Example sentences of "have [verb] by [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Cos normally they are n't stitched , they have to heal by nature
2 Refrigeration is another large expense , but we have economised by 20% — and that 's enough power to run all the household fridges in Wolverhampton .
3 Tea prices in London have fallen by 30% from a three-year peak in January .
4 Real wages in Australia have fallen by 5% over the past seven years ; in Britain they have risen by almost 20% .
5 Some fear this may have harmed the LME 's reputation , and could drive prices , which have fallen by 50% in two years , still lower .
6 According to a study commissioned by the owners , the profits of major-league clubs have fallen by 54% since 1989 .
7 It should be quite fun cos they have to carve by messes got these knives .
8 These two States have undertaken by treaty to accept the obligations contained in another treaty to which they are third parties , in recognition that any attempt at a lasting settlement is unlikely to succeed without their co-operation .
9 Under s16 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 , if the Legal Aid Board suffers a deficiency in respect of an assisted person 's proceedings ( ie they have paid more to the assisted person 's legal advisers than they have received by way of costs from the other side and from contributions paid ) the statutory charge may attach to money or property " recovered " or " preserved " that has been " in issue " in the course of proceedings .
10 Also , shares in ManU have dropped by 57p on the Stock Exchange .
11 The prices of French properties have dropped by 20% to 30% from their peak , but the appreciation of the franc against the pound has added 10% plus to French prices in sterling terms .
12 In the three years since 1983 sixth form numbers have dropped by 13% from 40,055 to 34,961 with a staying on rate of 33% ( as against the national average of 31
13 Mr Milosevic is urging the Bosnian Serbs to sign the plan because , he says , it would allow them to hold on to almost all the territory they have won by force .
14 Most pineapples sold in Britain have come by sea , which means we are sometimes at risk from being offered unripe or partly ripened specimens .
15 The other main obstacle in the way of enjoyment is Aviemore , but unless you need to buy some chips , or have to come by train then you can just close your eyes as you pass by it .
16 Yet , as we have seen by reference to epistolary theory in the Renaissance , the Sonnets are I utterances which receive no replies .
17 PROFITS at the Bradford and Bingley building society , Britain 's seventh largest , have slumped by £14 million because of the housing crisis .
18 Any liability you have accepted by agreement or contract unless you would have had that liability anyway .
19 Any liability you have accepted by agreement or contract unless you would have had that liability anyway .
20 Any liability you have accepted by agreement or contract unless you2 would have had that liability anyway .
21 Any liability you have accepted by agreement or contract unless you would have had that liability anyway .
22 GPA Group 's bank debts have risen by £1.1bn since 31 March ; the increase is due to the purchase of aircraft it contracted to buy from manufacturers .
23 Arrests have risen by 41pc since the introduction of Metro Police .
24 View from City Road page 27 Tunnel shock : Eurotunnel , the Anglo-French consortium which will operate the twin-rail tunnel when it enters service in June 1993 , announced that costs have risen by £2.2bn to £7bn .
25 Mortgage rates are now at their lowest for 25 years and UK incomes have risen by 50pc since 1987 , although the rate of growth has been considerably slower in Northern Ireland .
26 Numbers of senior house officers have risen by 14% in three years — far more than was intended — and , by not substantially reducing the number of registrars , JPAC has failed to keep to its terms of reference .
27 But a rocky economy and the resistance of fans to ticket prices , which have risen by 10% a season in recent years , have slowed revenue growth at a time when expenses continue to soar .
28 Since the beginning of this week Jaguar 's shares have risen by 161p — increasing its stock market value by nearly £300m .
29 The cash deposit of £2,000 has led to an increase in loans and investments of £18,000 , so that total deposits have risen by £20,000 — that is , by ten times the amount of the cash deposit .
30 To achieve this , managers have to lead by example .
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