Example sentences of "have see [pos pn] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Lloyd 's has seen its capital base contract sharply as Names have deserted the market in droves after disastrous losses .
2 It gives me some satisfaction to learn that 12 years later British Airways , privatised , efficient , and highly profitable , has become the biggest international airline in the world , while Lufthansa , struggling with high costs , has seen its reputation slip .
3 The housing slump , which left millions of homeowners unable to fork out for expensive home improvements , has seen its DIY arm , Do It All , plunge £2.7 million in to the red after making a £10.4 million profit the year before .
4 Electrolux , the world 's biggest household appliance maker , has seen its year end profits for 1991 fall , due in part to its transfer of cooker production to Spennymoor .
5 Only Lothian and Borders has seen its murder rate fall — from 13 to 10 .
6 Labroke has seen its interest bill rise because of high continental Europe interest rates and the devaluation of sterling .
7 Such obscurantism has badly damaged the NUT , which has seen its membership fall steadily in the past few years , while the more moderate AMMA 's has gone up .
8 Martin Meeks has seen his income rise sharply since the '70s .
9 IN these times of recession , the advice is DO N'T PUT YOUR CASH INTO CARS — as any classic car owner who has seen his investment crash through the floor will tell you .
10 He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time .
11 He is struggling to overcome a thigh injury and has seen his form slump as Liverpool suffer their worst start for 39 years .
12 Peter thought Susie was having an affair , ever since he 'd seen her leave work with a colleague .
13 Nicola had made me go and see if he was okay and I said yes he was , because I 'd seen his eye move and I left him there .
14 In the past two years it has grown by more than 35 per cent , and anyone who put in £3,000 when it was launched , in April 1988 , will have seen their investment swell to £4,267 .
15 After a period of stable numbers between 1985 and 1989 , the PCC will have seen its workload increase by 66% in 3 years .
16 After a period of very stable numbers between 1985–89 , the PCC will thus have seen its workload increase by 66 per cent in only three years , a trend which shows little sign of ending .
17 How could I have seen your son Scathach in a vision , and named a land Bird Spirit Land out of my childish dreams , and arrive here to find that you know about Bird Spirit Land , and Bavduin ?
18 Having seen its share price collapse on Tuesday after a series of market rumours , the oil exploration company put out a statement claiming everything is fine with its Colombian operations and also noting that its largest shareholder , Gulf Resources & Chemical Corporation has increased its stake from 22.9 p.c. to 24.1 p.c .
19 Having seen his dream project , Peter Pan , scuppered by the upcoming Robin Williams/Hoffman/Spielberg version , he remains undecided on his next venture .
20 I 've seen my daughter work continually over the past two years — and I mean work — to achieve her grades .
21 And what I 've noticed is I 've seen my bed linen .
22 I 've seen my birth certificate .
23 You 've seen my record sheet , have n't you ? ’
24 I 've seen my mother standing , what they call speeting herren , that is putting them on sticks to make bloaters , and when she finished she had to lay down .
25 She had seen their craft land only minutes earlier and had placed herself deliberately here where they would have to pass her .
26 He compared the cut in taxes for the rich to the bottom 20 per cent which had seen its tax burden rise form 30.7 per cent in 1979 to the present 39.7 per cent .
27 Ryan had seen her gaze shift .
28 She had seen her sister ancient and dead on a stretcher this morning , probably because of Clive or someone like him .
29 It was a dream , it had been a long time since Hari had seen her mother smile for the death of her husband had knocked all the spirit out of Win Morgan .
30 The certainty that this particular music was being played directly at her and for her , that the fair man had seen her violin case and perhaps a look in her eyes of wistfulness , the fair man alone , for the guitarist seemed only there for support and back-up , decided her .
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