Example sentences of "but it [vb past] have [art] " in BNC.

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1 Athens had been hot and noisy , but it had had a human heart .
2 The torrent of weeping afterwards left her feeling as weak as any new-born , but it had had a cleansing and calming effect .
3 I always looked for the sounds ; whether it was musically correct or not did n't bother me , but it had to have a certain sound to it . ’
4 Its bed and furniture were entirely homely , however , and perhaps not as dainty as the elegant young French lady might like , but it did have a nice view of the hustle and bustle of Newington Butts , and Mrs Beavis always reckoned that if you could see life going on from your window , you could n't grumble too much about not having dainty furniture .
5 Granted this helped the swelling of the coffers of the tobacco company that was the sponsor , but it did have a tremendous evangelical effect for the game , proselytising many .
6 It was n't much of a smile , but it did have a faintly superior tinge to it and Lydia began to feel better .
7 But it did have a garage and it did have a telephone box .
8 Of course , this strategy had a distinct disadvantage in that each time I moved towards the light to serve the gentlemen , my advancing footsteps would echo long and loud before I reached the table , drawing attention to my impending arrival in the most ostentatious manner ; but it did have the great merit of making my person only partially visible while I remained stationary .
9 But it did have an elegant shopping precinct , the first of its kind , and a city centre flanked by the grandeur of its old and new cathedrals .
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