Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Despite his avowed slobdom , Peter FitzSimons has somehow managed to play seven rugby union Tests for Australia .
2 ‘ Paul Spence has kindly agreed to give a few revision classes on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century architecture to final-year BA students : Tuesday … ’
3 ICL has already agreed to take the product , while Olivetti , Bull , DEC , NCR and others are evaluating it .
4 Potter says this approach has been satisfactory , although he would not say how many times the company had used it , but Psion has never had to take a case to court .
5 Those who were looking forward to Col. Savill 's repeat of his much acclaimed talk last December ‘ The Summer Timetables of 1939 ’ , which some of us missed due to last year 's influenza epidemic or because of other engagements will be pleased to hear that Col. Savill has also agreed to give this talk at a future date .
6 But this last is precisely what Mr Lawson has long wanted to do and the Prime Minister absolutely forbidden .
7 Bridget Ewing has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the tea arrangements for the October meeting .
8 Assistant Southport boss Steve Joel has finally decided to hang up his boots .
9 Whitehall has also had to find office space and officials to staff the new ministries promised by both parties .
10 The Evening Gazette in Middlesbrough has also refused to apply for media passes for similar reasons .
11 Windsor has already tried to set up a team of his own in F1 and knows the problems involved , not least of which is the mega money needed to gain a foothold , never mind putting together the technical talent needed to build his own car .
12 Neil Murray has often had to come into bands and reproduce another player 's bass part , or even their bass sound …
13 Intelsat has already had to stretch the lives of six older satellites over the Pacific Ocean and last summer repositioned a satellite over Indonesia to increase capacity .
14 Mr Taylor has constantly refused to bow to public pressure and select certain players , sticking instead to his guns a policy that may now lead directly to his downfall .
15 The tight organisational structure of employers ' associations both in Sweden and West Germany has also helped to make the lock-out ( which is rarely used in most other countries ) a potent weapon in contemporary industrial relations to be used , on occasion , against the unions .
16 More recently , George Bernard has also attempted to refute the contention that the church established by Elizabeth was predominantly predestinarian .
17 Remarkably , Mr McGovern has never had to sell equity in his firm to outside investors , though he has given away nearly 30% to motivate employees .
18 Pahdra Singh has just called to say that while he was at the funeral his house was burgled and a number of valuable antiques were stolen .
19 Paul Downton has just failed to reach a snick by Larry Gomes off Derek Pringle , and the response of Botham and Gower says it all .
20 Spencer has always longed to have a Spitfire and one day Mike Searle , presumably having recovered from the shock of the Jungmann episode ( see the September issue , page 25 ) , pointed out an advertisement in which some Spitfires were for sale at Strathallan in Scotland .
21 Herman S. has just telephoned to ask me to go to the theatre with Ivy and him next Thursday — to see Samuel Beckett 's new play .
22 Johnnie Walker has however continued to demonstrate its resilience .
23 Denver has also chosen to situate its Spanish Colonial and pre-Columbian installations on the same floor , with an emphasis on exploring continuities between periods before and after the Spanish Conquest , a politically delicate approach in the U.S. museum world .
24 Mr Gorbachev has not bothered to hide his disapproval of the way Mr Ceausescu and his family have ruled Romania .
25 We are very proud to have the opportunity of introducing our president to our Norfolk audiences ; as Molly has kindly consented to handle the commentary for us .
26 On the 26th June , Toni Bergman has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the arrangements which will be in the hands of the teachers living in the Guildford , Redhill part of Surrey : —
27 Lucy has kindly offered to assist a new person in any way that she can with advice and help .
28 Judi had always tried to rub his nose in parts of his life he just wanted to let lie there and be profitable .
29 Judi had always tended to know what she was thinking , but now she knew her sister really could read her mind .
30 Spencer had always appeared to conform , he wore neat clothes and acted the gentleman .
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