Example sentences of "have the [noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You might have had the decency to order us some drink that was n't called Jim . ’ |
| 2 | One man had done that , one man had had the power to call them all out here on to the moor , away from their homes , their jobs . |
| 3 | Roddick merely called it ‘ self-financing ’ , because she did n't have the capital to do it any other way . |
| 4 | Well thank you Chairman , I have to go back to last Wednesday afternoon , when I had a telephone call from a reporter from the Eastern Daily Press asking me to make a statement on the press release by Suffolk County Council stating that the Bungay bypass has been abandoned well Chairman I have to say that I was somewhat erm put out , because I did I disappoint I think because they , the Highway Department did n't have the courtesy to inform me first , and you can well imagine how I felt er having received this news . |
| 5 | The opportunity to buy two outstanding adjoining properties in that location was extremely rare and the Perots had the opportunity to acquire them both as a family compound . |
| 6 | The fish and amphibians had the sea to keep them cool , and the neo-reptiles , ‘ designed ’ to cope with drying-up ponds , hibernated in the mud . |
| 7 | They 'd fed him and had the decency to give him fresh clothes , the shirt , blue jeans and a broad leather belt with embossed brass buckle to hold them up — camping-shop gear but adequate against the chill of November . |
| 8 | In years of glorious combat , Altrincham and Yeovil have seen off League opposition 15 times — and now they both have the chance to make it sweet 16 in this year 's second round . |
| 9 | You have competing systems and you have the freedom to switch them all off . |
| 10 | This extract is made up of two consecutive speeches to Jessica ; either speech can be played for an audition , but if you have the time to do them both together the extract works well . |
| 11 | Unfortunately for domestic cats , their human owners rarely have the time to offer them mouse-sized meals , preferring to spoon out big dishfuls of cat food at feeding times . |