Example sentences of "have [be] [verb] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | COMPUTER games giants have been warned to slash prices or face legal action . |
| 2 | They have been invited to join judges and lawyers in circumstances where it was inconvenient that the public should be admitted as well . |
| 3 | Various groups have been invited to send representatives but the meeting is also open to anyone interested in the idea . |
| 4 | BAA staff who currently run the networks have been invited to become employees of London Electricity . |
| 5 | Leading scholars , communicators and educators from different social and cultural backgrounds have been invited to present papers for discussion . |
| 6 | The family 's solicitor Rex Makin said : ‘ I have been instructed to start proceedings for compensation . ’ |
| 7 | Five who pleaded guilty have been sentenced to jail terms of between 50 and 60 days . |
| 8 | These can only be discriminated in thin sections viewed under the microscope after they have been exposed to appropriate dyes . |
| 9 | ‘ This is the first time that discounts have been extended to include householders on short term lets and others , ’ explained Harwell estate manager . |
| 10 | Captive and wild elephants have been observed holding sticks in their trunks to scratch themselves and using leafy branches as gigantic fly swats . |
| 11 | But many have been chased away by local anglers and cars have been vandalised to deter poachers . |
| 12 | I would but I would like to hear from some of the women the mothers who have been struggling to raise children with relatively small amounts of money , whilst the husband |
| 13 | Under that section the SIB have been empowered to issue statements of practice governing the conduct and financial standing of persons authorized to carry on investment business . |
| 14 | Studies of Moscow 's subterranean systems have been made , in particular those under the Kremlin , and searches have been conducted to locate hiding-places and underground passages at the tsarist palace in the village of Kolomenskoye , and at the Alexandrov settlement , to which Ivan the Terrible moved in 1565 . |
| 15 | The accounting systems have been standardized to allow comparisons to be made . |
| 16 | Even women 's magazines have been clamouring to publish photographs of his first ever ride on a scooter ( built by father Giordano ) alongside his old school photographs . |
| 17 | They use the money they have been given to buy services from hospitals or community units either in their own districts or elsewhere . |
| 18 | Local education officials opposed to the guidebook have been given standing ovations at public meetings , and churches of numerous denominations have slammed the education policy as immoral and irresponsible . |
| 19 | Chimpanzees have been seen to use sticks to help them dig for roots , and as levers to break open ants ' nests . |
| 20 | As a rule the victim is an insect , but certain large centipedes — and they may measure up to 30 cm ( 12 in ) long — have been seen to capture toads and mice . |
| 21 | I have been wanting to talk things over with you . " |
| 22 | For the last two years the public have been asked to nominate winners for the Korn/Ferry prize but this year it will be decided by a judging panel alone . |
| 23 | Caller — I have been asked to do teas at the tennis club on Saturday . |
| 24 | There has apparently been some misunderstanding about the future of this Club and we have been asked to reassure members that the Club is continuing and that eligibility remains as before . |
| 25 | Ten artists among them Dara Silverman , Kathleen McCarthy , Alan Belcher , John Lindell and Carrie Mae Weems have been asked to decorate sheets and pillow cases for the occasion . |
| 26 | Estate agents have been asked to place houses in one of eight value categories . |
| 27 | The three agencies involved in the pitch have been asked to present options before a final strategy is adopted . |
| 28 | I have been asked to send copies to the churches in Scorton , the Public Hall , the Bowling Club etc . |
| 29 | I have been asked to make enquiries about property insurance for Nether Wyresdale Parish Council . |
| 30 | My colleague , , and I have been asked to provide examples of cases and complaints . |