Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish . |
| 2 | Similarly , the attempt to remove barriers to investment has merely led to their redistribution , for instead of paying rates inside Enterprise Zones firms pay higher rents and property prices ( Erikson and Syms , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Just imagine him standing by the side of you , with his hands crossed before him in a Miss Mollyish style , his intended bow half a courtsey , his fat arms and legs assisting , as in duty bound ; his side glances at you every ten seconds , while he softly , sweetly and insinuatingly informs you — that he has made the arts his peculiar study for the last eight years , and that he flatters himself , by his unremitting study he has greatly contributed to their improvement ; that he came to Ambleside for that purpose ( 't is a great big lie — he came solely to get a living for himself and family , but he is too proud to acknowledge this ) and hopes that the time has been employed with equal advantage to the arts and to himself . ’ |
| 4 | For the Council , the creation of the new institutions has greatly added to its work , while for the colleges the rigours of course submission and CNAA validation procedures have , in some cases , been traumatic . |
| 5 | The wife is commonly , these days , a secondary source of income to the family and the loss of her income is something that should be taken into account when the claim comes to be made , together with , most importantly , the loss of the services the wife has gratuitously rendered to her family . |
| 6 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 7 | His knowledge in the improving of ground , it seems has now redounded to his disadvantage . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher remains totally opposed to the idea of a ‘ third zero , ’ the elimination of short- range nuclear weapons , and believes the Soviet Union has now rallied to her view . |
| 9 | Originally built by the Jaccarino family ( who also own the renowned Hotel Tramontano ) , the hotel has now returned to their ownership and been beautifully refurbished . |
| 10 | Spiking of losses Colin Webley , the club kipper has now returned to his favorit posishun behind the T-counter . |
| 11 | ‘ We regret to have to inform you that a further breach has now come to our attention and we are instructed by our clients to write to you about it . |
| 12 | After Madeleine ( Kim Novak ) has seemingly fallen to her death , the acrophobic ex-cop Scottie ( James Stewart ) relives the event , mentally re-enacting her fall from the bell-tower to the roof of the Spanish mission . |
| 13 | The inherent conflicts embodied in their creation has subsequently led to their demise in many countries . |
| 14 | The change in the results is because the company and its auditors discovered that , ‘ based on information that has recently come to their attention , ’ payment for about $5.3m in equipment orders from a foreign government agency , recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 1992 , will not be forthcoming on the schedule expected . |
| 15 | I need to know where I can find a woman who has recently returned to her family after having run away with a man called Resenence Jeopardy . ’ |
| 16 | I said Well I 'm sorry you 'd better refer to my solicitor who 's told me that you need a court order . |
| 17 | Perhaps you 'd better talk to our Matron , Miss Vinall . |
| 18 | The inherent exoticism of the place can have only added to its allure and , for those whose tastes tended in that direction , the soft purring caresses and total availability of the bar-girls must have seemed irresistible . |
| 19 | He must have practically sprinted to his house , grabbed the bottle and glasses and sprinted back again . |
| 20 | h he 's got a , he 's coming down from Edinburgh and he wants to call in and see me about something and I do n't know what because I 've only spoken to his secretary . |
| 21 | She paused , looking at him reflectively , and then asked : ‘ Do n't you think you had better speak to your father about all this ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You had better come to my room , then . ’ |
| 23 | My mind had suddenly switched to my dinner date with the French family . |
| 24 | Its creator 's reaction to it had merely added to my fright . |
| 25 | Much as he wished that Aunt Tossie might keep her mind on the Form Book , where their interests in beating the Handicapper ran together , he had nevertheless acceded to her insistence on a party , a small house party , for Nicandra 's first real ball . |
| 26 | She had already discovered to her cost just how strongly attracted she was to him on a physical level . |
| 27 | While Paddy Mayne and his men were busily raiding , Stirling had finally succumbed to his desert sores and had been hospitalized in Cairo . |
| 28 | He had finally settled to his fate : socialist entrepreneur of the grand scale . |
| 29 | They had just gone to their bedroom , leaving friends and relatives at the reception downstairs , when the alarm was raised at 1am . |
| 30 | In fact , facing page 119 , there it was , with Westerby duly posing in front as though it were an animal he had just hunted to its death . |