Example sentences of "they have [verb] [prep] many " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They were once found almost everywhere in Britain , but pollution of our rivers and the destruction of the otter 's natural habitat has meant that they 've disappeared from many parts . |
| 2 | Er and the proposal that I shall report is the and in particular those matter our certainty of responsibility between various agencies needs to be addressed erm it arose obviously are much more widespread than in the past week , but er I was granted in fact to give consideration to this result of the parish meeting , conventional routine parish meeting at Barnham er on the fourth of January erm which led to the largest parish meetings I think they 've had in many years erm when because people were incensed with the suffering and the hardship that they had as a result of the flooding on the night of Thursday the thirtieth of December erm should let me say first of all that erm I would congratulate all those who were involved er in dealing with the present emergency operations erm it 's quite superb , it 's erm it seemed to be erm a remarkable reflection on the capacity er that to deal with certain circumstances reflects very well on this authority and in saying that I mean it 's not just the opposites to the men and women who are involved , but also whereas I 'm sure many members are here that members amongst our numbers have putting on very long hours in dealing with the present circumstances and I congratulate on the activities . |
| 3 | It was something they had dreamed of many times . |
| 4 | Their day , however , had not been that good ; they had put in many hours of searching and had only made two finds of any note . |
| 5 | In this heart-warming play , an elderly couple spend the summer , as they have done for many years , at their lakeside home in Maine . |
| 6 | That 's to say that men embody themselves in partial versions of themselves , and then , in order to realize themselves more fully , they have to overcome by many kinds of struggle this previous realization . |
| 7 | They have to re-apply and pay , by competitive tender , for franchises which they have held for many years . |
| 8 | Both men were last at Eagle Mill although they have worked in many areas of the company over the years . |
| 9 | [ O ] ur statesmen have the greatest opportunities they have had for many years , and likewise the greatest duty . |