Example sentences of "have [vb pp] something [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The development of science and education has done something similar in the development of mankind , and is more successful than religions in providing real gains in the external world , because its image of the external world is more accurate than those which are based on religious notions . |
2 | Then it gives me great pleasure now to erm I always knew that John al , has had something different from the rest of us you know he has that kind of air does n't he , that that status in the pulpit which you know , ? |
3 | He 'd done something dishonest for the first time in his business life , and it sat uneasily on his conscience . |
4 | It is difficult to tell how much of Dustin 's discomfiture during the making of the film seeped through into his portrayal , but it might have added something uneasy to the character of Benjamin . |
5 | Had they been able to put down for a minute our in-depth features on Geraldo , Victor Sylvester and some accordions , they might have seen something half-decent on the box . |
6 | The police want to talk to anyone who may have seen something suspicious near the school on Sunday afternoon when the fire occurred . |
7 | From the very first , I had sensed something wrong about the long-haired Mamba … for one thing a man should not be that beautiful . |
8 | ‘ No-one 's supposed to know what it means — most people think we 've done something odd with the word tartan . ’ |
9 | Not only Euclid , but Galileo too , had grown something worthwhile from the seeds of natural reason . |
10 | Everyone who took part in this charitable challenge thoroughly enjoyed the day , and we all felt we had contributed something worthwhile to the local community . |
11 | Suppose one of them had put something nasty in the food by error — or by purpose . |
12 | After a while he said slowly , ‘ I see that you too have noticed something strange about the picture . |
13 | right so I mean there 's , there 's obviously more need to be thought through on that and the video I have n't , oh I have done something more about the video |
14 | School officials in Pasadena , Texas have detected something satanic in the peace symbol : they see it as an upside-down broken cross that signifies the defeat of Christianity . |
15 | That er any er public figure worth his salt could have achieved what Sir Edward has done , or do you think he 's brought something special to the negotiations , and why has Saddam done it ? |