Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have given up a lot of my independence . ’ |
| 2 | The city is one of the most popular destinations on the visitors ' map … but accomodation bookings have fallen roughly a quarter over the past two years . |
| 3 | The bronze and heavy sky — ; I have heard suddenly a blackbird sing |
| 4 | We have heard quite a lot , colleagues , about pensions and pension schemes over the last eighteen months perhaps we have to actually thank Mr Maxwell for raising the issue , even if those pensioners he cheated wo n't thank him . |
| 5 | During this period I have learnt a great deal about what children like [ and dislike ] at parties and have gathered together a selection of games , songs and magic tricks which I can guarantee will make any party a day to remember , for both children and adults . |
| 6 | If they have filled in a card , declaring willing for a dealer to approach them with urgent share recommendations , they are not being cold-called if subsequently telephoned . |
| 7 | The leases have brewed up a storm in Darlington as landlords say they could mean the end of many traditional pubs . |
| 8 | The tests , so far conducted only in test-tubes , have targeted selectively a number of molecules of the genetic material RNA ( ribonucleic acid ) , including material from viruses . |
| 9 | I have included here a planning chart for small conferences which has served as a basis for hundreds of other charts I 've used over the years . |
| 10 | We have carried out a revaluation of our assets as at 1.4.92 to time and cost . |
| 11 | They have carried out a wealth of painstaking research while consciously seeking to resist the presuppositions of these established camps . |
| 12 | The National Park Authority and Dyfed Wildlife Trust have carried out a survey into the summer population of shelduck . |
| 13 | If the answer to this is " yes ' , you will be surprised how much better you will feel once you have carried out a clearing-up project . |
| 14 | Kinlen et al have carried out a number of analyses relating to areas in which there has been increased population mixing and have found an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia in some of these areas . |
| 15 | Bomb disposal experts have carried out a series of controlled explosions on a store of Second World War weapons and ammunition . |
| 16 | By contrast , neither Mr Bush 's alleged lover nor any disaffected ‘ friends ’ have dropped even a hint to substantiate the charges . |
| 17 | This happens to be a good strategy for a side with material superiors , and computers have won quite a lot of games with this strategy . |
| 18 | Friday : ‘ I intended to go to Ponty but I have cooled off a bit now . |
| 19 | You have come quite a distance , after all . |
| 20 | But City have picked up a bit with a draw at Chelsea and a comfortable win against Crystal Palace , and with the suspended Morley replaced by Oldfield , who knows where the goal is , they will be confident today . |
| 21 | Both Arsenal and United have picked up a stack of yellow cards . |
| 22 | At the other end of the scale , however , our machines have picked up a host of animal noises at frequencies above the range of our ears , called ultrasound . |
| 23 | On a lighter note police radios have picked up a Christmas tree decoration 's rendition of Jingle Bells , and their portable radios have operated the police car locking systems . |
| 24 | ‘ The C & D category societies ( the smallest ) have picked up a lot of savings business by offering high interest rates , but that money has to be lent out and the sort of mortgage business they have been picking up at the rates they charge looks very doubtful to me . |
| 25 | Once you have picked up a signal you concentrate in that area until the signal is received at the greatest possible volume . |
| 26 | Top equity and foreign exchange dealers have picked up a minimum of £200,000 before bonuses and perks — the real whiz-kids making upwards of £300,000 . |
| 27 | ‘ Anyway , I have written quite a lot , ’ he lied , in splendid good heart . |
| 28 | I do n't I thin I think there 's probably a lot lot less sexism just in terms of I think we 've won their respect by you know and and certainly when th they did n't want us to picket in the beginning , and then over the months really the women have done quite a lot of successful picketing when we 've been asked and and we 've staged quite big pickets quite a lot of you know the big pickets were really organized and the rallies have been organized by us and really sort of quite a lot of the input into into the strike I think has come from the women 's support group in in quite a unique way . |
| 29 | The last few years have seen quite a shake up in the leasing market . |
| 30 | Although the past few months have seen quite a number of problems for European unity , one area that remains firmly fixed is the demolition of trade barriers in 1993 . |