Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence the courts have had to evolve various canons of construction which , even more unfortunately , have fluctuated from time to time , thus over-ruling earlier decisions and defeating the legitimate expectations of investors who purchased preference shares in reliance on the construction adopted earlier . |
| 2 | A major problem facing established museums is the natural variation in recording practices that have developed with time . |
| 3 | But since the examination is testing what skills you have developed over time , the passage is likely to be similar in some way to passages which you have seen . |
| 4 | The words used — the labels — have varied over time : residuum ; social problem group ; hard-core ; problem families ; the culture of poverty ; alienation ; hereditary poverty ; the inadequate poor ; the urban underclass . |
| 5 | The methods of distributing the general grant have varied over time . |
| 6 | As to the first question it is clear that views as to the availability and scope of certiorari together with its actual use have varied from time to time . |
| 7 | Children were splashing in the beck , their cries echoing from the cove face , a courting couple were doing what courting couples have done since time immemorial , oblivious to the world and its wife passing by , and old ladies on a coach trip from Bradford were walking gently through the sunny afternoon , all grey hair , handbags and giggles . |
| 8 | I am convinced that zander often shoal up or gather in great numbers when they are not hunting and to come across one of these occurrences as I have done from time to time is an unbelievably exciting experience . |
| 9 | These cities have endured through time . |
| 10 | In addition , in some systems which have operated from time to time in the UK and elsewhere , there is a procedure whereby people are asked attitude questions about the product before the show and after it , and given the opportunity to select the test product ( from a list ) as a prize or gift . |
| 11 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 12 | Allen Watkins used to say that there was a core of truth hidden in the heart of all folk tales and legends if we can only find it amongst the accumulations which have occurred over time : the difficulty arose in finding out what it was — of winnowing the wheat from the chaff . |
| 13 | Those differences seem very largely to account for the variations in actual patterns of support which have occurred over time . |
| 14 | On the other hand , I have needed from time to time to provide a certain amount of background , because the progress of a friendship can not be traced otherwise than by describing attendant circumstances . |
| 15 | But however the goals of their lowland neighbours have shifted over time , they have remained essentially predatory . |
| 16 | Within the movement , definitions have shifted over time . |
| 17 | However , the weights may soon become out-of-date : in particular , the Laspeyres index will tend to give too much weight to those goods whose relative prices have increased over time since increases in relative prices are usually associated with decreases in quantity demanded . |
| 18 | Also , the Paasche index tends to give too little weight to those goods whose relative prices have increased over time . |
| 19 | What is loosely termed ‘ global competition ’ is the outcome of how individual firms have reacted over time to the changing balance of opportunity and threat . |
| 20 | Although it is common practice to distinguish what Henry Sweet called ‘ form-words ’ as distinct from ‘ full words ’ and to locate the former in grammar rather than lexis , it has to be noted that these ‘ form-words ’ have emerged over time from full-blown lexical sources , and for the most part still have recognizable kin which show clear signs of the relationship . |
| 21 | And one of the things that archaeologists do all their time is try by looking at the evidence , whether it 's stuff that comes from the ground , landscapes or old buildings , to try and understand the changes that have happened through time , to see things that were there that have gone , and to work out what |
| 22 | One of the strengths of organisations is the expertise that officials have accumulated over time . |
| 23 | The categories have changed with time , reflecting changes in emphases within the various sub-fields of geology . |
| 24 | It is important to define the estates and territories in the landscape under study , at different times , and to show how they have changed through time . |
| 25 | Students might find it useful to examine and discuss the figures in Table 4.1 ; it should be born in mind , however , that definitions of indictable crimes have changed over time , as we mentioned in Chapter 1 . |
| 26 | Thirdly , the characteristics of later life families have changed over time . |
| 27 | Table I.2 , which shows the expectation of further life in years and of ultimate age at various ages for men and women at various periods of the twentieth century , is another expression of their different life survival patterns and of how these have changed over time . |
| 28 | Table 3.1 lists the four factors which determine the financial status of elderly people — employment , state benefits , private savings , and family transfers — and it can be seen that their relative shares have changed over time , with the decline in employment income roughly matching the rise in state benefits . |
| 29 | To structure the discussion , I shall focus on the idea of a golden age of family responsibilities in the past as the starting-point for understanding how these have changed over time . |
| 30 | Views about the exact composition of virtue , male and female , have changed over time , and they may vary , too , with differing social and geographical contexts , but the underlying theme is constant : the theme , that is , of difference . |