Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We have to greet our other guests , so if you would please excuse us ? ’ |
| 2 | In order to understand what is happening in that country we have to see its internal developments as the effects of what is happening to the international economy as a whole . |
| 3 | You have to see them first hand . |
| 4 | As the world comes to depend more and more on telecommunications and computer networks , AT&T is striving ever harder to pre-empt or avoid the kinds of breakdowns that have plagued its long-distance network and caused chaos in parts of the US over the past couple of years . |
| 5 | The list of Scottish footballers who have frequented their local turf accountant is longer than the starting lineup for the Grand National , but when it comes to identifying the ante-post favourite one player stands out above the rest . |
| 6 | Some countries , such as France and Luxembourg , have revised their evidential rules to remove any unnecessary obstacles to the use of computer records . |
| 7 | We have revised our premium rates because of the continuing increase in the cost of theft claims — 1983 saw a 24% increase over 1982 and there has been a further 12% increase in the first half of 1984 . |
| 8 | Just days after the Ardtullagh mansion was put up for sale , at least a dozen prospective buyers have given its 13 rooms the once-over . |
| 9 | The French government have given them strong support , Britain , along with West Germany and the USA , is still anxious to keep the mining options open , however — WWF News International . |
| 10 | Ibanez have obviously not forgotten that once the ‘ made in Japan ’ tag was considered a stigma and have given their Korean counterparts a chance to bask in the glory they deserve . |
| 11 | Voters who have given their highest preferences to the weakest candidates are allowed to participate , perhaps decisively , in the contest between the strongest . |
| 12 | Green voters will ( it is suggested ) have given their second-preference votes to him , and thus secured his election . |
| 13 | Mrs Coates said : ‘ We have had a lot of support getting this set up , many local firms have contributed and a lot of people have given their free time . |
| 14 | She says delays from the Department of Social Security in paying out housing benefit have given her financial problems . |
| 15 | Australia 's M6 which runs the 2000 miles from Darwin to Adelaide … the rules are simple they drive from eight in the morning until five at night … the sun racers will make it in four to five days topping speeds of seventy miles an hour … the adventurers … thast includes Solar Flair have given themselves two weeks |
| 16 | Television commentators have given themselves dry throats telling viewers about the imp-like Mota who seems to float effortlessly to the front . |
| 17 | Cerruti began work in his father 's factory at the age of eleven , and his 50 years of experience have given him strong convictions about style . |
| 18 | A club spokesman said : ‘ The doctors have given him another scan and he was taken off the life-support machine . ’ |
| 19 | A well-known alcoholic who unexpectedly turns up at a cocktail party may inadvertently communicate the fact that his sessions with AA have given him newfound confidence in his self-control . |
| 20 | He added : ‘ The Chinese students have given me great hope for the future of China and Tibet . |
| 21 | You have given me thirty pence . |
| 22 | All the swims that have given me good dace fishing seemed to have shared similar features , the main one being their tendency to become shallower towards the tail . |
| 23 | However I must sink my prejudices and draw attention to those places that have given me special pleasure . |
| 24 | ‘ I have also discussed the situation with the Football League and put the full facts to them and they have given me clear advice . |
| 25 | ‘ But my chairman and vice-chairman have given me another year 's contract , and I 'm absolutely delighted to be staying at Nottingham Forest . |
| 26 | Dr Cassidy put forward fairly Burmin 's assertions that gold mining on Croagh Patrick would in no way interfere with the pilgrimage : ‘ I say in all fairness that should planning permission for mining ever be granted Burmin have given me repeated assurances that there will be no interference with the Pilgrim Path , there would be no interference with Patrick 's Peak or that particular part of the mountain range . ’ |
| 27 | Later discoveries about genetics , molecular biology , population dynamics and behaviour have given it new dimensions . |
| 28 | They consider that you can only move on from an unhappy experience if you have given it some meaning . |
| 29 | ( Like many new proteins this has been discovered by different groups , which have given it different names . ) |
| 30 | This can be done , and I have given you one example , and that is feeding whole crops and by-products to ruminants such as cattle . |