Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The unit reports to IBM president Jack Kuehler with the mission to retain as customers those users worldwide that have given up on mainframes altogether and are moving to open systems .
2 Since November commercial and industrial loans at America 's money-centre banks have fallen by about $6 billion .
3 Moreover , the areas where prices have fallen furthest , in the south of the country , are those where the market is weakest — in London and the south east house prices have fallen by over 9% in the last 12 months .
4 The ICI shares have fallen back from £14 to near £10 .
5 THE US and Japan have fallen out over supercomputer sales .
6 America and Europe have fallen out over farm trade ; as a result , the negotiations at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) have broken down .
7 Of late , stand-alone evaluation boards have fallen out of favour , mainly for two reasons ; many evaluation boards use difficult to standardise RS-232 links , and the boards require a power supply with +-12V for the RS-232 link and another 5V for the power rail .
8 Other stars to make the list of celebrities who have fallen out of favour are Kim Basinger , Tom Cruise , Eddie Murphy and Michael Jackson .
9 Portfolio controls were used intermittently through the 1970s , but have fallen out of favour in the 1980s and early 1990s with the recognition that they distort the workings of the financial system , and that methods of circumventing the controls exist ( see Hall 1983 ) .
10 They have posted off to Baron Cuvier and Goethe and Dr Buckland and I know not whom else , but to date have received no answer .
11 Now the political consequences have spilled over into Belorussia , and especially into the Gomel area , the part of Belorussia nearest Chernobyl .
12 Security is lost and the traditional social networks have broken up in favour of the commercial nexus .
13 Forest fires have broken out across Indonesia , causing widespread air pollution and disruption of air and sea transport .
14 Clashes have broken out in places with the locals .
15 ‘ A couple have broken down with back injuries and never fully reestablished themselves .
16 Negotiations have broken down between Bernard Tapie Finance and Pentland over the purchase of Adidas .
17 EC-sponsored talks on the Gabcikovo dam dispute between Hungary and Slovakia in Brussels have broken down without agreement .
18 ‘ Even though other bidders have reportedly put in lower bids I have pointed out to Hong Kong ministers that in the past some of those have not always been able to complete the job , ’ said Mr Lilley .
19 Some have pointed out with justice that the Max Planck Institutes have bled away the best research talent from the universities .
20 They have flown over by Qantas Airlines specially for the event .
21 ‘ It says a lot that the players have knuckled down in adversity .
22 Poles have sat down for efficiency .
23 If you generally only go out as a treat , a commitment to healthy eating will mean that you want to choose dishes that build on the good work you have carried on at home .
24 Central London councils like Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea have cracked down on agents because they face particular problems through large blocks of flats permanently smothered with signs .
25 Long serving officials Les Crossman and Steve Rock have resigned out of frustration and despair , team manager Jimmy Wattis may follow .
26 Another 500 judges and 5,000 court employees have resigned out of fear or in protest against inadequate protection .
27 Over the years some famous visitors have dropped in to Cheers : Emma Thompson , Roger Reed and John Cleese , who won an Emmy for his 1987 appearance as marriage counsellor Simon Finch-Royce .
28 Over the years some famous visitors have dropped in to Cheers : Emma Thompson , Roger Reece and John Cleese , who won an Emmy for his 1987 appearance as marriage counsellor Simon Finch Royce .
29 Other classes of this kind , sometimes called ‘ street academies ’ , exist in the townships and cater to youngsters who have dropped out of school or want extra tuition outside school .
30 The realisation that this illness could apply to anyone broke down the illusion that it only affects those who have dropped out of society .
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