Example sentences of "[vb mod] have have a [adj] function " in BNC.

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1 The excavator , David Neal , could not explain this as merely for domestic use and concluded that it must have had a public function .
2 The similarity of their design to cup-and-ring patterns is striking and suggests that they may have had a ritual function .
3 Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps .
4 One , in the grounds of Tullie House Museum just outside the fort gate , was 12.2m ( 40 ft ) by at least 67 m ( 219 ft ) , with a substantial plank floor over a solid foundation , and may have had a military function ; attempts have also been made to interpret it as the base for a rampart surrounding an annexe to the fort .
5 The site is only four miles from Corinium and this has led to the speculation that the establishment may have had a special function in a large estate .
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