Example sentences of "have [vb pp] of a " in BNC.

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1 Most groups of pirate enthusiasts number around 10 , but New Scientist has heard of a group of 60 people swopping bootleg software .
2 The US has talked of a genuine North American free trade zone incorporating the US , Canada and Mexico which would have the best of all worlds with high-technology skills and a cheap labour force south of the Rio Grande .
3 Speaking at a news conference he said : ‘ Ian Lang [ the Scottish Secretary ] has talked of a referendum and I welcome that .
4 In the USA Peter Drucker has talked of a ‘ pension fund socialism ’ : the workers , through their pension funds , ‘ own ’ a large part of private business and profits have become pensions , or ‘ deferred wages ’ , so that surplus value has disappeared .
5 Instead he has thought of a number .
6 John McMannus , also a Maintenance Fitter , has thought of a way to reduce maintenance on spool gantries by fitting a limit switch for early detection of moving chain wheels .
7 He has thought of a new title : Loot … ’
8 THE daughter of porn king Paul Raymond has died of a suspected heart attack , less than a month after splitting from her husband .
9 Philip Chappell , celebrated as a champion of rights of the individual investor , has died of a brain tumour at the age of 63 : he was chairman of ICL Plc through the firm 's gathering financial crisis of 1980 and 1981 after the retirement of Tom Hudson and resignation of managing director Geoff Cross .
10 John Kemeny , co-creator with Thomas Kurtz of the Basic computer language at Dartmouth College , has died of a heart attack in Lebanon , New Hampshire ; he was 66 .
11 Since then her husband has died of a heart attack , no doubt a result of the stress caused by the endless bombing of Baghdad .
12 Former Oxford United player , Tommy Caton , has died of a suspected heart attack at his home at Bampton in Oxfordshire .
13 THE former prime minister of Pakistan , Mohammad Khan Junejo , has died of a heart attack in Baltimore in the United States , where he was undergoing treatment for leukaemia .
14 Since then Stagecoach has disposed of a large part of the bus operations .
15 The West German Foreign Minister has spoken of a ‘ new European Peace Order , ’ Lord Callaghan of a new Concert of Europe .
16 Ivars has spoken of a Soviet based in the country who has been building what he terms a ‘ Sky Bug ’ but what we in the FlyPast office think must be a Flying Flea of sorts .
17 A WEST COAST councillor has warned of a possible fire-bombing campaign against Highland holiday homes because of anger at council tax discounts .
18 Mr Reynolds is admitted to hospital because he has complained of a change in bowel habit and rectal bleeding .
19 He 'd heard of a buyer with a hunger that was not being satisfied through conventional markets , and Klein had allowed it to be known that he might be able to lay his hands on something attractive .
20 Your analogy would be more accurate if you 'd talked of a mechanic saying he was going to the boot of my car to check the battery , having of course meant to say the bonnet .
21 There 'd been a repeat of the sensational reports about Waite — he 'd died of a heart attack in an Iranian prison camp and his body returned to Beirut , or the island of Cyprus was on alert for his imminent release — and a three-day series on all the hostages in the Independent , but there was still no questioning of government policy nor a proper analysis of what was really happening .
22 He 'd thought of a way , how he could get out without his Mum and Dad knowing .
23 The house was perfect — well , it would have been perfect ; it needed a complete overhaul , of course , redecorating from top to bottom , and then I 'd thought of building some guest-houses , and it seemed a little silly to have a villa with perfect anchorage unless I used it , so I 'd thought of a yacht …
24 I 'd thought of a course of Lenten addresses . ’
25 In it , she confronted him with evidence she 'd unearthed of a conspiracy against her and accused him of being behind it .
26 You may have heard of a technique called ‘ path analysis ’ and have wondered if it referred to the methods discussed in this chapter .
27 ‘ I doubt if you 'll have heard of a Romany having a magistrate removed from office either , Mr Peck , but make one arrest here and you 're very likely to be the first . ’
28 This has nothing to do with how policemen look nor even of never having heard of a bunch called James , who are apparently big stars , have their name emblazoned all over a chic t-shirt and of whom one had never heard till yesterday .
29 It was while we were sitting there that my father must have died of a heart attack in Bath .
30 For a start he would drown , or if he did n't drown he would suffocate ; and most probably he would have died of a heart attack when he felt the great mouth gape for him .
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