Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 In the Labour Party in my lifetime only two men of quality — Bevan and Wilson — have aroused hostility of this order , and they are the two most potent and significant characters that have emerged .
2 No doubt all those of us who saw him play have treasured memories of particular occasions when John Jackson performed as a man inspired to keep Palace 's goal intact .
3 Three national surveys have given details of the types of people who are elected as councillors .
4 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
5 I have given notice of my point of order to you and to the Secretary of State for Education and Science , who is in his place .
6 The CAPM and the market model provide a means to test the performance of these portfolios and in doing so have given indications of the extent to which the market is strong form efficient in assessing the ability of managers to consistently beat the market .
7 Similarly , semantic theories derived from a number of disciplines ( e.g. , linguistics , philosophy , formal logic ) have formulated theories of meaning , on which psycholinguists can base theories of how those meanings are computed in humans .
8 On the one hand there have been reports suggesting that the vaccine can cause brain damage , albeit in a tiny minority of children and , on the other , the whooping cough epidemics in recent years have re-awakened fears of the damage the disease itself can inflict .
9 We have heard evidence of arrangements being made for special services on Sundays in casual wards … every endeavour should be made to break the monotony of the casuals ’ Sunday by these and other means , such as visits by persons of goodwill ’ .
10 We have heard cases of players being offered £5,000 to change clubs .
11 I have heard cases of erm planes being lost in in er crops chu chur churned up !
12 We have heard echoes of Bush 's ‘ kinder gentler America ’ in the temper of the new Tory government .
13 However , since in auditory word recognition we hear the different sounds of a word in sequence , it is possible to make use of contextual information after we have heard part of the word — in which case such information can be used effectively .
14 I have heard stories of such men taking days to die .
15 Officers have spoken to six radio hams who have heard versions of the recording on different nights .
16 One of the qualifications for being a Tory is that you can make comments like ‘ adverse comment ’ about a cut of this sort erm and remember that you have heard representations of the strongest sort from very well documented people who are going to be affected by these cuts .
17 The central reservations service is invaluable to overseas visitors or travellers who have limited knowledge of the areas and hotel accommodation available in the various localities .
18 She reports that while only a small proportion of all eighteen-year-olds live independently , a majority of those reared in care have to do so , and these are often ill-prepared , have meagre financial help and currently have limited prospects of finding work .
19 The Sound Organisation ( 4 Pickfords Wharf , Clink St , London SE1 , 071 403 2255 ) often have overhauled examples of the latter in stock , a perfect way to make what may well be your last vinyl upgrade at a reasonable price .
20 One third of teachers say that they have had the use of INSET days to conduct their review : the same proportion have undertaken assessment of pupils especially for this purpose and have kept a diary as part of the review process .
21 Religious leaders have developed ideologies of natural law and the common good to reinforce the Roman catholic element .
22 Languages generally have developed systems of address — what you call a person when you talk to them face to face — which reflect the salient social distinctions of the culture ( kin versus nonkin , intimate versus nonintimate , higher/lower status , to mention some very common ones ) .
23 Several district health authorities have developed models of purchasing that enable different levels of involvement
24 Courts in various jurisdictions have developed lists of factors which should regularly be taken into account in exercising the discretion .
25 In the many pockets of expatriates living around the Mediterranean coastline , with its constant inflow of foreign exchange , the governments and entrepreneurs of those countries have developed mini-townships of inexpensive residences , varying from traditionally constructed apartments to sophisticated semi-huts in specially landscaped settings .
26 Nocturnal animals have to cope with the same difficulty , and many creatures have developed ways of gathering the maximum amount of light .
27 But these muddy-water fish have developed banks of modified muscle tissue that generate electrical charges on a much greater scale .
28 Some writers have developed theories of English rhythm in which a unit of rhythm , the foot , is used ( with an obvious parallel in the metrical analysis of verse ) ; the foot begins with a stressed syllable and includes all following unstressed syllables up to ( but not including ) the following stressed syllable .
29 The sheet then recorded that Mr. Bell had been charged that on 15 February 1990 he was guilty of drunk and disorderly behaviour in Faulkner Street , Liverpool , contrary to section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , and that on 1 February 1990 Mr. Bell was committed to the Liverpool Crown Court and was released on bail under a duty to surrender into the custody of the said court at such time and date as would be notified to him ‘ and Constable 677F Whittaker alleges that you have broken conditions of your bail not to approach Bridget Coffey . ’
30 Continuing the example of norms of dress , an embarrassed silence , a hoot of derision or a contemptuous stare will make most members of society who have broken norms of dress change into more conventional attire .
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