Example sentences of "they have [verb] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 And when they have cleared go round to see some neighbour .
2 Already they have stopped voting along purely racial lines .
3 The six whose names have been put forward for election have to be informed before election night , as they have to agree to take on this responsible job and they must be there on the night to take the oath before the close of the meeting .
4 The breach of statutory duty alleged by the plaintiff against the council is that they have failed to carry out their duties under sections 65 and 69 of the Act .
5 The US Supreme Court has repealed the section of the 1985 nuclear waste federal law which compels states to find disposal sites for low-level radioactive waste if they have failed to come up with another solution by 1996 .
6 Invariably , they have failed to work out what the economic cost of achieving those targets will be , or to foresee the consequences of a huge and rapid increase in the collection of supposedly recyclable materials .
7 They have got to pin down the Turks for five-minute periods , which will exaggerate the sense of panic in their back four .
8 They have got to find out the rules and then fight by the rules . ’
9 I think that the hurdles that they have got to get over to get books are a barrier … the children have to go through the whole Dewey decimal system which is complicated .
10 People in business are often so pleased to obtain credit finance that they ignore the true nature of the obligations they have agreed to take on .
11 Ants stumble into the pit by accident and , because it is constructed of friable soil or sand and has steep sides , they have to struggle to get out .
12 He sees Ecstasy largely in terms of the market place : ‘ Professional criminals have realised there is money to be made and over two years they have managed to take over the market .
13 They are also proud they have managed to build up a good trade but after 15 years service at the Travellers Rest , Cockerton , the couple plan to quit in June .
14 In checking to ensure that your employers have striven to strike a fair balance , it could be worth asking whether they have considered drawing up some form of ‘ points table ’ or other grading system , by which the relevant matters can be assessed .
15 Erm the Pakistani women , they have started venturing out now .
16 They have started working and er they have started going out to work in the factories as well .
17 First of all , they have tried to shake off their somewhat starchy traditional image , by mounting exhibitions that are explicitly designed to draw in the crowds .
18 Write briefly how you , as a receptionist , would deal with the situation where guests complain that their room has not been cleaned and they have had to wait over a half an hour for room service .
19 Many say they have had to turn down surgery , for instance , because they could not find alternative care for their dependants when a bed became available .
20 Electric fish have , at least twice independently , hit upon this ingenious method of navigation , but they have had to pay a price : they have had to give up the normal , highly efficient , fish method of swimming , throwing the whole body into serpentine waves .
21 After some time of searching for the right facility they have had to go back and build something anew .
22 They have to want to pass on information , have to trust that it will be taken seriously , and have to be given appropriate decision-making powers .
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