Example sentences of "has [verb] [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time that a lifeboatman has received such an honour since sea rescues began in the town with the historic Zetland lifeboat 190 years ago . |
| 2 | It is accepted that Community case law has developed such a principle under which , on policy grounds compatible with Community law , restrictions on trade may be justified . |
| 3 | According to Advanced Micro , the 210 has proven such a popular architecture that it has been chosen for the first speed and power upgrades . |
| 4 | The screen , which is located in a self-service kiosk near the Baltimore Orioles stadium at Camden Yards , has proven such a hit that a further 33 similar kiosks have been planned across Baltimore . |
| 5 | The intrepid lady traveller Celia Fiennes had a near miss when her horse was nearly sucked into a dyke near Ely in 1698 ; and in the same year she took care to avoid Martin Mere in Lancashire , ‘ that as the proverb sayes has parted many a man and his mare indeed ’ . |
| 6 | In many cities the names are still interchangeable , a fact that has given many a visitor a mystified look . |
| 7 | and one which , as he has noticed while walking through the great houses of the world , ‘ has given many an anonymous carver a little power over the grave . ’ |
| 8 | It is the first time that the organization has given such a direct warning , however . |
| 9 | A team from the University of California at San Diego has concocted such a medium in which a particular type of cell that causes cancer in mice grows readily . |
| 10 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 11 | It 's just that Peake 's trilogy Titus Groan , Gormenghast and Titus Alone has attracted such a cult following that Glass was apprehensive about doing justice to the novels in the eye of fans . |
| 12 | Mount Stewart has enjoyed such a bumper summer season that the National Trust has extended it by a month , every day except Tuesday . |
| 13 | A small chorus has applauded such a shift in resources , arguing that prohibition of drugs will always fail so long as Americans remain so determined to get hold of them . |
| 14 | Jimmy Connors has won many a tight match in his time . |
| 15 | The Empire foot soldiers have developed a very effective method of fighting which has won many a battle : the detachment system . |
| 16 | And the real ale enthusiasts chose The Tap and Barrel in Middlesbrough as their 1990–1 Pub of the Year the eight season that the supporters ' association has presented such an award . |
| 17 | Every system of local government finance has possessed such a system . |
| 18 | Certainly he gave the impression to some of being almost too respectable : " He has grown such a crust on him … " |
| 19 | The past decade has seen such a change . |
| 20 | You are lucky enough to have Bella here to teach you , and your mother also , and as you know , I have undertaken to instruct you in history , since I am the one who has seen such a lot of it , as it were face to face . |
| 21 | The large Lichtenstein Palace ( 2/258 ) of 1791 opposite the Church of St Nicholas has seen many a change of political fortune . |
| 22 | The whole world has seen and heard our story , and it is in front of the whole world that reparation must take place , reflecting the scale of what was done to us , deploring the fact that a great country like France has accepted such a monstrous crime against us . |
| 23 | BARRY Hills , who has suffered such a wretched start to the season , was all smiles after Nicer ( 8–1 ) landed the Irish 1,000 Guineas in the hands of his son Michael at The Curragh yesterday . |
| 24 | This Welcome break restaurant has suffered such a drop in trade that staff have agreed to work on short time , with a cut in wages , to try and keep it going until the bridge reopens . |
| 25 | Being able to side-slip , therefore , is a useful safety valve and has prevented many a nasty accident . |
| 26 | Often the individual has done such a good job of ‘ forgetting ’ that this recall can only be achieved by means of regression . |
| 27 | Eubank has done that a lot . |
| 28 | I am disappointed the policy review has adopted such a negative attitude both to a Bill of Rights and electoral reform . |
| 29 | It is this complicated self-regulatory process that has made such a profound impression on the Gaianists ; i.e. the notion that living matter itself both defines and maintains the conditions necessary for survival , and that the chief physical features of the Earth are biologically controlled . |
| 30 | ( Nora is presumably a Wonderful Ordinary Person , a type of whom Derek has made such a great fuss in the past . ) |