Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adv] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , from the authorities to which I have referred above and a number of decisions in other common law jurisdictions which we have been invited to consider , I have come to the conclusion that there is no difference in principle between a trading company and a non-trading corporation for the purposes of suing in tort , including the tort of defamation . |
| 2 | A couple have won more than a million pounds on the pools — and are putting the jackpot down to the lucky pixie mascot they used to pick the numbers . |
| 3 | I have written before that a collector ought not to haggle . |
| 4 | Many have seen more than a hint of Greek architecture about the Baroque façade . |
| 5 | Researchers have argued consistently that a coherent approach is needed to finding the type of intervention which works best for which children . |
| 6 | The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings . |
| 7 | Over the past year Peskin and his family have bought more than a million shares . |
| 8 | The Group 's X-ray fluorescence laboratories , which are currently operating at virtually full capacity , have produced more than a hundred thousand data points from a wide variety of geological samples from the United Kingdom and overseas . |
| 9 | Police have seized more than a hundred thousand pounds worth of hard core pornographic magazines and videos in a series of raids . |
| 10 | First , only a handful of people have spent more than a few weeks at a time in space . |
| 11 | Though in this form the list looks a long one , it must be remembered that only a limited number of schools have introduced more than a few changes . |
| 12 | ‘ They have behaved worse than a horde of Hottentots . |
| 13 | Hawking ( 1972 ) and others have proved rigorously that a full description of any black hole requires just three parameters ; these are the total mass M , the total charge Q , and the total angular momentum or spin J of the black hole . |
| 14 | Meade 's paper would not on its own have caused more than a few small ripples in the higher echelons of the civil service . |
| 15 | In addition this morning I have announced more than a further 15 million for 1989–90 . |
| 16 | These changes also reflect the increased ability of older people to financially maintain their own households after the children have left home and a very strong social desire by all age groups to be independent . |
| 17 | However , few of the statistical methods have achieved more than a 70 per cent explanation rate , and furthermore , the regressions have often been based on very small samples of professional people , and the mechanistic techniques have cloaked what is essentially unquantifiable with an indefensible professional mysticism . |
| 18 | Over 80 per cent of oaks have lost more than a quarter of normal crown density , with attacks from winter moths identified as the main cause . |
| 19 | Gloucester have lost more than a dozen players this season … they nearly lost more than that … a place in the first division . |
| 20 | TIMES have changed considerably since a youthful Austin Rawlinson attended his first swimming gala , well before World War 1 , and realised his love of the water had helped him develop an outstanding talent . |
| 21 | I have implied above that a major difference between more diffuse and more focused communities is relative complexity of variable linguistic structure : Cohen ( 1982 ) is very clear on the question of internal complexity . |