Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could 've come earlier cos I 've been over Tracey 's since quarter past one , as I was coming out the Jehovah Witnesses were coming out |
| 2 | Well I should 've won anyway because I 've got sixes and fives . |
| 3 | So far , the central committee has received more than 10,000 letters suggesting how these documents could be improved . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , the Royal Society has received more than 500 applications from scientists for its own 30 ‘ elite ’ new blood fellowships . |
| 5 | So far , it has received more than 2,000 complaints . |
| 6 | The Institute has received more than 250 responses to the document , which are currently being analysed . |
| 7 | Touche Ross says that it has received more than 200 enquiries , including three ‘ serious ’ bids from the UK plus others from Japan , Hong Kong , Taiwan and the US . |
| 8 | Is he aware that in south-east London — and serving my Dulwich constituency — is Haberdashers ' Aske 's city technology college , which has received more than 800 applications for 180 places ? |
| 9 | As Rhodes ( 1985 ) notes , sub-national government in the UK has developed extensively because until the 1970s it was the prime vehicle for building the welfare state . |
| 10 | This has developed rapidly since James Watson and Francis Crick broke the genetic code in 1962 by uncovering the structure of DNA and has opened up not only abstract genetic knowledge but the manipulation of genes and the basis of life itself . |
| 11 | Ltd. v. Texas Commerce International Bank Ltd. ( below , p. 262 ) , continued : These citations demonstrate that while consideration remains a fundamental requirement before a contract not under seal can be enforced , the policy of the law in its search to do justice between the parties has developed considerably since the early nineteenth century when Stilk v. Myrick was decided by Lord Ellenborough C.J. In the late twentieth century I do not believe that the rigid approach to the concept of consideration to be found in Stilk v. Myrick is either necessary or desirable . |
| 12 | We 're the one 's who unashamedly say , Europe has to go forward if it does n't go backwards . |
| 13 | And he has to go abroad before he dare have a heart attack . |
| 14 | This farming systems has proved self-sustainable for the past 2,000 years and has altered little except that summer ( wet season ) rice crops were once combined in the same fields with winter ( dry season ) legumes , whereas the winter crop is now wheat . |
| 15 | The Department of Transport goes on : ’ But the project has altered considerably since ’ — the Department admits that — ’ and a lot of that information is no longer current , particularly on the revenue side . |
| 16 | The pattern of employment has altered radically since our traditional industries began . |
| 17 | The real value of excise duty revenue from Scotch peaked in 1983/84 and with minor and temporary exceptions , has fallen steadily since that date ( see Figure 5.3 ) . |
| 18 | So my marriage has fallen apart because of these people sat here that think they know everything . |
| 19 | Over the past few decades , the world 's demand for tin has fallen dramatically as packagers have reduced the thickness of the metal in tinplate or have turned to other materials for their containers , aluminium for instance . |
| 20 | Despite statements by Neil Kinnock and John Smith that Labour would not devalue , the sterling/deutschmark rate has fallen more than three pfennings to 2.8308 since the start of the campaign . |
| 21 | In this country , under his Government , unemployment is going up faster , investment is lower and production has fallen more than in any other European country . |
| 22 | In 1964 , Lord Gardiner , who shortly afterwards became Lord Chancellor himself , said that since 1951 ‘ one or two ’ Lord Chancellors ( there had been only three ) ‘ felt that the standard of members of the bar going into the House of Commons has fallen noticeably since the war , and if you want the right men in the House of Commons then you must reward the man who votes the right way with a judgeship ’ . |
| 23 | Mr. Walker : I know that the Hon. Gentleman will be delighted that since the valleys initiative was announced , unemployment in the valleys has fallen faster than it has in the rest of Wales . |
| 24 | Even if the economics of bulk sales improve — Chemical reckons that the bulk-discount has fallen sharply as the property market has revived — Citicorp considers it worth sticking with property in order to help create a liquid market in it . |
| 25 | She in turn feels she has painted best when ‘ the ’ dog appears as though it has turned its head to the viewer and is gazing back ’ . |
| 26 | Masaichi Hattori , the victim 's father , has gathered more than 1.6m signatures in Japan for a petition asking the American Congress to adopt stricter gun-control laws . |
| 27 | Since its founding in 1932 the BSES has given more than 4,000 youngsters a taste of adventure and a chance to do some survey work , mainly in Arctic terrain . |
| 28 | Thirsk based Madeira Threads ( UK ) has given more than £550 to the UK charity , Families for Children , which cares for destitute and deprived Third World children . |
| 29 | The wing fracture is a bad one , and he 'll have to be certain it has healed properly before the bird is released . |
| 30 | Established in 1987 , and called out up to six times a day in the summer , the service has completed more than 3,000 missions with the running costs of £500,000 a year met entirely from donations . |