Example sentences of "and [verb] to have the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Both have washed rinds and a firm texture and tend to have the washed rind garage-cheese smell , as described in the section on soft cheeses ( p69 ) .
2 Married since college , they run a highly successful advertising business and appear to have the perfect marriage .
3 But his mother went to the police and tried to have the old custody order enforced .
4 After Kristallnacht he forbade further attacks on Jews and tried to have the worst ringleaders punished by the courts .
5 ‘ It was an amazing first set and winning it gave me a big boost and seemed to have the opposite effect on David , ’ said Corsie later .
6 Dana was opinionated and liked to have the last word in an argument .
7 Janet added : ‘ My husband had a wicked sense of humour and had to have the last laugh in life and death .
8 Derek Keys was appointed the new Minister of Finance , but retained the Trade and Industry portfolio , and continued to have the specific responsibility for economic co-ordination .
9 Holding a rolling pin and determined to have the last laugh .
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