Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm more than delighted that more recent revivals have reinstated the work to its rightful place in the repertoire . |
| 2 | ‘ We have chartered a plane and actually have a waiting list at the moment of more supporters who want to join us . |
| 3 | A COMPROMISE could be achieved between the owners of a Suffolk stately home and local residents over plans to divert a footpath which have aroused a storm of debate . |
| 4 | Means-related fines , in particular , have aroused the ire of middle-income earners . |
| 5 | In recent years the head offices of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have taken steps to increase their influence on this process , and have aroused the resentment of local favourites whose chances of nomination have been jeopardised by this " interference " . |
| 6 | ‘ But I genuinely feel that my feelings towards the FA have stopped a bit of progress for my son . |
| 7 | In fact , however , as is shown in some detail in chapter 11 , while the Conservatives have been very committed to public ‘ expenditure restraint and have stopped the growth of public employment , they too have found social policy expenditure hard to curb . |
| 8 | Once you have stopped the attacker in his tracks , then you can deal with the grip itself , but until then it is a second priority . |
| 9 | I have stopped the bullet close to the hook for two reasons , the first being that crust is light and buoyant to an extent even when soaked , so the closeness of the bullet will stop it from rising off the bottom any more than the 1½ inch distance of the plastic leger-stop from the hook . |
| 10 | Iraq might , even at this stage , have stopped the war if it could have brought itself to accept , quickly , the diplomatic initiative advanced this week by the Soviet Union . |
| 11 | Far from improving the working of the economy , with their policies they have stopped the economy from working for many families and firms throughout the land . |
| 12 | This length was used by Fair American to win the North American Championships , although some boats have lengthened the forestay to as much as 62ft 7in ( 19.1m ) . |
| 13 | Fly fishing is more of an achievement if you tie your own flies because you have tricked the fish yourself . |
| 14 | If God can not be identified with man as a product of evolution , and thereby given a credible definition , then any effort to create a new and successful conception of God will founder on the same rocks of contention that have wrecked every religion that was ever believed in . |
| 15 | VANDALS have wrecked the home and medical supplies of a three-year-old boy who needs a life-saving transplant operation . |
| 16 | VANDALS have wrecked the home and medical equipment of a three-year-old boy who needs a life-saving transplant operation . |
| 17 | I WOULD refute the idea that hard times have wrecked the business lunch . |
| 18 | This is the latest in a series of problems that have plagued the BBC Microcomputer since its launch in 1982 . |
| 19 | Sighs of relief at Armonk , which was threatened with losing its monster $4,000m air traffic control contract : the Federal Aviation Administration and IBM Corp have agreed on a plan to fix the software problems that have plagued the modernisation programme , which is now almost three years behind plan . |
| 20 | Despite the existence of such a remedy , a number of problems have plagued the use of the remedy . |
| 21 | Sensational wins over world No 2 Chris Dittmar and No 3 Rodney Martin in the past three weeks , plus victory over six-times world champion Jahangir Khan in the World Championships , have propelled the Nottingham 21-year-old soaring up the world rankings to No 7 . |
| 22 | Feminists active in the disability rights movement have criticized the way many women have used the fear of disability to argue for abortion rights , and ask us to reassess our relationship to genetic screening . |
| 23 | Environmental groups have criticized the government for failing to designate Ramsar sites quickly enough . |
| 24 | Environmentalists have criticized the plan as naive . |
| 25 | Segments of the Russian press have criticized the ISF and point to the modest size of ISF grants as evidence that the foundation is trying to ‘ buy ’ Russian scientific brainpower at a fraction of its real value . |
| 26 | The convention establishes procedures for the transport and disposal of toxic waste , and insists that the country for which the waste is intended should agree to receive it before it leaves port — an effort to avoid incidents such as the 1988 voyage from port to port of the Karin B. Environmentalists have criticized the convention for its lack of " teeth " — enforcement is left to individual countries — and for its lack of precision on what constitutes acceptable disposal standards . |
| 27 | It says thousands have packed city centre to cheer her and it said the fervour surprised republicans who have criticized the visit . |
| 28 | Environmentalists have criticized the Commission 's failure to follow the lead of the US , which has proposed a complete phase-out , and is about to insist also on warnings about ozone-depletion to be included with the product . |
| 29 | The move has been welcomed by pollution campaigners in Britain , who have criticized the Department of Environment for its alleged failure to issue sufficient pollution warnings . |
| 30 | On the basis that this represents a challenging but realistically attainable target , I have calculated a target for each branch on the attached sheet . |