Example sentences of "we have [vb pp] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have heard some fine arguments about sovereignty , but sovereignty falls into two categories . |
| 2 | Agreeing with Sahlins that ‘ Culture is not ordered by the primitive emotions of the hypothalamus ; it is the emotions which are organized by culture ’ ( 1977 : 13 ) , we have presented some different social orders where fighting , competition , and other violent behaviour are not part of the order , or part of the people 's ideas of what a human being is . |
| 3 | I mean we have done some rough calculations on what we think the average charge for the county will be , but there are still some unknown factors relative to District Council spending for instance , and it is our believe that we can get below the three hundred and seventy eight pounds . |
| 4 | ‘ For the size of the school , we have done some remarkable things , ’ added the 47-year-old , who has something musical in the pipeline every term at the school which , over the years , has variously been known as the North of England Agricultural School , Ayton School , The Friends School , Great Ayton , and recently reverted to Ayton School . |
| 5 | He writes , ‘ We have seen some remarkable changes in some of the young people who come to our house , the main thing is that we are available , have time and share what we have , which is probably not very much . |
| 6 | Even so , during the past few years we have seen some large stores opening on Sundays , in apparent defiance of the law . |
| 7 | We have noted some unresolved problems for the model , however . |
| 8 | Mr. Chairman , nineteen eighty nine has been a significant year for the voluntary sector , and we have witnessed some important developments , including the publication of the White Paper , Charities , a Framework for the Future . |
| 9 | However , we have obtained some indirect evidence for the involvement of a superficial representation in the interpretation of deep anaphors in a study that addressed a quite different issue ( Garnham & Oakhill 1988 ) . |
| 10 | But we are wrong , he insisted , if we then imagine that we have discerned some mysterious necessity , some metaphysical connection binding A to B , or if we attempt to project and extend the chain of cause and effect entirely beyond the realm of our direct experience . |
| 11 | We have made some important alterations to your Policy to give you the benefit of cover which is right up-to-date |
| 12 | We have made some important alterations to update the cover under your Home and Personal Policy from renewal on or after 1 February 1986 . |
| 13 | It 's been a peculiar year , a sad year , we have lost some loyal members , Mr Williams , and John Norton Grimshaw . |
| 14 | ‘ We have suffered some serious setbacks through injuries , but when you tour you do so with a full squad and they must all be up to the mark . ’ |
| 15 | Yes , yes we have got some unused resources that could be er , er , diverted towards the Soviet economy , food surpluses for example , the coming winter is going to be very difficult in the Soviet Union and I think direct food aid may well be necessary . |
| 16 | And we have got , I must tell you , I do n't know if you 've been , and win , we have got it in the hall I do n't know if you 've been in recently but ha we have got some new chairs ! |
| 17 | we have got some good heavy ones , heavy |
| 18 | Mrs Parry said : ‘ We have got some lovely letters from Irish people . ’ |
| 19 | Mm we have got some more weed upstairs , some more of that plastic weed that I could put in . |
| 20 | As you may already know — we have held some single premium bonds since 1966 , but would now like to amalgamate and increase this holding . |
| 21 | We have spent some passionate evenings together changing traveller 's cheques and looking for medicine to cure stomach disorders . |
| 22 | Middleton said : ‘ We have had some encouraging words from the Scottish Secretary and we believe will get some support from Michael Heseltine at the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 23 | ‘ We have had some good games against Wednesday , but now we fancy our chances against anyone at home . |
| 24 | The weather was good throughout , and since coming back we have had some real summer at last — with some dreadful days mixed in . |
| 25 | We have had some rum old stuff . |
| 26 | We have had some excellent producer prices figures . |
| 27 | We have had some welcome summer days in the last fortnight . |
| 28 | Power exists only if others recognize a capacity We have had some interesting examples over recent years of power being unceremoniously withdrawn from politicians . |
| 29 | Winter has come at last , and we have had some severe frosts , but we are still getting quite a lot of sun , in marked contrast to last year 's everlasting grey skies . |
| 30 | Christopher Mossman , from Flint , Clwyd , who organised the trip to Carmarthen , said : ‘ The people in the village are fine but we have had some bad threats from people from Llanelli and Pen-clawdd . |