Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modigliani must have sensed the originality in the young boy 's personality even at that age ; perhaps he saw something of himself as a youth . |
| 2 | He must have sensed the connection in his bones , for Gerard , the man of the people and one of the Chartist delegates , turns out to be a descendant of the last Abbot of Mamey , and the rightful heir to Mowbray Castle , a claim that defies all legal and moral description . |
| 3 | For his distraught family , only hanging would have avenged the death of the father of four . |
| 4 | He wrote : ‘ But it is when we examine the zoology of these countries that we find what we most require — evidence of a very striking character that these great islands must once have formed a part of the continent , and could only have been separated at a very recent geological epoch . |
| 5 | Had Baldwin resigned immediately after the election , on the other hand , the King might well have sought to ascertain whether another Conservative could have formed a government and secured Liberal support . |
| 6 | Furthermore , although there was no shortage of surgical complications which might have formed a focus for psychological discontent , the researchers noted that ‘ even those who had experienced complications tended to underrate their seriousness and to express satisfaction . ’ |
| 7 | If the known mosaics belonged to private rather than official or religious buildings , this might indicate the presence of wealthier individuals who could have formed a town council , as might the marked concentration of late villas in the area , including that at Ilchester Mead , just outside the south-western suburbs . |
| 8 | Firstly , a young horse may not have formed a habit of accepting things as they are and automatically always behaving in the same way . |
| 9 | This is reflected in the presence of possible public and official buildings forming an obvious urban focus , the recognition of several wealthy suburban villas and possible intra-mural houses , whose owners could have formed the core of the local council , and the provision of an extensive internal street network and of urban-core defences , all coupled with the obvious agricultural and industrial potential of its hinterland . |
| 10 | That puts me in mind of Montesquieu ’ — ; the French philosopher and belle-lettrist whose Persian Letters may have formed the inspiration for Goldsmith 's Citizen of the World : both employed the satirical device of having their society scrutinised by visitors from a far-off land . |
| 11 | In this way the Church , as in many other parts of the western empire , would have formed the bridge by which a moderately civilized Romano-British community was maintained and eventually transformed into an English one . |
| 12 | Given that this same five-part texture is used for all the dances of this ballet , it seems reasonable to conclude that a string band must have formed the basis of the instrumental ensemble . |
| 13 | If this was the case , then its great central mountain massif would have formed the end of India 's Western Ghats . |
| 14 | Produced properly , argues La Mar , it could have formed the sort of entry into the mainstream that The Comic Strip Presents … first gave to alternative comedy . |
| 15 | The cereals grown would have formed the staple of the diet , with wheat , barley , oats and rye all being represented in the archaeological and historical records . |
| 16 | A suggested clause to be included in either the Articles or the subscription and shareholders ' agreement is : A director of the company who has been appointed to the board by a member or class of members pursuant to the Articles of Association to represent the interests of that member or class of members shall , notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary , not be considered in breach of his fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company by reason only that in the performance of his duties and the exercise of his powers , he has regard to the interests and acts upon the wishes of that member or class of members when no honest and reasonable director could have formed the view that in so doing , the director was also promoting the interests of the company as a whole . |
| 17 | Her biggest fear was that any hint that she might have formed an attachment for someone else would see her husband not waiting for her to agree to a divorce , but scandalising her parents by attempting to do the divorcing himself . |
| 18 | IN SPITE OF Tuesday 's lively sale of sheep quota at Lanark , top price £46 , doubts remain among some farmers and other marts that their colleagues may have jumped the gun , writes Fordyce Maxwell . |
| 19 | In the time it took you to write this letter you could have stripped the guitar down , sprayed the switch with contact cleaner and fitted new strings — you do change your strings occasionally , I assume ? |
| 20 | It is my understanding that as this would be a loan between two national bodies it would not be appropriate to issue an indemnity , although we should have to agree a value with you . |
| 21 | They will have to agree the plan and will no doubt wish to have a significant part in discussions . |
| 22 | If States A and B conclude a treaty delimiting an area of adjacent continental shelf between them , their agreement will affect third States ( and other interested bodies such as mining companies ) , which will have to acknowledge the existence of the delimitation , and decide upon their appropriate response . |
| 23 | 1.27 In any case involving serious and lasting injury , the plaintiff 's solicitors may have to instruct an accountant to calculate past and future pecuniary loss . |
| 24 | The general intention in each case was not to screen the train completely , but to ensure that trains did not suddenly come into view without warning , for that would have given no time for a rider or driver to control the horse , which might otherwise bold or unseat its rider . |
| 25 | It must be accepted that at the end of the interview the child may have given no information to support the suspicion of [ sexual ] abuse and the position will remain unclear . |
| 26 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee , Eighth Report , Theft and Related Offences , Cmnd 2977 , para. 123 , goes against Lambert in that it would have given a defence only when the accused 's act was " morally and socially acceptable " . |
| 27 | ‘ If he had lived any longer , the world would n't have given a toss for any of our compositions . ’ |
| 28 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 29 | The judge applied a multiplier of 12 years ; and he said that he would have given a multiplier of ten , but he gave 12 to protect against the possibility of future inflation . |
| 30 | Such a volume , Shaw calculated , would have given a rise in global sea level of 230mm within a matter of weeks . |