Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | But she has eased away and stands right in front of me , as close as you can get without touching , and her teeth are clenched and she almost glares into my face and her fist punches against my stomach as she says , ‘ Listen , you , ’ like it really hurts her . |
2 | She has travelled widely and has lived in four countries in the Commonwealth . |
3 | We have many hobbies ( life has filled up and fanned out ) , but our main extra-curricular interest , naturally , is women 's bodies . |
4 | The old heart or some other bit of my body has given out and fouled the system and I 've gone . |
5 | He has consulted widely and trained , lectured and organised major conferences and seminars both in the UK and overseas . |
6 | ‘ The person shown on television having an exchange of words with David Campese has come forward and given his account of the incident . |
7 | Things are not all bad and what goes around has come around and bowled me right over . |
8 | ‘ I 'm surprised the match referee has come out and said he was right to give the free-kick to Saunders because , in his opinion , it was dangerous play by Elliott . |
9 | ‘ But after he sat down and thought about it he has come in and apologised to the lads and realised he maybe should not have said it . |
10 | Sir Ranulph 's wife , Lady Virginia Fiennes , speaking from her remote Exmoor farm , said : ‘ All I know is that they asked to be picked up and the pick-up has come in and got them . |
11 | He asks , ‘ Has our civilisation by virtue of the inhumanity it has carried out and condoned … forfeited its claims to that indispensable luxury which we call literature ? ’ ( pp. 72–73 ) . |
12 | Oh Norah from Compton Acres has rung up and says why spoil the arboretum lake ? |
13 | … has grown up and gone away , |
14 | He has shot up and seized his chance with both hands . |
15 | If they have finished the investigation no one has written back and told me . ’ |
16 | After about 20 minutes of use the average colour monitor has warmed up and stabilised and , at this point , Adobe suggest you adjust the colour balance so that it matches a progressive colour bar that you get from your printer . |
17 | It has done well and civilianised 73 per cent . |
18 | Overnight the world has opened up and revealed its depth and colour . |
19 | Well , my get-up-and-go has got up and went . |
20 | When other sunsigner 's get up and go has got up and gone you 're still going strong , so take pity on a pooped pal or po-fagged partner and ease up a little Tuesday . |
21 | Yeah , twenty five says when once the householder has got up and locked the door and you start to stand outside and knock at the door saying sir open to us , but in answer he will say to you , I do not know where you are from , then you will start saying we ate and drank in front of you and we 've taught in our broad ways , but he will speak and say to you , I do not know where you are from , get away from me you are workers of unrighteousness |
22 | Pauline has got up and walked to the bathroom . |
23 | Ramesh K , who took on the lease two years ago , has sold up and moved out . |
24 | Even Motown has packed up and gone to California . |
25 | Can you see ways in which life for the family has become better and become worse . |
26 | We are all glad that she has arrived safely and has all her faculties ! |
27 | The irony is that the Labour government has set up and funded handsomely a Royal Commission on Social Policy which will make its report at the end of 1988 . |
28 | DES WALKER … has settled well and says he would like to spend the rest of his footballing life in Italy |
29 | If a horse stops pulling once he has settled down and works sensibly and correctly after say , 20 minutes of ‘ whoopee ’ then it is a matter of working through the exuberance stage with as many exercises in the form of transitions and ‘ things to do ’ as possible to occupy the horse 's mind and so try to make him concentrate on his work rather than other exciting stimuli . |
30 | Parents also need to be aware when their child has behaved well and make a comment about this so that the child receives praise and recognition for good behaviour . |