Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [prep] [art] past " in BNC.
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| 31 | These feelings tend to be transitory but some patients remain psychologically disturbed for many years and , in a few psychological difficulties develop in the convalescent period which were not apparent during the acute episode.While these problems can sometimes be anticipated in hospital on the basis of the patient 's reaction to his illness , and any premorbid difficulties which he has encountered in the past , a better idea of his potential can be gained by following him during the convalescent period to observe how he copes with the various stresses and strains which he encounters during this time . |
| 32 | To label and discuss — or suppress — this feature of the fabliaux as " obscenity " has proved in the past to be unproductive , and it is perhaps better to talk instead of " marked terms " : colloquial and familiar terms for parts of the body or basic bodily acts which are labelled to varying degrees as vulgar and indecent , and not , normally , to be admitted into serious , careful or respectable discourse . |
| 33 | Fairclough has proved in the past and is proving again now that he is an outstanding man to man marker . |
| 34 | Although I agree that Strachan has proved in the past he is a class player and that Leeds would be foolish to consider selling Rocastle , I believe that the future of the Leeds team lies in the younger midfield combination of Rocky , Macca , Speed and Fairclough . |
| 35 | Dominated , not monopolized : the obvious physical impressiveness of the remains in the city , and its consequent attraction for archaeologists , can easily lead , and has led in the past , to a neglect of the deme , the local population centre . |
| 36 | It has declared in the past that since British powers stations are able to meet targets for reducing the emissions that cause acid rain , research on the problem may no longer be a top priority . |
| 37 | The Ministry of Defence has declared in the past that people up to 10 kilometres from an accident could be affected . |
| 38 | A Bible-based Christian will want to check this query against the ways in which God has worked in the past . |
| 39 | This has worked in the past : in 1990 the indignation of the world 's intelligentsia stopped the plan to make Venice the site of Expo 2000 when most Italians had resigned themselves to its being inevitable . |
| 40 | The combination of these incentives has resulted in the past in much agricultural intensification causing losses of moorland , rough grassland , wetlands and species-rich pastures and meadows in the UK uplands . |
| 41 | Hopefully , it will continue to do so , but without the levy in lives it has taken in the past . |
| 42 | This structural awareness can be as hard to handle as any decision to try to publish the account , for what has happened in the past and what is expected now from the insider is tied up with an understanding of how the institution of policing prefers to present a restricted image for outside consumption , as I have described above . |
| 43 | What has happened in the past half century , apart from the advance of technology , has been the erection of a firm framework of regulation , the appearance of specific safety technologies , such as industrial hygiene , and the advance of the idea that safety can and must be managed . |
| 44 | More unhappiness and depression is caused because the person who is suffering spends too much time regretting or resenting what has happened in the past or anticipating fearfully what may occur in the future . |
| 45 | Further , acknowledgement of the fact that ‘ gods ’ have always been man-made , would also acknowledge that what has happened in the past has no binding effect , in short , humanity can at any time reconsider its ideas of ‘ god ’ and keep them abreast of its progress in all other fields . |
| 46 | As a result , instead of sweeping the criticisms under the carpet , as has happened in the past , the document takes a more positive stance . |
| 47 | You may think that this risk is remote for major sovereign borrowers , but it has happened in the past . |
| 48 | The learner notes what has happened in the past , and assumes that in like circumstances , the same will happen in future . |
| 49 | There is a danger that other " more attractive " areas of work take precedence , as has happened in the past , and that specialist training , which can be difficult to organise , does not occur . |
| 50 | After all , experienced marketers and managers know what has happened in the past . |
| 51 | All they do is describe what has happened in the past and guess that the pattern will repeat itself . |
| 52 | No doubt a Conservative Member will cite the 1930s , just as has happened in the past . |
| 53 | Responding to the charge that the restrictions attached to oil sales violated Iraqi sovereignty , the United States permanent representative at the UN , Thomas Pickering , said that they had been included to " prevent [ food and medicines being diverted ] to the Iraqi privileged classes as has happened in the past " . |
| 54 | Certainly those which are relate to the future as opposed to what has happened in the past . |
| 55 | If it has happened in the past , it can happen in the future , and may be occurring now for all we know . |
| 56 | As has happened in the past the information elements selected for preservation will be influenced by the needs of data owners . |
| 57 | Sorry forgive me , this is the whole point , this is just for your information what has happened in the past , we 're now looking at , looking for a new |
| 58 | Allen himself has admitted in the past : ‘ Mia has a talent for mothering the way some people have green fingers for gardening . ’ |
| 59 | ( 4 ) The board minutes of the company , or the minutes of internal committees ( such as health and safety committees and audit committees ) in larger companies may reveal particular problems that the target has faced in the past and which may recur or continue to have an impact . |
| 60 | I will give three examples , all of which the right hon. Gentleman has rejected in the past . |