Example sentences of "have [vb pp] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first sight there is force in Mr. Howell 's point that it is odd that Parliament should by section 6(3) ( b ) have limited the governors ' ability to apply selection criteria designed to preserve the character of the school in cases which do not fall within section 6(3) ( a ) ( i.e. where the school is not over-subscribed ) but have permitted such criteria to be applied in choosing which applicants are to succeed when the school is over-subscribed . |
| 2 | In the middle ages Margaret had had a wonderful time ; women had understood then that it was not to other mothers that you turn in childbirth , it is to those women who have lived it , who have been down between the dragon 's teeth , have travelled the dragons ' pathways and have lurked in the dark and boiling belly of pain , have been chewed and digested and emerged . |
| 3 | Many of those who have attended the Tories ' daily press conference have effectively written off their chances , at best predicting they will form the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 4 | those who have accepted the teachers ' view of them that they are thick and who see no point in pursuing any further academic work because of their acknowledged inability , and |
| 5 | Given the government 's enthusiasm for housing associations , it is curious that recent changes have made the associations ' task more difficult . |
| 6 | Burma 's generals have condemned the laureates ' mission as interference and refused to let them into the country . |
| 7 | Several trends have boosted the credit-raters ' importance : |
| 8 | Many critics have questioned the functionalists ' emphasis on the limited availability of talented people in societies . |