Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That puts me in mind of Montesquieu ’ — ; the French philosopher and belle-lettrist whose Persian Letters may have formed the inspiration for Goldsmith 's Citizen of the World : both employed the satirical device of having their society scrutinised by visitors from a far-off land . |
| 2 | Produced properly , argues La Mar , it could have formed the sort of entry into the mainstream that The Comic Strip Presents … first gave to alternative comedy . |
| 3 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 4 | Anyone over the age of 50 , and in some fields over the age of 45 ( younger for women ) , should have given a lot of thought to answering an interviewer 's question about age . |
| 5 | Lord save us , I would have given a bag of silver for the sounds and smells of old Cheapside ! |
| 6 | The British government has backed down under pressure from the House of Lords over a controversial proposal that would have given the Secretary of State for Education formal responsibility for the way in which universities are run ( see Nature 362 , 275 ; 1993 ) . |
| 7 | When royal forefathers were generically called Ptolemy , as was the dynastic custom , knowledge of family pedigree could have given the edge in court intrigue . |
| 8 | Although at the time of his discovery Priestley could not have foreseen the use of oxygen in aeronautics as Vital Air for the aeronauts to breathe when the atmosphere became too thin , such use was suggested as early as 1784 . |
| 9 | The constable need not have witnessed the conduct in question before he utters his warning ; he could act on the basis of a report that he received from a person who has been caused harassment , alarm or distress , or on the report of somebody who has witnessed it . |
| 10 | Only she could have heard the vein of ice underlying the apparently welcoming words . |
| 11 | She was sitting with her back to him , and did not turn round even though she must have heard the sound of horse 's hooves on the hard pebbled path behind her . |
| 12 | The Bill would have altered the definition of rape which at the time was classified in the Italian Penal Code as a ‘ crime against morals and custom ’ , so that it became a crime of violence against the person . |
| 13 | This sympathy may have explained the level of applause she got at the end of her opening song , so that she came more confidently to centre for her second . |
| 14 | ‘ Especially when he must have guessed the kind of reception he 'd get . ’ |
| 15 | Too much exclaiming and protesting would have aroused a degree of doubt as to his sincerity , but Herluin clearly felt that here was nothing worse than some confused stupidity among too many helpers in too much panic and haste , and what was lost would be found as soon as everyone calmed down and halted the hunt for a while to take thought . |
| 16 | Gloucester may subsequently have joined the king in pursuit of the rebels , but the next firm reference to his presence in his brother 's company is not until July , when he accompanied the king into Yorkshire to deal with the rebellion of Warwick 's kinsman lord Fitzhugh of Ravensworth . |
| 17 | Gloucester may subsequently have joined the king in pursuit of the rebels , but the next firm reference to his presence in his brother 's company is not until July , when he accompanied the king into Yorkshire to deal with the rebellion of Warwick 's kinsman lord Fitzhugh of Ravensworth . |
| 18 | But wheats are very slow to turn and have developed a lot of ear disease during recent damp weather , reports Mr Lister . |
| 19 | Winston , typical of his more human side , firmly backed Walter [ Monckton , Minister of Labour ] in his efforts to avoid a railway strike which would have paralysed the country over Christmas . |
| 20 | Those who initially questioned whether or not the online catalogues were in fact catalogues may have recognized the difference in essence . |
| 21 | I was eleven years old , and I honestly believe that I was too young to cope , that my father should never have taken me to the game , that if he had been a responsible parent he would have recognized the potential for trauma that the afternoon contained . |
| 22 | Since , under English law , the bank was not in contractual privity with the carrier until the bank took delivery of the goods , if the ship and cargo were lost the bank would have to sue the carrier in tort . |
| 23 | After all , there must have been many comfortable nursing homes in Sydney where her father , who had then been having difficulty in telling even night from day , would have received the sort of care and attention which he had needed . |
| 24 | But she fears bureaucracy may have delayed the day of judgement even further and it may not be June until judgement is given . |
| 25 | In so far as war recruitment affected the labour market , by emphasising labour shortage in the brisk years it may have helped advance money wages , while in the worst years it may have limited the extent of unemployment . |
| 26 | Only when she was halfway there did she remember that this , after all , was n't Chipchester , where she had spent the last six months at college — nor even Athens , where at least the drivers and pedestrians expected to engage in constant warfare — and that perhaps she should have checked the traffic before crossing … |
| 27 | Solicitors and barristers experienced in personal injury litigation will have to estimate a sum for loss of amenity and pain and suffering based on awards in similar cases , their own practice and the published awards contained in specialist books . |
| 28 | Mr W. F. G. Plowden has agreed in principle to the Society having the Bishop 's Castle Railway goods van , at present used as a shed at Eaton Station House — but the Society will have to provide a shed in lieu . |
| 29 | Some of the things she called me would have won the admiration of Hell 's Kitchen . |
| 30 | But he might well have added a word of recognition for the conductor who from beginning to end helped bring out Björling 's superb best : Nils Grevillius ( 1893–1970 ) . |