World War , has witnessed the gradual retreat of state hierarchical coordination in favour of greater elements of market coordination .
30 The same sort of guilt by association which had tainted Keynesian economics in the wake of the Phillips curve débâcle has tainted the rational expectations hypothesis owing to its close connection , through Keynesian eyes , with the policy inefficacy proposition of the new classical macroeconomics .
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