Example sentences of "have [verb] it in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is obvious that the sentences form part of some larger act of conversational interaction between two speakers ; the sentences contain several references that presuppose shared knowledge ( e.g. ‘ that meeting ’ implies that both speakers know which meeting is being spoken about ) , and in some cases the meaning of a sentence can only be correctly interpreted in the light of knowledge of what has preceded it in the conversation ( e.g. ‘ You ca n't be sure ’ ) . |
| 2 | The misspelling may be because the child has not previously seen the word written down , but more likely because he has seen it in the context of his reading , without paying much attention to anything more than its contour — that is , he has recognised the word without having to decode it , and has understood it without giving its spelling structure close attention . |
| 3 | The reason for this is that ( in many cases ) the client becomes aware of the proposed legislation either because he has been served under the General Orders with a notice as being directly affected , or because he has seen it in the local newspaper or Gazette advertisement . |
| 4 | He has offered madness in the form of a minute ; she has accepted it in the form of an examination answer . |
| 5 | Store has got it in the can |
| 6 | Dr Schoenwetter has found it in a layer of soil 6,000 years old — younger than in Panama , but still older than in Mexico . |
| 7 | When he reached the hut Ariel had built , he found Kit Everard asleep on the threshold , curled up like a worm when a hoe has struck it in the earth , rust-pink and grimacing with his whole body , as if in pain . |
| 8 | Chairman Alan Brooker believes the company 's increased size has put it in a better position to win larger , long-term contracts , in line with DCM 's stated policy , and should lead to improved margins and faster growth . |
| 9 | this suggests a recognition that cultural production is itself a form of knowledge or , as Hilary Robinson has put it in a recent issue of WAM ( No49 ) in discussing women 's body art , that artists could be said to be producing theory visually ’ . |
| 10 | But the local council has put it in the highest council tax band — for houses worth at least three hundred thousand pounds . |
| 11 | Third , Raven has signed it in a position that suggests ownership ( i.e ; on the back ) ; if he were claiming authorship he would surely have signed it in the bottom right-hand corner in the normal way . |
| 12 | He 'd seen it in a junk-shop in Edinburgh and brought it all the way down . |
| 13 | Well only because we 'd seen it in the shop |
| 14 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 15 | It was thoughtless of Miguel to take the vehicle — but maybe he 'd needed it in a hurry . |
| 16 | He 'd bought it in the Bazaar from an Indian trader who told him it would make the muscle grow . |
| 17 | Much bigger than she 'd imagined it in the dark . |
| 18 | The wedding-dress was in the faded green trunk , just as he 'd imagined it in the night . |
| 19 | Well apparently it had gone to Andrew , and , Andrew had cos Andrew is n't in the office all the time , and he 'd left it in the office , and I think they faxed it by th Andrew was gon na talk to somebody about it , but of course , by the time he 'd got there , it 'd already been done and this had happened so I 'm gon na ring erm Job Centre when I get home . |
| 20 | I 'd kept it in the bottom of my bra-and-pants drawer ever since I stole it from Dad . |
| 21 | To this day it is nearly impossible to find a Canadian movie screened ; in any of our cities , or investment capital which would allow a cutting edge industry to develop in Saskatchewan rather than Idaho , or a cultural figure who has not had to make it in the US ( Bryan Adams ) or the UK ( Conrad Black ) before the person is taken seriously at home . |
| 22 | We could equally well have placed it in the other hole ( state B ) and it would similarly remain there . |
| 23 | If firm 2 reneges on punishment , then in the following period firm 1 must punish firm 2 for not having punished it in the previous period , and so on . |
| 24 | Only decent thing in the room , if you ask me ; he must have won it in a raffle . |
| 25 | ‘ Could he have dropped it in the car ? |
| 26 | In R v Mehmed [ 1963 ] Crim LR 780 where the accused had an air pistol which he produced in another 's private house , it would be reasonable to assume that he must have carried it in a public place to get it there or to take it away . |
| 27 | I might have to modify it in the light of circumstances . |
| 28 | He could have parked it in the Hilton garage , but if he needed to leave suddenly that might be dangerous . |
| 29 | We could even have pinched it in the end . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She would have done it in a preordained way , of course , ’ mused Henry . |