Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it was the poem that brought Wordsworth to the notice of clerics in need of sermon material ( his poems were used for this purpose throughout the last century , and I have heard them used in this ) . |
| 2 | I have heard it denied that the candles — different candles — glimmer for every child when he or she reaches the age of three or four , but of course that denial is nonsense ; simply , most children are asleep in the depths of the night when the candles shine out . |
| 3 | God did not depend upon us for his creation ; indeed , I have heard it expressed rather forcefully that humankind is not one of God 's better experiments ! |
| 4 | I have heard it said that when bream break surface it is simply to obtain the extra oxygen available there . |
| 5 | It is sometimes said by government officials — I have heard it said by leading members of the administrations of Tanzania , Nigeria , Sierra Leone and Zambia — that African journalists are not sufficiently experienced to tell when an interested party in a dispute may be attempting to put over a particular point of view or discredit a government policy by using the press or radio . |
| 6 | I have heard it said that an Englishman 's humour is unique . |
| 7 | I have heard it said that they were built by Iron Age men in honour of Megan , a Celtic goddess . |
| 8 | I have heard it said that the only major advance in stratigraphy and sedimentology since the Second World War was the concept of the turbidity current . |
| 9 | But I have heard it said that parts of the Rocky Mountains are quite like our Simla . |
| 10 | Most people ignored this commandment , although I have heard it said that Pike was to be seen with a compass on a number of occasions , trying to align himself correctly . |
| 11 | We have heard it acknowledged by the most zealous practitioner of the art , that he has , more than once , witnessed all the excitement of action coition thus produced in a woman . |
| 12 | I have heard it objected that in every book of hers there is a smell of onions , and that this is intended to show observation . |
| 13 | It purports to be based on the recollections of courtiers and retainers hunted up after the fall : but I have heard it suggested that the author did not take to the Picador edition 's cover display of a picture of Haile Selassie , perhaps on the grounds of a misleading particularity . |
| 14 | ‘ Defence has been perfected to a remarkable degree , ’ he said , ‘ and I have heard it suggested that through its further development football may be brought to a state of stalemate … it will be a sorry reflection on forwards if they have not the intelligence , the inventiveness to devise means by which they can carry their attack to a successful end . ’ |
| 15 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 16 | Indeed , I have heard it called the first step on the path to true benevolence . ’ |
| 17 | Home po 2 monitoring was undertaken in 134 patients ; in the 120 patients who have discontinued it lasted for a median duration of 5.5 months ( range 0.3–17.5 ) . |
| 18 | He said , ‘ You have to know I loved doing this movie . |
| 19 | yeah , so Ivan said to me , he said er he said well I do I suppose you have noticed he said but whenever she comes down here he said the whole line stops I said I quite agree I said well let's be honest about it if he 's knocking out the meat he , it 's got ta stop cos he stops |
| 20 | Officers have said they tolerated the old conditions for too long . |
| 21 | A lot of people have said we killed off Tony Jacklin in 1972 . |
| 22 | A lot of people have said we killed off Tony Jacklin in 1972 , but I 'm not convinced it was down to Lee Trevino . |
| 23 | Police have said he fell ill twice , once shortly after he was arrested , and half-hourly checks were made in case his condition deteriorated . |
| 24 | The fourth of Ashby 's proposals consists of the introduction of special incentives to employers , both in the private and public sector , to take on to their payrolls those who have failed to find work , even though they have done everything asked of them — are actively seeking work , registered for a job , been a member of a Job Club and been on an ET course . |
| 25 | Well we have done I felt sorry cos I had n't really when she phoned me up over there I was up I thought oh my God ! |
| 26 | The government did not accept fully these recommendations but as we have seen they gave councillors the choice between claiming an attendance allowance or financial loss allowance . |
| 27 | I have seen one turned into a grotto and another used as a play room , but both approaches needed more than a little hard work and cash . |
| 28 | Again , I have seen it said : this is all very interesting but it is hardly new . |
| 29 | Edinburgh had practically no textile workers , men or women ; but as we have seen it had a great many domestic servants . |
| 30 | We have seen it regarded as something it could not be . |