Example sentences of "to have [verb] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charges against Swinderby reveal him to have taught characteristic Wycliffite doctrines concerning the eucharist , absolution , tithes , preaching , and ecclesiastical temporalities ; he seems to have gone further than some Wycliffites in urging the spiritual incompetence of clerics in mortal sin . |
| 2 | The bluster of the tear-stained pop stars simply buffeted , pushed away the possibility that the lyric ought to have contained certain small truths such as ‘ WE ARE THE SICK ONES , WE IN THE WEST ’ . |
| 3 | The victory of Kennett , who was not considered by many to be the state 's most able or charismatic politician , was interpreted as clear evidence of massive dissatisfaction with the ALP , which had governed the state for the last 10 years , and was alleged to have overseen serious financial mismanagement under both Kirner and her predecessor John Cain . |
| 4 | He transferred his observations of the commercialization of German ‘ light ’ music to the United States and found the trends confirmed and amplified in the mainstream music-industry production of the 1930s and 1940s ; indeed , he seems to have seen American popular music simply as a historical continuation of these trends , the line running from European operetta , revue and beer hall schmaltz to Tin Pan Alley , Broadway and Hollywood . |
| 5 | On May 20th the police are alleged to have shot dead two people , both veterans of the country 's long civil war , who had been demonstrating in favour of more money for the wounded . |
| 6 | The derived maturity-depth relationship is comparable with maturity gradients in other Paleozoic coal and gas basins known to have had similar geothermal histories . |
| 7 | Many of the Manchester patients subsequently colonised by the epidemic strain were found to have had close social contact ( in and outside of hospital ) with patients M8 and M10 . |
| 8 | He is thought to have had high public spending and membership of the exchange rate mechanism foisted upon him and , at root , is considered to be a Euro-sceptic and sound money man . |
| 9 | In apparent competition with the authorities , Islamist associations were reported to have mounted effective local relief operations . |
| 10 | None of the declared candidates was credited with much chance of winning the presidency ; the incumbent ( Republican ) President George Bush was regarded by many as unbeatable , and this assessment was thought to have deterred other better-known Democrats from entering the race ( although the Rev. Jesse Jackson had not yet ruled himself out ) . |
| 11 | Rainoldes seems to have imagined adult male sexuality not just as anarchic , but as satanically polymorphous , capable of engaging in the forbidden with alarming ease . |
| 12 | The overdose did not appear to have involved serious suicidal intent . |
| 13 | Morland J. held that there is no valid distinction between a private trading company and a local authority for the purposes of an action of libel not alleged to have caused actual financial damage . |
| 14 | In considering the possible effects of soot on global climate , the models suggest that since the soot did not reach the stratosphere ( around 14–15 km in this region ) , where it could have remained for several years , the fires were unlikely to have caused significant global climate effects . |
| 15 | The numbers of blue-collar foreigners are estimated to have increased five-fold last year and Justice Ministry officials say , privately , that there are close to half a million ‘ illegals ’ in a nation of 120 million people . |
| 16 | By mid-1993 , France Telecom says it expects to have signed other roaming agreements with Germany , Italy , the Scandinavian nations , and the UK . |
| 17 | It stands to reason that if one is claiming to have discovered universal historical laws these should apply to very different societies . |
| 18 | He is understood to have warned hostile Conservative peers they must follow the convention that the Lords do not vote against reforms promised in a general election manifesto . |
| 19 | The Japanese system of subcontracting has attracted much popular attention , especially in the motor industry , where it has been widely believed to have improved Japanese industrial efficiency by promoting specialized investment and technical innovation by supplier-firms who , in turn , have their sales guaranteed if they perform effectively . |
| 20 | As was suggested in a paper published last year by the 1988 Forum ( as it then was ) Mr Heseltine was sure that the Church was part of the fabric of national life ; Mr Hurd appeared to have established agreeable diplomatic relations with the Almighty ; and ‘ John Major seemed the least ‘ churchy ’ yet perhaps the most thoughtful and original ’ in discussing faith and politics . |