Example sentences of "have [be] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LEEDS have been warned to beware another upset — against the Sheffield Wednesday team they thrashed 6-1 on the way to becoming champions last season . |
| 2 | Study at such world levels can now be achieved first because enough process data have been collected to allow some degree of national and world pattern to be discerned ; secondly because international cooperation has been initiated specifically to remedy the past deficiencies of data coverage ; and thirdly because the opportunities of remote sensing are now beginning to provide further clues to the world picture . |
| 3 | I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form . |
| 4 | Erm , but it 's impressive that he now feels we should be allowed to spend more money to create jobs , because of course a lot of us have been trying to point that out for years to the governments which stupidly cap authorities so they ca n't actually carry out the infrastructure improvements that are needed to enable the economy and the society to function properly . |
| 5 | Through surveys and informal questioning and , more recently , partnerships we have been trying to do that . ’ |
| 6 | His thin , pale face contorted as he said , " Well , I sha n't go into the seamy details … the more basic facets of life , but on a cleaner if more frustrating theme , I have been trying to seduce that lovely Dickson boy over the last week . |
| 7 | We have been trying to brief some Labour Members , especially the London Members . |
| 8 | Christian deputies have been trying to obtain some form of timetable for a Syrian military withdrawal before accepting political reforms , but at their fifth meeting yesterday , the 62 MPs — half of them Christians — were persuaded to debate the future powers of a Christian Maronite president . |
| 9 | In Spain , the policies of the enterprises controlled by the holding company INI have been said to follow those of their private sector counterparts , to the detriment of the national interest in areas such as pricing policy and import controls ( e.g. Tamames 1986 : 177–80 ) . |
| 10 | The club have been invited to join some of rugby 's elite in the Dubai Sevens to be held on November 19 and 20 when they will face one of the toughest rugby sevens line-ups ever assembled . |
| 11 | Orrell have been invited to join some of rugby 's elite and take part in the Dubai Sevens on November 19 and 20 . |
| 12 | Two special fun days have been arranged to allow all Journal readers the chance to enjoy the delights of Britain 's number one theme park , Alton Towers , at a discount rate . |
| 13 | Tests have been devised to assess this characteristic in individuals . |
| 14 | When I do this sort of thing in England , I tell my agent to go out and say , ‘ I have been instructed to buy all this land by a woman who i9 completely mad . |
| 15 | In this context the panel have been instructed to consider each individual regional station 's commitment to Irish music and the exposure given to new , untried bands . |
| 16 | Wella 's Balsam Massaging Hot Oils have been formulated to combine these benefits with the nourishing and moisturising ingredients of the oils . |
| 17 | Development Control : development control procedures have been reinforced to ensure that developer contributions to the provision of road safety improvements required as a result of development are actively pursued . |
| 18 | Yet even in the screwed-up mayhem that passes for Yankie suburbia , Michael and Karen Carr ( Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe ) have been raised to trust such people . |
| 19 | Originally the class of persons entitled to claim was limited to the wife , husband , parent and child of the deceased but over the years the classes have been extended to enable all those classes mentioned in the 1976 Act to claim . |
| 20 | Recently the castle remains , neglected for centuries and largely hidden , have been excavated to expose some solid stonework foundations and a few ancient arches . |
| 21 | The p&l account for 1990/91 and the balance sheet at 30 June 1991 have been restated to reflect these changes , as has the five-year record . |
| 22 | Firstly , I am reporting to you that there has been in the current year additional efficiency savings over and above those that previously anticipated er at the level of two hundred thousand pounds and so we are assuming in the budget erm that those can continue into ninety four , five and thereafter , and then we 'll see the resolutions have been amended to take that into account and the text of the erratum sheet explains how that 's been done . |
| 23 | Brewers from all over the world have been gathering to examine this year 's crop of hops . |
| 24 | We have been appointed to handle all safety management aspects of Crossrail , the high profile cross-London rail link planned by British Rail and London Underground . |
| 25 | Accident and school roll data have been analysed to identify those schools which have high casualty rates per head of school roll . |
| 26 | Farmers , hikers and nature lovers have been asked to report any new sightings of barn owls in the Teesdale area . |
| 27 | Joyce Cormie , Development Officer , Fife , Age Concern Scotland Having spent the last year doing a study on day care in Fife , I have been asked to do this presentation on the implications of day care for planners . |
| 28 | We have been asked to give that up and to go over to the European Community system , with the European Court and majority voting — the shoe is pinching all the time . |
| 29 | He bellowed through the letter box : ‘ My name 's Patrick Kelly and I have been asked to repossess this property . |
| 30 | The Spanish government has promised to pay some of the Pts 11 billion ( US$95 million ) cost of building the Barcelona synchrotron , and the European Communities have been asked to provide half of the money . |