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

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1 One such young man , who was forcibly raped three times in what is seen as one of the ‘ better ’ Scottish prisons , has just had it confirmed that he is HIV positive .
2 Could we have it minuted that erm Derwent get a couple of P A hires free from .
3 ‘ Whosoever would have it known that he is not of the common herd ’ , suggested Clifford Howard , ‘ develops a spleen against the Hollywood movies . ’
4 When it came to the line ‘ … we wo n't have it known that we own a telephone ’ , tears coursed down Babs Osborne 's cheeks .
5 Many various-sized painted plaster images are on sale and quite a number with large pieces broken off are being brought back in torn imitation plastic leather bags , only to have it explained that the purchasers probably have not been confessing enough and absolution is only granted by their completing a 13-page questionnaire through which they get a special adhesive that breaks all mends .
6 We can observe that she is happy only when she is furious , and do not need to have it suggested that her earlier nickname of ‘ Thatcher Milk-Snatcher ’ derived from her own breast-deprivation , which denies her all happiness and allows her ‘ only the sadistic triumphs of tawdry political and military victories . ’
7 I kept a log , naturally , and therefore have it recorded that it took no less than thirty-seven of these supposed flight experiments before my trusty long-handled trowel , in biting the Skull Grounds ' earth skin , struck something harder than the sandy soil , and I finally knew where the dog 's bones were .
8 ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible .
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