Example sentences of "have see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The year has seen the virtual completion of the final phase of the rationalisation remits announced shortly after my appointment as Chairman three years ago . |
| 2 | Local residents and the London boroughs of Camden and Islington want the redevelopment shelved until the Commons has seen the delayed bill for the high speed rail link , not now due to be resubmitted until next November . |
| 3 | He has seen the Peliatan dancers on tour , hung his walls with posters of that photogenic island , bought records of gamelan music . |
| 4 | The Ugandan capital Kampala has seen the devastating effect that civil war has on a sophisticated engineering scheme . |
| 5 | The past century has seen the standard form of family trust change from the old strict settlement based on successive limited interests and designed to keep specific land in the family , to the discretionary trust of personalty designed to give no interest to anybody for inheritance tax purposes . |
| 6 | It is perhaps ironic that the product which has seen the complete transformation in Apple Computer 's financial status is neither a computer nor a piece of software . |
| 7 | The involvement of additives may explain why the incidence of hyperkinetic syndrome seems to have increased dramatically in the last 20 years — a period that has seen the meteoric rise of ‘ junk food ’ , take-aways and instant-everything . |
| 8 | As overlooker he has seen the changing face of technology affect looms over the past 47 years . |
| 9 | Finally , Pilkingtons in St Helens , thought of as a one-company town , has seen the successful application of float glass technology , but recently large scale redundancy has had devastating consequences on local employment . |
| 10 | As such , I must be one of the few hon. Members who has seen the practical effects of the implementation of legislation such as this , and not simply the ideology behind it . |
| 11 | The right hon. Lady has seen the various groups to which I have referred , and I accept that the list is a long one , but she did not bring them together collectively to discuss a consensus . |
| 12 | ‘ I just ca n't believe it may all go to waste , ’ says Alison Knapp , a theatre manager who has seen the whole project through since it was first planned in 1983 . |
| 13 | She has seen the whole thing . |
| 14 | ‘ Self-determination is the right of all people in the world , including Germans , but it only makes sense when one does not lose sight of the concerns of others … we are coming to the end of a century which has seen the special responsibility of Germans for some terrible things . ’ |
| 15 | Former champion and born-again Christian George Foreman — who has seen the sleazy side of life at first hand — warned after Lewis 's brilliant two-round knockout of Razor Ruddock at Earls Court : ‘ Lennox Lewis will win the world title — as long as he does n't get in with the wrong crowd . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It was , perhaps , appropriate that the bereaved fiancee and husband should find mutual consolation although no one who has seen the beautiful Barbara Berowne could suppose that the marriage was merely a matter of fraternal duty . ’ |
| 17 | Every , everyone , everyone has seen the little lamb but never seen her bear . |
| 18 | Partly because , it seems to me , his life is so much more important to him than his work , and he has seen the dreadful consequences of the solitary confinement some writers and artists consider the sine qua non of their trade . |
| 19 | THE issue of Roman Catholic primary schools in Darlington and the need for more places for Roman Catholic pupils is quite remarkable , not least because it has seen the local MP Mr Michael Fallon who is also the Government 's Schools Minister make a complete turnabout in his approach to the subject . |
| 20 | This decade has seen the old bogey of progressive rock gradually replaced by progressive pop : the site for left-liberal well-meaning and pensiveness has shifted from concept albums and pomp rock , to the three-minute song and pop soul . |
| 21 | in that and I know Alec has seen the previous version of this package |
| 22 | In his letter to Labour MPs , Mr Foster has asked for backing on the grounds that he has seen the parliamentary party through the dark years , and now wants to guide them through better times . |
| 23 | so that 's English , and I 've got ta get , er he reckons he 'll get a B grade for the er lit , but I was so cheesed off with that erm piece I got today , thirty five and thirty five , one mark off being er an A , he put at the bottom aargh , if only you 'd seen the lousy ending , cos he said if I 'd got the , an extra couple of sentences it er would of been forty eight , forty , so that 's , so annoying , but I 've now got ta write an informal letter , I do n't know how that comes under informal letter |
| 24 | It only reminded her of how she and Trish had hooted with laughter when they 'd seen the engraved invitations that had gone out in three languages for this evening 's showing . |
| 25 | ‘ And Doyle never referred to the fact that he 'd seen the Asian girl near to Charlie 's ? ’ |
| 26 | She stepped back , horrified , but not before she 'd seen the naked arms and legs , the bright yellow hair against the emerald green pillow , the broad naked back of the man . |
| 27 | I 'd seen the naked soul of my Mother . |
| 28 | ‘ You would n't say that if you 'd seen the old Zambia in action , ’ Leila said , pulling a sour face . |
| 29 | But the soldiers thought it was great altogether to be near to Tara , and began to talk about getting up a party to go along and take a look , because would n't it be the finest old inspiration a man could have to see the Bright Palace again . |
| 30 | ‘ You 'll have to see the old man when he gets back . |