Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pron] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another partner , Mr Tim Haggie , has distinguished himself in sporting circles . |
| 2 | Does the Secretary of State not accept that our valley councils have lost more in rate support grant over the past 10 years than he has given them in new money in the latest package ? |
| 3 | However , even if they do not make the play-offs , the Chiefs have achieved a degree of respectability that has eluded them in past seasons . |
| 4 | Is it my Unconscious ( of the existence of which I have informed doubts ) that has dropped me in this plight ? |
| 5 | Defender Ian Harold starts a three-match ban , while player-boss John Carroll is again doubtful with the Achilles injury that has sidelined him in recent games . |
| 6 | It is not clear if the Government 's tactics over the last few days are typical of the muddle that has beset it in recent months or if it is deliberately designed to throw its opponents into confusion . |
| 7 | Brook has not simply plonked the cameras in front of his original production : he has re-conceived it in filmic terms , making obvious concessions to cinematic literalism while retaining the sense of wonder . |
| 8 | I emphasise that I do not believe that any individual or manager in the health service has done anything in this case which departs from the principles upon which the health service is built . |
| 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 | So can you er look at it in that light and you will see of course that and I can understand why Mr has done it in this way , he has actually broken down er his the approach to this to looking at this criterion , under the three heads , road , rail and bus . |
| 11 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
| 12 | Research at Loughborough University has shown one in 7 accidents is caused by drowsy drivers . |
| 13 | A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire . |
| 14 | It is true that history records frequent occasions when this has been forgotten and prejudice has shown itself in religious , racial and class distinctions . |
| 15 | I in particular , bearing in mind the point that er Mr i is making , that er newts seem to be as it were very choosy in where they er go , bearing in mind the existence of at least three other ponds in Skelton , I would like to know whe how er why it is or whether it is that newts are only found in this pond , and whether or not er the the survey has shown anything in either of er in any of the other ponds . |
| 16 | I 've scoured the the technical professional press to find out if there is some general statement which sums up what sustainability means , and the one which I 've seen most commonly referred to , I think , and the government has used it in this way , is a requirement to ensure the needs of the present generation are met in a way which does not prejudice future generations , now I do not believe that a properly conceived and located new settlement is any less sustainable in the long term that other forms of urban growth , and by properly conceived I 've got to say I believe that to mean properly balanced er form of development for the new settlement , and I think I would say that new settlements have usually been proposed because continued infilling , like the the normal forms of accommodating further development requirements , infill , and peripheral development , have been determined in York context not to be sustainable , the sorts of issues which arise as a result erm of additional development in or on the edge of York and the surrounding villages , problems of additional congestion , loss of green space in towns , loss of employment opportunities and so on . |
| 17 | Wharton , right , says his new hobby , golf , has got him in par-fect shape to slug O'Toole — now known as Fidel Castro — and grab title glory at Elland Road later this month . |
| 18 | Where the old badger is coming from Bill Morrison 's motto in life is ‘ never volunteer , never refuse ’ , a policy which has landed him in some of the hottest seats in the profession , as he tells Julia Irvine |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | This desire has shewn itself in some minds in the advocacy of the introduction of some new style especially marking our own age , in others in the wish to see the Architecture which so especially belongs to our own and immediately neighbouring Countries , — and which for some classes of buildings has already been so completely revived , — adapted to the especial requirements of our own times and all the inventions habits and comforts incident to them . |
| 21 | And it is apparent that Ackroyd has found himself in this manner — through exposure to Wilde , Eliot , and now Chatterton . |
| 22 | I am rather surprised that Martin Frears has found himself in this predicament . |
| 23 | This is almost the position in which the Liberal party has found itself in recent elections ( see Table 5.2 ) . |
| 24 | The system has found itself in dire need of a new way of legitimating itself , and this need has given rise to a variety of responses . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Today a substantial winter population has re-established itself in both harbours and is still increasing ; there is little doubt that the numbers involved are now far greater than ever before . |
| 27 | We have a long narrow area and the motorway has cut it in half . |
| 28 | We have a long narrow area and the motorway has cut it in half . |
| 29 | They could be joint bottom tomorrow if things go wrong and I know all about the Forest jinx that has haunted them in recent years . |
| 30 | This has put us in good heart for Leicestershire . ’ |