Example sentences of "but have [vb pp] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose a man knows nothing of trusts and trustees , but has heard something of the separate use , leaves property — say £1,000 — to his married daughter ‘ for her separate use ’ . |
| 2 | He got three months ’ jail but has served it on remand . |
| 3 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
| 4 | Donald , who describes himself as a Friend of the Earth , does not himself hold a driving licence , but has taken it upon himself to publish a list of prominent men and women who have had the misfortune to be caught driving over the limit a judge , a chief superintendent , various footballers , actors , television personalities — in what he chooses to call his Hall of Shame : It is the number of celebrities we have discovered that is so shocking . |
| 5 | Dismissed as a novelty ever since it first began , rap has not only survived but has provided us with endless pleasures and variations . |
| 6 | It has been tough going , finding out things about myself which were buried deep but with ministry from the leaders and looking to God for answers I believe he has healed not only my drug problem but has cleansed me from sin so that I feel clean . |
| 7 | Lloyd spoilt it , of course , with an unbeaten 60 that helped his team to 190 all out , but having dismissed them for their lowest total in years England had to feel confident . |
| 8 | He was longing to ask Emily more about Vic , but having put her on the spot , he felt that this was not the right moment . |
| 9 | But to have gone himself to Verdun at this hour would have demolished at a stroke the legend of imperturbability , upon which so much had been built , and the crash would have been deafening . |
| 10 | Gina had once owned a wedding ring , but had chucked it at him in an early quarrel before disappearing for days . |
| 11 | By the time Louise returned to the kitchen to tell him that his mother was ready to go home Constance felt that he knew absolutely everything about her , but had revealed nothing of himself . |
| 12 | Deng 's developmentalist stance had not always endeared him to Mao , but had aligned him to some extent with Premier Zhou , who also saw overly radical , leftist policies as a threat to China 's economic and social development . |
| 13 | She had , lately , almost come to this point with Gildas , but had checked herself in time . |
| 14 | His new-found friend and ally had looked at him strangely , questioningly , but had asked nothing of young Shamlou 's mission . |
| 15 | Next up was a hard-looking fellow I remembered as one of the surviving Africa veterans , a prodigal who 'd been seduced by Martinho but had redeemed himself by daring and sacrifice under Osvaldo — I was surprised he was still alive . |
| 16 | Gordon Jackson , QC , defending , said that the accused had not plunged the knife directly into Mr Kerr nine times , but had stabbed him in the course of the struggle . |
| 17 | She had toyed with the idea of doing volunteer work with the homeless , but had done nothing about it . |
| 18 | She did n't know what it meant but had seen it in some of the old books in the Doctor 's TARDIS . |
| 19 | Tshisekedi , of the Democratic Union for Social Progress , had been offered the post in July but had refused it at that time [ see pp. 38323-24 ] . |
| 20 | That was why her mother had n't wrapped them up but had left them on her pillow twined around a single rose . |
| 21 | Lewes had spent only a short time with the unit , but had impressed everyone with his absolute dedication to his work . |
| 22 | He must have written it as soon as Barbara had telephoned the news and had sent it round by one of his nurses who , in a hurry to get home after night duty , had n't even stopped to hand it in but had slipped it through the letter box . |
| 23 | A tiny dignified man wearing a cloak and headdress , they had thought him both tragic and romantic but had known nothing about the background of the struggle . |
| 24 | That was the final insult , then ; Tony , after hearing Felicity 's opinion of him , had not crept away in chastened mood , but had consoled himself with sandwiches . |
| 25 | He was very tired but had had lots of fun |
| 26 | It was yielding some ore but had found itself amongst the old bottoms out of which " the eyes had been picked " . |
| 27 | The bracelet not only made them fly , but had taken them to the moon . |
| 28 | He had always said she was too young to be involved but had taken her with him at her own insistence . |
| 29 | Edinburgh District Council very nearly cancelled all evening classes in schools , but have reprieved them on condition that the fee per person rises to £30 , and the income from each class per term is the equivalent of the total fees from eleven full-paying participants . |
| 30 | I have therefore not attempted to consider that point , but have assumed it for the purposes of this judgment … |