Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | But , while the main survey showed that men in general tended to be better informed about credit than women , that difference was too small to suggest that Asian women would have given a very different impression if they had been included in the groups . |
| 32 | Tolkien could have given a lecture about all these at any time . |
| 33 | For example , this selection of flowers could have been framed in a pale green mount , or the entire design could have been created on a very pale blue-grey background with no mount at all , both of which would have given a very different emphasis to the pink roses . |
| 34 | ‘ If he had lived any longer , the world would n't have given a toss for any of our compositions . ’ |
| 35 | The Consul General would have given a great deal to stop this exchange going any further but he could hardly say anything without worsening the situation for himself . |
| 36 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 37 | He would gladly have given a year 's salary just to know what exactly was the relationship between these two . |
| 38 | If the patient has been misled or misinformed he may not have given a genuine consent or refusal . |
| 39 | ‘ I would have given a fortune to touch your hand , ’ cried Boldwood wildly , ‘ but you have let a man like that — kiss you ! |
| 40 | D. N. Pritt in his autobiography told of his many political cases and of one which ‘ came before a judge of great experience and knowledge , so bitterly opposed to anything left-wing that he could scarcely have given a fair trial if he had tried ’ . |
| 41 | Aggression would have given a survival advantage in cave dweller days and earlier and so would have been favored by natural selection . |
| 42 | A moment more , a moment less , a foot more , a foot less , and the meter would have given a different reading . |
| 43 | So the coalition should have given a reasoned reply , welcoming the offer to withdraw and saying that all the other issues are open for discussion once the withdrawal has taken place and a cease-fire is in operation . |
| 44 | In fact , the high quality of iron ore available to the Romans in Britain combined with the use of charcoal fuel in the smelting process , meant that they could have been producing steel which would have given a much harder and sharper edge to the blade than normal iron . |
| 45 | Somebody who knew us must have given a list of our names to the Germans , and it must have been somebody from Fontanellato . |
| 46 | Erm I do n't know if if I 'm right in saying , but I think they may have given a tip to other people like er the chore boy , there used to be a chore boy . |
| 47 | Had he not assumed the initiative it was feasible she would have given a reason to keep them out . |
| 48 | You know the government may well have given a priority for special needs |
| 49 | He would have given a great deal to have sounded less incredulous . |
| 50 | Pumfrey would have given a great deal to know . |
| 51 | Lord save us , I would have given a bag of silver for the sounds and smells of old Cheapside ! |
| 52 | Her absence ( if it was regular and fairly lengthy ) would presumably have given a similar opportunity to her husband . |
| 53 | Lost in the malai chain of command , shuffled round from captor to captor , I would not have given a great deal for my chances . |
| 54 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 55 | When she was hurt she put herself out of reach ; Caro knew that by now , and she would have given a lot to undo the conversation . |
| 56 | The scientists involved , including Douglas Higgs , the chief scientific officer for the Crown during the Maguire trial , had not told the trial that substances other than nitroglycerine on the defendants ' hands could have given a positive reading , or that " rogue " positive results could occur , nor had they disclosed this to the May inquiry . |
| 57 | It would have given a similar sort of chance to the one he missed in the first minute . |
| 58 | If earlier national and local links still existed it would have given a helpful criterion to governors to know whether their school was being managed well . |
| 59 | This left him an enormous amount of scope for demonstrating the kind of narrative energy that most English fiction-writers would have given a great deal to acquire . |
| 60 | She was an extraordinarily attractive girl , with a pale complexion , a freckled face , and ginger hair : a girl for whom most of the other GIs would willingly have given a monthly pay-packet . |