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

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1 Other researchers have criticized this test for being insufficiently rigorous .
2 From across the kitchen he said , ‘ I do n't think anything I have painted this autumn is quite as good as this , but then , I would not expect it to be .
3 But Scottish Homes have given this job to Scottish land on a yearly basis .
4 I have given this Nayar material at some length because it exemplifies such a large number of the themes which I have been emphasizing throughout this book .
5 The embedded " letter " ( a direct address to the reader , often with apology or denunciation of the course ) : " Is n't there a problem with the way you have formulated this question ?
6 Some of those present say they too have heard this story and speak of what they know .
7 ‘ I think I have heard this conversation before , ’ he said .
8 Now , we 're in a delicate position as we all have heard this morning from our colleague at the Devonport dockyard .
9 I mean we have heard this morning the petition .
10 Coal also suffers from competition from gas , which is more environmentally friendly , and — as we have heard this evening — is becoming far more important in terms of baseload electricity generation in the near future .
11 The study of palaeontology in conjunction with geology ought to throw light on the interaction of historical events and the evolution of a substantial sample of the organisms that have inhabited this planet .
12 Now that I have recalled this episode , another event from around that time in my father 's career comes to mind which demonstrates perhaps even more impressively this special quality he came to possess .
13 ‘ But I have conquered this disease before and been free of it for two years .
14 With this in mind we have undertaken this year a review of the management team and staff resources with the objective of ensuring that LCCIEB is prepared for the challenges that it is likely to meet in the future .
15 Among the initiatives which we have undertaken this year , is the establishment of a working party under the Chairmanship of Lord Nathan , to make recommendations on developing and maintaining high standards of effectiveness and efficiency within the sector .
16 ‘ Do you intend to carry on studying after you have completed this course ? ’
17 Once students have completed this part of the course , they will have attained a standard of English which well prepared them to undertake Cambridge First Certificate work .
18 I can assure you we will keep our side of the bargain … just as soon as you have completed this assignment .
19 Once the trainers have completed this training programme , they will be delivering a range of SCOTVEC modules to students at the school in Russia .
20 Many salespeople who , to an outsider , seem naturally quick-witted have developed this skill through careful preparation beforehand , imagining themselves as buyers and thinking of objections that they might raise if they were in such a position .
21 In Central and South America at least twenty kinds of frogs have developed this defence still further .
22 In fact , as I have developed this chapter , I realise that within the definition I am using they are exactly the same thing .
23 Faceless New Yorkers have developed this site for banking outsiders and oil insiders .
24 Employers have justified this argument by pointing out that they are also responsible for making good any shortfall if the pension fund can not meet its liabilities .
25 I have witnessed this expansion in parts of North America for nearly 60 years , first working as a student with a pitchfork on the harvest in Alberta .
26 It is true that all advanced industrial societies have witnessed this shift but none to the same extent as this country .
27 I have broken this question down into two component parts , and deal first with the issue of what types of support pass between relatives , and second with precisely which relatives offer each other assistance .
28 Could someone confirm that they have received this message .
29 And on behalf of all those who have received this support from you , I should like to say thank you .
30 DO NOT START ANY WORK UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS APPROVAL .
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