Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | For while the persons in the original position take no interest in one another 's interests , they know that they have ( or may have ) certain moral and religious interests and other cultural ends which they can not put in jeopardy . |
| 2 | The main differences in those areas of LFA supports which have , or may have , implications for nature conservation are : — |
| 3 | The manager of the recruiting bureau may or may not be present at the interview , but may be present when discussion takes place afterwards , or may have submitted a written report on the recruit 's attitudes and progress so far in the bureau . |
| 4 | The compilers of the English dictionary may not have been aware of , or may have chosen to ignore , Ayrshire 's legendary claim to King Cole . |
| 5 | Other people can often offer good ideas or may have useful experience from which you can benefit . |
| 6 | A proposal for a Private Member 's Bill may emanate from the Member himself , or may have been urged upon him by another Member or Members , or by an outside pressure or interest group . |
| 7 | Some contracts may be impossible to get out of , or may have expensive cancellation clauses . |
| 8 | A person who has or may have HIV infection should see a doctor ( or dentist ) if they have skin , chest or oral ( dental ) problems . |
| 9 | It may not occur ; pupils may be resilient enough to deal with negative social encounters themselves , or may have the kind of personality that makes them unlikely to arise . |
| 10 | The supervisor may also monitor the same information or may have his own separate displays or both . |
| 11 | IBM Corp 's personal computer business was around the break-even level or may have been profitable in the first three months of this year , the president of IBM Personal Computer Co Robert Corrigan told the New York Times : he says he thinks ‘ people will be surprised at how quickly we 're bringing this business back , ’ and that it should be solidly profitable before year-end ; problem is that its closest rivals , Compaq Computer Corp and Dell Computer Corp , which both faced the same problems as IBM , adjusted to the change in the market much more quickly , and rushed appropriate machines out while IBM procrastinated , so that they are already strongly profitable while IBM is still having to build up momentum . |
| 12 | IBM 's Advanced Workstations & Systems president Bill Filip said last week that the company 's emergent RS/6000 business broke even or may have even done better than that in calendar 1992 though it was still ‘ overinvesting on development . ’ |
| 13 | Any nurse may encounter an adoptee experiencing a crisis of self-identity at any age , and may be able to offer support simply by listening or may have to recommend the adoptee seek expert help from the local adoption agency , PAC or National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and their Parents ( NORCAP ) for counselling about being adopted and practical information on instigating a search for birth parents . |
| 14 | A particular fish either ends up on its own because it has been badly injured , or has lost its mate , or may have been bought on impulse , the reasons are many and varied . |
| 15 | The mischief alleged is that offenders were allowed to commit further offences which would or may have been obviated had they been arrested earlier . |
| 16 | ‘ Particulars of Offence : [ The respondent ] on 17 September 1990 dishonestly and with a view to gain for himself or another , or with intent to cause loss to another , falsified a document required for an accounting purpose , namely , a computer generated sales invoice , by making an entry therein which was or may have been misleading , false or deceptive in a material particular in that it purported to show that a discount of 70 per cent . |
| 17 | There is in my judgment no objection to the decisions attacked in this case on the ground that they were or may have been taken by junior ministers rather than by the Secretary of State . |
| 18 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 19 | He may not be authorized to make changes to other components ; these may be owned by other design teams or may have become " fixed once production has commenced . |
| 20 | If so , chances are you have a serious drinking problem , or may have one in the future . |
| 21 | Or may have been completely imaginary . |
| 22 | A must for all who know B.C. or may have visited the area and to anyone interested in the many facets of rural life as it was in years gone by ( ISBN 0951596403 , price £5.95 ) . |
| 23 | Auctions may be strict auctions or may have an element of flexibility , however the terms and timetable of the auction must be clearly laid down , normally in the transmittal letter , and strictly adhered to . |
| 24 | In the two cases of reobstruction , the pattern mimicked the previous stricture , suggesting that the radial force exerted by the mesh on the wall may have led to deeper embedding of the mesh where the stricture was tight or may have provoked more important hyperplasia , or both . |
| 25 | In the meantime , however , it is necessary to have some " reference points " , some guidelines for distinguishing the different varieties which have influenced , or may have influenced , the language of these young speakers . |
| 26 | It is important to note , however , that although firms may or may have to obtain authorisation from a body other than the Law Society , the latter 's Practice Rules ( in particular , r1 ( obtaining instructions ) , r2 ( publicity ) , r3 ( introductions and referrals ) , r5 ( offering services other than as a solicitor ) , and r10 ( receipt of commission from third parties ) ) must continue to be observed notwithstanding that the requirements of the authorising body may be less demanding . |
| 27 | Neither may it appoint anyone who is or may have been a member , officer or employee of a local authority or voluntary organisation and who has in that capacity been directly concerned with arrangements for the child 's care , accommodation or welfare during the five years before the proceedings . |
| 28 | He may simply assist a competitor in any way which does or may have an adverse and material effect on his employer 's business . |
| 29 | If it is the wife who dies , her personal representatives may not be aware of her interest in the house or may have difficulty in producing proof of the same , much to the detriment of her estate . |
| 30 | It does , interestingly , erm , as I think I mentioned earlier , it does associate with other auto-immune diseases and thus one can have somebody with miocenia gravis who may themselves have over active thyroid , which is an auto-immune disease , or may have other members of the family with the same disorder . |