Example sentences of "to have [pron] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To have one standing in the corner of every room in the house is a tremendous help to an old person who can not bend ; although , of course , one will suffice , as it can be carried from one room to another when it is needed . |
| 2 | Just as he said , Farmer Plant 's teenage niece , Harriet , was delighted to have her to help in the stables , and promised to teach her all about the care and feeding of horses as well . |
| 3 | I had an actor once who was condemned to hang for stealing a sheep — or a lamb , I forget which — so I got permission to have him hanged in the middle of a play — had to change the plot a bit but I thought it would be effective , you know — and you would n't believe it , he just was n't convincing ! |
| 4 | As a rule of thumb , moving a nearly new greenhouse will only cost about the same as it would to have it erected in the first place . |
| 5 | Our spies report that Bonkers Bono is so excited he 's decided to have it built in the shape of a guitar , though we at Public NME think a huge shoe-shape would be more relevant as the new album U2 are currently working on is supposed to be a load of old cobblers . |