Example sentences of "have [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group that has used the old Cooking Centre has had to vacate the premises but so far nothing has happened . |
| 2 | The minister has agreed to consider the problem but Caldaire 's managing director Mike Widmer fears the company 's appeal could be thrown out . |
| 3 | The minister has agreed to consider the problem but Caldaire 's managing director Mike Widmer fears the company 's appeal could be thrown out . |
| 4 | It may well be that the jury took the view that at the outset of the relationship with each businessman the appellant may genuinely have intended to do the work but subsequently failed to do so . |
| 5 | Privily he would have liked to enjoy the fun but his heart was already labouring against the cold . |
| 6 | So they 've got to book the flight but they might book it nearer the time when hopefully they 'll get a cheaper flight . |
| 7 | He had wanted to continue the relationship but the woman would n't let him . |
| 8 | She had hoped to dodge the subject but might have known that Gloria 's boundless interest in all things morbid and sensational would make it impossible . |
| 9 | I 've asked to see the will but he has refused . |
| 10 | ‘ The DUKW had tried to reach the vessel but could not get anywhere because of the nature of the craft . |
| 11 | Corporal Rose had tried to fix the car but discovered a bent track rod end which was beyond his capabilities . |
| 12 | Mr Chad explained how Harris had tried to burn the envelope but police had later pieced it together . |
| 13 | Several authors ( Verrill , 1899a , b and Matsumoto 1915 , 1917 ) have attempted to revise the family but none of the schemes have been accepted in their entirety . |