Example sentences of "she have [vb pp] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she is still the same MP ; I do n't think she has moved an inch . ’ |
| 2 | Using contrary approaches — by examining the work of popularisers such as T. H. Huxley and John Tyndall , and by looking beyond the superficial , anti-scientific statements of imaginative writers — she has revealed an intellectual and emotional agreement far closer than we have been led to believe . |
| 3 | She has made an art form out of dodging classification . |
| 4 | ( She also does all the lovely flower arrangements for which she has won an award . ) |
| 5 | She has demanded an explanation from Mr Lamont who was ‘ too busy ’ to attend the function . |
| 6 | Her significance as Prime Minister is that she has set an example ; by pushing to the outer limits of her authority , making decisions with small groups of ministers and advisers , and closely involving herself in Whitehall promotions and the policies of departments , ‘ the repertoire of Prime Ministerial tasks has been extended ’ . |
| 7 | She has published an appeal in the village newsletter for information and anecdotes which will help her complete the survey of Melsonby , near Richmond . |
| 8 | A good parallel can be found in medieval tapestries , and she has shown an interest in revealing the hidden history of female labour and creativity contained in such works . |
| 9 | She has had an operation on her punctured lung . |
| 10 | Mrs Blakey spoke in a sudden , laughing kind of way , seeming relieved because she 'd received an answer of a kind . |
| 11 | He told me she 'd lost an ear , carbonized the top of her skull and badly damaged the right side of her face . |
| 12 | She 'd had an education , had n't she ? |
| 13 | But now he came to consider it , she 'd had an air of knowing more than she 'd let on throughout the proceedings . |
| 14 | huh , I could n't believe it , I mean he 's been that thick and she says how old are you and he says thirty five , when she 's gone , when he 's gone she said blimey I thought he was forty five did n't ya ? , she said yeah , I said he ai n't wearing very well is he ? , then this woman come in and she was , she 'd had an operation and one of her stitches had n't dissolved and she said I have a shower instead of a bath , perhaps that 's why and Sue says yes that 's why because you need water to dissolve a stitch , so any way she said to her how old are you , she says thirty seven and Sue says |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd been asking why she 'd taken a clerical job when she 'd had an art training and she said it was all she could get at first but after a while she 'd managed to wangle this daytime class . ’ |
| 16 | We invited Debbie to join us but she 'd had an invitation from a girlfriend to spend Christmas in Norway and she decided to take that invitation up . |
| 17 | And she 'd had an abortion the night before and she 'd died that day on the Monday . |
| 18 | She 'd had an abortion on the Sunday and she 'd died on the Monday . |
| 19 | The police were convinced that either she 'd had an accident or committed suicide . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ In case she 'd had an accident or something ? ’ suggested Dalziel sympathetically . |
| 21 | They might be worrying themselves sick , thinking she 'd had an accident . |
| 22 | ‘ They reckon she 'd had an injection , ’ Stanley said without warning , cutting across the small-talk . |
| 23 | Now she 'd shown an interest . |
| 24 | I was just interested in whether you thought she disliked Nicola so much because she 'd started an affair with a man who 'd recently been her lover — you . |
| 25 | She 'd bought an array of stylish cosmetics , received a free lesson on how to apply all her expensive purchases from one of the white-coated assistants in the department store , bought shoes and bags and accessories , flashed her friendly credit card until she thought the plastic might melt from overuse — and now the finishing and most dramatic change of all ! |
| 26 | She 'd taken an instant liking to Arnie 's new girlfriend , who was patently far more suited to him than she 'd ever been . |
| 27 | But she 'd taken an instant liking to you and for years she 'd been agitating for me to settle down . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ She said it was all the rage at her school , and she 'd got an A minus for her essay on it . |
| 29 | but the Principal of the Technical Institute at Lowestoft was quite a character , a Mrs , a Miss G C and I remember it was the day after the erm , the bombing and the building was pretty well devastated and er Miss rung up and said , she 'd got an idea she said erm how about hiring a bus , a double-decker bus , I could have my classes in the bus and erm |
| 30 | ‘ That afternoon the matron of Abigail 's hospital rang from Bristol to tell us her lungs had finally got the better of her heart and she 'd died an hour ago . |