Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 THE way things are going , any Rugby Union player who has kept himself fit during the summer , can expect a sudden telephone call inviting him to join either the Lions or England on tour .
2 The increase in coagulation that results from adding specific lipid mixtures to plasma indicates that a number of haemostatic components has evolved which interact with a lipid-water interface of very restricted specificity .
3 So , he 'd watched her go from the hotel , and then contacted Directory Enquiries from the phone-booth in the foyer .
4 ‘ You do n't believe I would have sold you short for no reason at all , do you ? ’
5 At such times you need to turn to a wise and experienced adviser who might well have steered you clear of the mistake had he been consulted earlier .
6 His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ .
7 She reminded me that I was a married man — forbade me to approach her or speak to her again in that way , but at the same time I knew I had made her think about the old days — the attraction we 'd had for each other which she could not deny .
8 It had made her feel like a dutiful grown-up daughter , visiting a hypochondriac distant relative once a week .
9 Scott had watched him get into the rocket many times and he dreamed about going with Space Man .
10 She had watched him go amongst the caskets , then lift one of the lids , peering inside .
11 Then he had watched them walk to the main room with their arms around each other and kiss in the warm light before closing the door behind them .
12 Well I 've told you come to the waterfalls and walk up inside them railings all the time .
13 He had to give himself time for the thought to reach him .
14 Adam had insisted they stay in the room and she had n't found a good enough reason to change his mind .
15 Her uncle had suggested they go as a bank holiday treat .
16 When Myeloski had returned to the hotel , after the girl had gone to her room , Duncan had suggested they go for a walk .
17 And a couple of days ago Fergus had suggested they go for a longer hike , up into the trackless hills where the Landy could n't reach .
18 Lily had suggested they go in the carriage with Violet Anstruther , since Roman Catholics resembled Orthodox more , she thought .
19 From the bottom of my pocket I produced a silver ta'wiz , the Sufi charm Zakir had suggested I purchase as a gift for Chaman .
20 The Russians have said they believe in a negotiated settlement to the civil war , but they are continuing to supply arms to President Mengistu , apparently to allow him to negotiate from a position of strength .
21 Erm y'know erm it 's also erm perhaps interesting the way things have er have shifted you know in the last decade or so , like that thing that erm used to be on in the seventies , It Ai n't Half Hot Mum , with um a number of people pretending to be Indians and and exhibiting all the stereotypes y'know it ai n't half racist mum is probably more erm er in fact there was a book called It Ai n't Half Racist Mum that er Leicester University library had er y'know going on about exactly that you know the sort of y'know racism of comedy .
22 These are the people who have seen her through the difficult times , who have helped her adjust to the life before her and who have kept her in touch with the real world .
23 This would be a good point to stop and remind yourself of the kinds of situations and issues which have caused you conflict in the past and may be doing so at present .
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