Example sentences of "and have [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since graduation this particular environmental scientist has spent an admittedly enjoyable spell as a porter in a Newfoundland hospital , and has helped to ferry a yacht to the Canaries , and is now washing dishes in the basement of a famous and expensive London hotel . |
| 2 | She 's angry at the way it portrays handicapped people , and has helped organise a blockade of a television studio . |
| 3 | The company announced the scheme in August , and has had to weather a storm of objections from shareholders and managers . |
| 4 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 5 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 6 | The board hopes to open up a Red Kite Trail and has agreed to fund a consultant 's report , which should be available in mid July . |
| 7 | ‘ That silly bastard has forgotten about the petrol and has tried to light a fag ! ’ exclaimed Duncan . |
| 8 | Bosnia 's President Izetbegovic has bent over backwards not to antagonise the army , and has tried to find a compromise solution , but the army chiefs refused to cooperate . |
| 9 | Katarina ( Tinka ) Medau , Hinrich and Senta Medau 's daughter , will be in Europe next summer and has offered to take a course for us . |
| 10 | The government is to introduce tough penalties for arsonists and has promised to institute a land registry , but the forestry service remains desperately under-staffed . |
| 11 | Dr Mostafa Tolba , executive director of the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ) , has said that damage to the ozone layer is worse than previously thought and has proposed advancing a ban on ozone-destroying chemicals by four years to the start of 1996 . |
| 12 | Amanda had started massaging his shoulders ; he 'd closed his eyes and imagined a hot sun and someone rubbing oil on his back , and then she 'd slipped off the bed and had gone to have a bath with the other complimentary packet of foam . |
| 13 | Pamela was in her 4th year at St Hilda 's she was a devout member of the 7th Day Adventist Church and had planned to become a missionary in Japan after completing her University studies . |
| 14 | He was already serving a 7 year sentence for violnce and had threatened to kill a probation officer . |
| 15 | Santiago had written to US President George Bush on May 17 complaining of " institutionalized tampering " with the count , and had threatened to orchestrate a campaign of civil disobedience to invalidate the election . |
| 16 | On April 17 a Lebanese newspaper reported , citing Sudanese government sources , that the plotters had planned to reinstall the former President Jaafer al-Nemery and that the Cairo-based opposition umbrella group , the National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) , had known of the plot and had sought to arrange a meeting between Nemery and Garang . |
| 17 | One eyewitness said : ‘ Di had taken the corner into the school a bit wide and had stopped to avoid a car coming out . |
| 18 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 19 | Jessica and Karen , under the eyes of Mrs Roberts , had booked a taxi , and had had to take a farewell brandy with Mr Roberts while it waited , in case he should have gone to work before they rose next morning . |
| 20 | I did n't realise that Dad was home early that afternoon because he had been put on short time and had had to take a drop in wages in consequence . |
| 21 | On March 2 the Bank of Spain assumed responsibility for Banco Ibercorp , the merchant bank of Ibercorp , which was in deep financial difficulties and had failed to find a buyer . |
| 22 | Farrel explained that he was an agricultural student and had come to lend a hand with the harvest . |
| 23 | Before long , the Earl was totally committed to the project and had agreed to hold a Tournament in the style of the middle ages , ending with a medieval banquet . |
| 24 | He 'd agreed to ring her and had omitted to leave a phone number . |
| 25 | Builders started on the complex three years ago and have had to overcome a number of difficulties . |