Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Yet I have taught myself not to feel discontent .
2 ‘ And it is I , ’ thought Lord Henry , ‘ who have taught him how to do this . ’
3 I have at this point tried to bring in some preliminary notions of stress and prominence without giving a full explanation ; by this stage in the course it is important to be getting familiar with the difference between stressed and unstressed syllables , and the nature of ‘ schwa ’ , but the subject of stress is such a large one that I have felt it best to leave its main treatment until later .
4 As chairman Sir Peter Thompson explains in his statement , ‘ With the spotlight on corporate governance following the report of the Cadbury Committee , we have felt it right to make a statement on how the group complies with best practice in this area . ’
5 BNFL , along with the electricity industry , have felt it right to contribute substantial support to this initiative .
6 A letter to Dr. Watson from the Sir C.J. Liston Foulis Trust , dated 14th October 1991 states , ‘ Our clients have instructed us not to continue the lease either on short-time or long term basis and therefore the ground with the buildings there-on belongs to our clients outright and the residents of Juniper Green have no right to occupy it or use it for playing tennis or for any other purpose . ’
7 I am writing hurriedly to you but I have thought it right to apprize you of this …
8 They have used them already to build communal tents , to extrude life-lines guiding them over plants , or ropes to let themselves down from one twig to another .
9 However , I have used them enough to observe that the properly selected remedy works deeply , quickly , smoothly , and without initial aggravation .
10 We have shown you how to incorporate the common cables into your knitting , simply imitating hand knitting by crossing over stitches .
11 Well now with promotion and relegation , they 've got something to fight for and those at the bottom of the top league have got something really to fight for to save going down .
12 I have told them not to get involved in what 's going on at the club . ’
13 ‘ I have told them not to think that lightning ca n't strike twice , ’ the former Wimbledon champion said .
14 ‘ The theatre have told me not to come back , and Mrs Seager wo n't let us stay on . ’
15 ‘ In which time Inspector Cotton , and his minion Sergeant Mack , have bestirred themselves sufficiently to write the case off as a killing during petty larceny !
16 It is quite natural that the differing classes of local authorities have banded themselves together to watch their respective interests .
17 And they have adapted themselves here to become ordinary girls-next-door .
18 I have brought them up to support the Conservatives , but they are saying they are not going to vote again next time . ’
19 We have brought her here to die and we know it .
20 I 'd also like to say that I 've received some twenty nine representations from constituents in my ward all of whom live in my ward who are opposed to fox hunting and have asked me today to vote to ban fox hunting on our land and I 've only received two representations from official bodies the video and , and a representation from the British Field Sports Association erm , in favour of fox hunting .
21 The family have asked us specifically to pray for Marion at this time of her bereavement and to ask that the Lord would reveal to them his timing concerning their return to Brazil .
22 The original bouquet for this picture was exceptionally large , so I have not been able to reproduce a life-sized replica but instead have scaled it down to fit into a picture frame .
23 ‘ Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness ?
24 After they have put themselves out to help , the other person makes it clear that help was n't wanted .
25 I 'm in touch , however , and have warned them not to make use of other idiots .
26 It is important to record the fact on your file that you have advised them strongly to have one .
27 The chancellor 's team of independent economic advisors , the so- called seven wise men , have urged him not to do anything in his budget next month to damage the recovery .
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