Example sentences of "has [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 We live in a house of treasure but some disease of the eyes has blinded us so that we search always for vulgar and expensive toys .
2 By then he should have fully recovered from the injured right thigh muscle that has delayed his eagerly awaited debut in Italian football .
3 This business has broken him up badly . ’
4 When the individual has matured he usually accepts responsibilities for child-rearing and for work .
5 Ground elder is said to have been brought to Britain by the Romans as a remedy for gout and has plagued us ever since .
6 Mr Harvey does want to know about it if she goes into Lexington — that 's our nearest town — but then someone has to drive her there and back , so she 's never without an escort .
7 ‘ No , but he has to wear it nevertheless . ’
8 He has taught her how to handle state occasions , how to deal with foreign potentates , when to speak and when not to , how to manage tiring tours and how to cope with the strains of travel .
9 The last year has taught me how little I really knew about what goes on behind the wrought-iron gates of Buckingham Palace and the red brick walls of Kensington Palace .
10 Our struggle has taught us also that black workers must never for a moment entertain the thought of separate black unions .
11 But Christians think that God Himself has taught us how to speak of Him .
12 ‘ There will come a time , Creggan , when you will learn that the fretting here in these Cages when you think the world has passed you by has taught you more than all the flights , and kills , and territories you may have made or seen .
13 Erm s that 's my general s there 's no doubt that there are a great deal of activities there as always of course when one is spending a lot of new money quite rapidly , one has to monitor it very carefully to make sure that it 's being effectively spent , and I 'm sure the director and this committee will continue to do that .
14 Now unle now unless there are any participants that want , really burning to make a comment , er I feel that we have settled , well we 've had enough discussion on little A , I 've got enough , well I 've got enough from you in terms of your views about size of settlement , and Mr Brighton has pointed me again in the direction of his submission about er the definition of an integrated and balanced community , I would like to know , er from Mr Davis whether he concurs with that sort of interpretation , and I have a feeling that we have also had an expression , generally , that at the moment one settlement is probably appropriate , if you have to have a new settlement .
15 What has sustained him throughout , he says , has been the support of the top 20 firms and , crucially , the presence of non-practitioners — who make up half the membership — on the board .
16 In all cases , if the creatures actually get out of their cell they die instantly , since only the magic within each cell has sustained them so long .
17 ‘ I do n't know how many times Stan has sacked me before , ’ he said .
18 She has heard him before .
19 The synthesised female voice that responds to your commands and verifies that it has heard them correctly is amiable enough , though clearly not to be trifled with .
20 Yes but as I said before he now has heard it so
21 Sullivan has grouped the papers under five topics , and has fleshed them out with excellent introductions to each section and helpful editorial notes throughout .
22 Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate .
23 She stopped , then said slowly , ‘ Losing your dog has shaken me up so much that I 'm very nervous about this case .
24 Quite clearly , as you say , something has shaken you up . ’
25 But though the camera may be at gut level , a cerebral decision has placed it there , and it is characteristic of Greenaway that he should stylise a major element of his film in this way .
26 Ian Barker , who recently completed the course at Wigan College , said the course has given him both invaluable background and new direction in what is too often seen as the poor relation of the building industry .
27 The managing director is paid top market rates for the job but the dynamic American parent company has given him just one warning : ‘ If your employees strike , you 're fired . ’
28 His short visit has given him much information about the courses but , more importantly , he now has an intimate feeling of how these young men and women , drawn from all walks of life , are trained .
29 I guess that over the last six years television has given him only a quarter of her exposure .
30 ‘ Artai has given him too much authority , ’ Jotan said .
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