Example sentences of "have be [verb] [to-vb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the decision has been taken to go ahead a good mailing should be planned under the following headings . |
| 2 | ‘ Once the rumour spread that we 'd been asked to put forward a campaign for a Danish-based company with worldwide interests , we suddenly became very popular . ’ |
| 3 | He had been expecting to sell quite a few additional copies of it to those customers of his who appreciated such things . |
| 4 | Capsaicin sensitive afferent neurones may affect both defence and repair mechanisms in the gastric mucosa , because they are sensitive to a variety of noxious stimuli and have been reported to play both a defensive and trophic part in somatic tissues . |
| 5 | These low notes ( especially when played by two or three flutes in unison ) bear a striking resemblance to those of a distant trumpet and have been known to deceive even a practised ear , temporarily off its guard , into thinking that a trumpet is actually playing . |