Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By contrast , you have painted a gloomier picture of British themes , its politicians , its sense of justice , its failure to resolve the Irish issue . |
| 2 | Some of these byroads have developed a heavier traffic since they were first laid out , and in these instances it has been an easy matter to take in more of the verges and to widen the road surface . |
| 3 | more staff have participated in curriculum development , and have developed a greater sense of confidence , having satisfactorily completed the new task |
| 4 | We have witnessed a further attempt on the part of the Fascist element in Spain to supersede the democratically elected Government of the People of Spain by force of arms . |
| 5 | As some H 2 receptor antagonist maintenance trials have reported a greater proportion of symptomatic ulcer recurrences in patients randomised to placebo , it would be easy to overestimate the placebo relapse rate . |
| 6 | Recent Conservative governments have stressed a greater concern with commitment to putting policies into practice and getting the job done . |
| 7 | They have enjoyed a higher level of formal education than their older colleagues , some of them possessing degrees in chemistry or biology from universities or polytechnics . |
| 8 | FOURTEEN NUNS battling to save their flock of 5,000 chickens from slaughter have won a further reprieve . |
| 9 | I also used one of your photos of the Pembrokeshire coast in our new recruitment leaflet , for which I have added a further £25 . |
| 10 | I have added a further £25 because I have appreciated holding on to the material for so long . |
| 11 | It would , to say the least , have added a further complication to the problems of 1940 . |
| 12 | ‘ Each year I have noticed a higher standard of living ’ , the bishop wrote in his eulogy of this ‘ brave man ’ , whose ‘ exceedingly generous ’ treatment of the churches in Romania was something of which ‘ we in Britain might well be envious ’ . |
| 13 | IT 'S a long time since I have seen a finer performance than Tom Courtenay is giving at the Traverse . |
| 14 | The regions of the north have seen a faster deindustrialization in these terms than have the regions of the south . |
| 15 | Since the mid 1970s the monetary authorities of the UK and other countries have felt a greater concern for the domestic monetary consequences of intervention in the foreign exchange market . |
| 16 | In some regions of Northamptonshire recent tests have revealed a higher proportion of homes about the limit than was predicted . |
| 17 | Indeed , it could be argued that the collective influence of the processes discussed in this chapter have made a greater impact on the cities and those living within them than has inner-city policy . |
| 18 | ‘ Mary , dear , one night when I have made a better meal than I did tonight , I plan to go a little berserk , too , in order to have your solace . ’ |
| 19 | Following the increase for the eldest eligible child last April , we have made a further increase for all children in October , with corresponding increases in income-related benefit rates to make sure that the less well-off families also gained to the same extent . |
| 20 | In the meantime , we have transferred a further share of the burden of financing local services to central government . |
| 21 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |
| 22 | ‘ You say we have no liberties , ’ Hope replied to a rather over-eloquent statement of George 's , ‘ but I can think of no time when we have had a greater chance to take what freedom we want . |
| 23 | As a result , banks have offered a broader range of accounts offering more competitive interest rates . |
| 24 | The format of the tests themselves is mainly confined to pencil and paper exercises , and within these multiple choice questions dominate , although science tests have used a wider range of exercises including practical work . |
| 25 | Previous results have shown a higher threshold of rectal sensation in men than in women . |
| 26 | However , subsequent cases have shown a greater willingness to judge clauses unreasonable than those dicta might have suggested . |
| 27 | If you have got a younger brother or sister , you have probably heard that before now . |
| 28 | But I I 'm wearing them all a little bit longer , except in the the winter cos I ca n't ca n't alter my coat I have got a longer summer coat to wear but the the one I had last year erm all the skirt showed beneath , I could n't walk about like that . |
| 29 | BRITONS have become a lonelier nation in the last 10 years , according to Census figures . |
| 30 | ‘ We have learned many lessons since our game against New Zealand in August and have become a better team because we have travelled and toured as a squad . |