Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Rabin said their exile would curb violence , but Israelis have since killed 69 Arabs and Palestinians 12 Israelis . |
2 | We have successfully recovered ds DNA fragments as small as 120 bp . |
3 | I have rarely met two Ministers who take more trouble to carry out the duties of their ministerial office . |
4 | In grass marsh breeding densities are not apparently very high ; even in very favourable areas counts have rarely exceeded 20–30 pairs per 2,500 acres ( 10 sq.km. ) , and are often less . |
5 | Donegal have n't lost a game in 12 months , while Derry have only lost three times in 27 months , so it should be quite a struggle . |
6 | ‘ I have only done two films in Hollywood and part of another . |
7 | With a timetable to them we are in the best place to do it now cause we 're still learning we have only done three jobs , four now have n't we ? erm the Kathy procedure is definitely needed . |
8 | I have only seen two rats , and they were both outside the house and both dead . |
9 | The team has only been going for one term and we have only played two matches against other schools . |
10 | Check your input and make sure that you have only selected one item . |
11 | I do n't know how reliable the post is here , as I have only received one postcard from you here — it was posted on 16 March , and was awaiting us on arrival . |
12 | ‘ We have only advertised two posts in the past year , the previous one attracted 300 applicants . ’ |
13 | Moreover , Celtic have only conceded two goals during their most consistent spell of the season . |
14 | The selectors have only left one rink intact from last year — Billy Montgomery ( Falls ) , Cecil Worthington ( Knock ) , David Gardiner ( Belmont ) and Seamus Elliman ( Falls ) — a rink which had three wins last season . |
15 | Swindon have only won one game in the last 8 . |
16 | This is because they have only won three matches in a World Cup proper . |
17 | You lost a fair amount of weight to begin with but in the last week you have only dropped 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) and you are disappointed with progress . |
18 | In fact , Shakespeare 's Sister , who recently spent eight weeks at number one , have only sold 500,000 copies of Stay . |
19 | Yes , I 've always , I 've always understood , understood more recently the reason why that there would always seemed to be enough prisoners , when we know there really must be enough prisoners throughout the world is that the betting procedure and they 're making quite sure they 're the right people takes time and money and effort , erm , that 's part and also there are some areas of the world now , where , where there are n't as many prisoners as there were , there are very few , there are very few prisoners of conscience in Latin America because they do n't put them in prison they just get rid of them , they just disappear and there are practically , practically none from Latin America countries , cos of these , these disappearances rather than being put in prison , erm , but it 's a sort of combination of reasons I think but er quite a long time now , ten , fifteen years I think groups have only had one prisoner , whereas when I first joined and Ann 's there , we had three did n't we at one time ? |
20 | In the two years they 've been married they have only had one day together . |
21 | ‘ Easier said than done , Sir John , and you have only had one cup of refreshment ! ’ |
22 | I have only had one passion in my life : truth . |
23 | Dave Bassett 's side have only had one penalty in 90 games in the last two seasons . |
24 | In the past year India have only managed four draws and three defeats under his leadership in Test cricket and only six wins in 21 limited over games . |
25 | Everton have only managed two goals in this ten year spell , one of them being an own goal scored by Stuart Pearce last season . |
26 | ‘ You have only brought one teacup with you , McAllister , so we may not share the tea as we shared the coffee earlier today . ’ |
27 | Er or are there is there , are there a couple of schools of thought on this particular subject , well essentially what you must do is write something about everything you know , about erm that this particular sort of concept , do n't write everything you know on this particular subject , like you have only got fifteen minutes . |
28 | After getting an explanation , he replied : ‘ But I have only got one key . ’ |
29 | He greeted cheering members of the Downing Street staff with handshakes and kisses , declaring : ‘ I have only got one thing to say — it 's nice to be back . ’ |
30 | He sent up a huge cheer in the hallway as he told the Downing Street staff : ‘ I have only got one thing to say — it 's nice to be back . ’ |