Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their varied tasks in the Library have all contributed to its success and we owe them a very real debt of gratitude . |
| 2 | A string of unpaid bills , often owed to local tradesmen who could ill-afford it , numerous writs and a divorce have all contributed to his problems . |
| 3 | We have all listened to his speech with great interest . |
| 4 | Dear Grandfather , I am very much indebted to you for sending me to school , and especially to my present Teachers , who have greatly contributed to my improvement , but to you is due all the knowledge I possess . |
| 5 | These machines compete and evolve so that those which survive are those which have best adapted to their genes ' demand for replication and expansion . |
| 6 | Sir Christopher said : ‘ I have already referred to my belief that Chairmen have a shelf life of somewhere between five and 10 years . |
| 7 | These changes , in the piecemeal fashion in which the Act is being implemented , will come into force in September 1993 and have already led to what Adrian Randall , finance director of the Cancer Research Campaign , calls , ‘ some howlers ’ . |
| 8 | A : As I have already explained to your colleague from Aura , Mr Vansitart , I was a feminist of the socialist variety . |
| 9 | ‘ I have already spoken to your secretary on the matter and she proved most helpful . ’ |
| 10 | the children have somehow gone to their Auntie 's house ; |
| 11 | Winger Martin Offiah , whom the Central Park fans have clearly taken to their hearts after his world recordtransfer , scored two tries in glorious demonstrations of his devastating pace . |
| 12 | They have also added to their range of superb hand-pollinated delphiniums with the inclusion of the lavender-grey ‘ Southern Debutant ’ . |
| 13 | Our other major food-related observations , of cooperative hunting , have also added to our understanding of the similarities between human and chimpanzee societies . |
| 14 | From South Africa , we have now added to our list Sainsbury 's South African Chenin Blanc , £2.55 , Swartland Colombard 1991 , £3.45 . |
| 15 | The Czechs have now returned to their homeland … but they 'll be back next year . |
| 16 | Erm there 's something up at Matchland I 'd like though we have n't succumbed to our set of lights yet actually . |
| 17 | You have n't talked to your Aunt Sarah properly since you 've been here . ’ |
| 18 | They maybe have n't listened to their clients enough , particularly their industrial and commercial clients over the years . |
| 19 | They just have n't come to your notice . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't know we we have n't spoken to his doctor I mean |
| 21 | Oisin , who knew a little of the theory of sorcery — ‘ Although I have never aspired to its practice , ’ he would have said modestly — knew that with the emerging of the first , the others would have gained strength and confidence . |