Example sentences of "have seen the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his time , David has seen the change from coal to oil , and now to gas fired boilers . |
| 2 | A belated but growing recognition of both of these problems has seen the development of some special initiatives designed to relieve them ; it is too early to tell whether sentencing trends can be reversed but there are early indicators with the under-21s , who are being especially targeted by the probation service in offering courts non-custodial options , that are encouraging . |
| 3 | The last twenty years has seen the development of a number of semi-quantitative techniques that purport to measure these qualities , but however helpful they may be , most people agree that the subjective element of landscape appreciation is , and will remain , of fundamental importance . |
| 4 | ELECTRA KICKED off with the folk music of the '50s , went through the late '60s underground of the Doors/Stooges/MC5 , drifted into the Asylum California scene of the '70s and arrived in the '90s of new boss Bob Krasnow whose tenure has seen the addition of soul , in the shape of Pendergrass , Anita Baker and others . |
| 5 | ELECTRA KICKED off with the folk music of the '50s , went through the late '60s underground of the Doors/Stooges/MC5 , drifted into the Asylum California scene of the '70s and arrived in the '90s of new boss Bob Krasnow whose tenure has seen the addition of soul , in the shape of Pendergrass , Anita Baker and others . |
| 6 | This century has seen the rise to prominence on the world-stage of the ecumenical movement , which grew out of the need felt by Christians engaged in foreign mission to overcome the divisions between churches and denominations which made less and less sense in the missionary context . |
| 7 | External information provision has seen the advent of end-user searching of external hosts . |
| 8 | The contrast is most marked in the West Midlands , which has seen the percentage of births jump from 8pc to 20pc over the decade . |
| 9 | The rise of neo-Nazi groups in France and Germany , has seen the resurgance of the Anti-Nazi League in this country . |
| 10 | Naomi Wray , an American artist , missionary and founding member of the ICAA has seen the work of Christian artists improve dramatically since the founding of the Association . |
| 11 | A third alternative e.g. Harrogate , has seen the formation of an ecumenical Sixth Form with the local Catholic and Anglican schools combining at post 16 . |
| 12 | It has seen the consolidation of work commenced in the first year ; the forging ahead of ‘ key ’ enterprise activities university wide and the ‘ piloting ’ of a number of innovative projects . |
| 13 | London has seen the disappearance of more than three quarters of a million manufacturing jobs in 20 years : an aggregate figure masking stagnation and decline in an inner south-east zone , and growth in the west , in part related to Heathrow Airport , as a ‘ high-tech ’ crescent ( Hall et al . , |
| 14 | The pound 's decline since its unceremonious departure from the European exchange rate mechanism has seen the disappearance of the traditional premium paid for milk for liquid delivery , as the price of imported processed dairy products has been forced up . |
| 15 | He has seen the reduction in profit . |
| 16 | Howard tilts the card back and forth until he has seen the couple in the corner leave , and the manager quietly coping with a customer who refuses to pay the bill , then puts it carefully into his pocket to save for his children , who love this kind of toy . |
| 17 | And this week has seen the launch of a new international singing competition in memory of Peter Pears . |
| 18 | 1992 has seen the launch of the distance learning support material for the Professional Certificate and Diploma programmes . |
| 19 | The 20th century has seen the appointment of five successors to Bishop Lacey . |
| 20 | The Board of Palatine Ales plc has seen the announcement by Anglo-Welsh Breweries plc of its offer to acquire the company . |
| 21 | A separate development has seen the establishment of a variety of arrangements offering advice and perhaps representation to defendants to possession actions in the county court . |
| 22 | If 1987 was the election of the ‘ photo-opportunity ’ , then 1992 has seen the emergence of the ‘ poster-opportunity ’ . |
| 23 | The last half century has seen the emergence of a number of trends in the changing distribution of the UK population . |
| 24 | It is the latest stage in a fundamental restructuring which has seen the loss of thousands of jobs and the disposal of peripheral businesses . |
| 25 | The Profitboss has seen the effect of prolonged hours of work , has seen the fatigue , the bad decisions , the poor-quality workmanship and the poor service . |
| 26 | But the pace of change has seen the introduction of controversial new techniques and men prepared to sabotage equipment underground . |
| 27 | As finch ( 1989 ) describes , it is commonly asserted that this century has seen the demise of the extended family structure which is commonly assumed to have been the norm at previous points in time . |
| 28 | One aspect of this has been the Care in the Community programme , which has seen the closure of many long-stay institutions and which has resulted in large numbers of disabled people re-entering the social arena , but still having to struggle for basic rights of access . |
| 29 | NOBODY who has seen the news on television of late can have remained unmoved by the harrowing pictures of the starvation that is afflicting parts of Africa , especially Ethiopia . |
| 30 | In attempts to obtain alternative estimates of crime levels but also to gain information on various topics such as fear of crime , attitudes to the police , public views on punishment and impact of crime , the last decade has seen the proliferation of the crime survey in Britain . |