Example sentences of "have [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The fact that a person against whom an order is sought has received nothing under the transaction resulting from or , as the case may be , constituting the contravention may be relevant to discretion but is not , in my judgment , relevant to the power of the court to make the order .
2 As far as I know , the Canadian Rugby Union has received nothing for the development , or even the maintenance , of our cash-strapped programme .
3 And my son has received none of the two hundred and eight
4 Suppose a man knows nothing of trusts and trustees , but has heard something of the separate use , leaves property — say £1,000 — to his married daughter ‘ for her separate use ’ .
5 ‘ It has devastated everyone in the organisation .
6 I think for every feeling , no matter how inward and personal it appears , the writer has to find something in the visible world which corresponds to it , to make it visible for the reader .
7 Michael Mills ’ production , always avoiding the self-consciously funny , has caught something of the style — and I choose the comparison with due care — of Laurel and Hardy . ’
8 So far as teachers are concerned , it might be necessary to tap a pupil on the shoulder to point out that s/he has dropped something on the floor , or to grab hold of a pupil to prevent an assault by that pupil on another .
9 The sweater has enjoyed something of a renaissance since the 1980s .
10 Since then , they estimate that he has seen something in the region of 70 doctors .
11 Brody , for example , has written something for the first issue . ’
12 Mr Muawad has said nothing about the composition of his cabinet , but is expected to include Mr Selim el-Hoss , Prime Minister in a rival administration to Gen Aoun .
13 He has said nothing about the government 's economic package , with its plan for a FFr68 billion rise in taxes .
14 The government has said nothing about the need to end the fiction of self regulation and to replace it with an efficient and effective and cheaper direct regulation .
15 Labelling theory has revealed something of the genesis of individual theories of the self in society , but we know little about the mechanisms and occasions of large-scale learning of such things .
16 As often as not , He has done nothing of the kind .
17 If one suppresses the name , one does not suppress the rest of what is reported , so it is reported that someone , or perhaps more than one person who has been defamed , has done something in the course of the case and it may be that he or she is not known to the public and is of no interest to the public .
18 However , it was a pity that Greg Lewin was interviewed by somebody only knowledgeable about corncrakes ; it would have been interesting to know whether Greg has done anything about the diabolical fingering needed on the ancient form of the racket .
19 If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’
20 I do nt think he has done anything for the national game .
21 And talking of unexpected wine styles , Australia has made something of a speciality of mixing Bordeaux Semillon grape with Burgundy 's Chardonnay grape recently .
22 Since we started doing ‘ proper ’ front covers ( ie , not flogging them to Tom Jones ' and Cilla 's record companies for ads ) in 1972 , the great man has had plenty of the hallowed Page Ones , but others have had more .
23 To perform conditional jumps , the computer has to select one from a set of two ( or more ) next micro-instruction addresses .
24 There 's one if you pick up one there I think one of those cards there has got one on the planner and one on the erm
25 Kessler , known for his ingeniously mechanised and electrified constructions , this month ups the ante with a piece called ‘ Music Box ’ which has got something for the ears as well as for the eyes .
26 For this is the beach club that really has got EVERYTHING for the family .
27 ‘ I 'm afraid this dog affair has got everyone in a nasty mood , ’ Uncle Alfred explained .
28 Each of these three processes has contributed something to the changing broadcasting scene .
29 , Lory production director and safety representative , said : ‘ The programme of training has reached everyone in the company .
30 It is a sign that Leapor 's reputation has reached something of a plateau , that it is possible for scholars to disagree about the correct reading of her work .
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