Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A doctor jilted by a nurse took revenge by falsely diagnosing that she had the Aids virus . |
| 2 | I wondered , sorry can I just explain , interrupting if you have the time . |
| 3 | Maintaining that it had the power to negotiate now that there was a common market for air transport , the Commission said it would be better if the EC negotiated key accords with major competitors such as the US and Asia . |
| 4 | Maintaining that it had the power to negotiate now that there was a common market for air transport , the Commission said it would be better if the EC negotiated key accords with major competitors such as the US and Asia . |
| 5 | However , whether or not someone might have bumped him off is mercifully a hypothetical question , seeing that he had the decency to do the job himself . |
| 6 | Intense negotiations continued , with the generators believing that they had the upper hand because of the Government 's tight timetable and their insistence that they should not have to sign contracts before seeing the white paper . |
| 7 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 8 | Rolling over on my back I looked up at him , panting , waiting till I had the wind to speak . |
| 9 | I wish to say a few words about what measures we would be considering if we had the misfortune to have a Labour Government . |
| 10 | The man was overcoming his feelings of inferiority by demonstrating that he had the strength of will to remain on the bank , unperturbed , while the child drowned . |
| 11 | In more extreme manner we might wish to register our displeasure at the felling of a row of fine trees for a road-widening project by saying that they had the right to be left in peace . |
| 12 | Even when the referential locus of noun and adjective are the same , however , there is no general guarantee that the overall " output " , in terms of intensional entities ( and the real or potential referents to which they may correspond ) will be the same under these two ways of linking an adjective to a noun , which amount respectively to introducing a subject x identified in part through having the property F , and to introducing a subject x and saying that it has the property F. For instance , if we move from the predicative structure : ( 7 ) clouds are small to the phrase small clouds , we pass to an expression which identifies a certain group of entities but does nothing more than identify them ; whereas expression ( 7 ) identifies a quite different ( and much larger ) group of entities , and says something about them ( which , as it happens , is not true , even though small clouds certainly do exist ) . |
| 13 | If there were only two men , the best tactic would be to flatten the leader with a surprise attack , before turning on his demoralized friend , assuming that you had the power and speed to do that . |
| 14 | In reading , or being read to , one has the security of knowing that one has the ability to withdraw from the emotional situation as soon as one wishes or needs to do so . |
| 15 | It must be an awful strain for the parents not knowing if they have the right baby . ’ |
| 16 | And Danson checked into the hotel , claiming that he had the decorators in at home . |
| 17 | Clause 8 provides the necessary precautionary provision to prevent the buyer claiming that he has the right to intellectual property arising out of any development work which the seller has had to effect in order to put himself in a position to supply the goods under the contract . |
| 18 | Sensing that he had the attention of the warriors the flagellant pulled himself up to his full height . |
| 19 | Anderson attempts a show of strength by using the IFID , " I demand " five times and " I insist " once , but his insecurity is indicated by the fact that he has to support his demands by asserting that he has the status permitting him to make these speech acts . |
| 20 | That is a matter for future debate , certainly not for today when there is quite enough to be done in preparing colleges for self-governing status and ensuring that they have the support and expertise required to enable them to make a success of that . |
| 21 | Furthermore , these policies must aim at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy these aspects of health . |
| 22 | ‘ And you 're forgetting that she has the use of them during the period of her life , ’ he retorted crisply . |
| 23 | annual increases that some irresponsible Labour-controlled councils were imposing and which had the sole effect of driving businesses out of many of our major inner-city centres . |
| 24 | There was blood on his mouth but he kept smiling because he had the machine-gun . |
| 25 | As always , Swindon piled on the pressure , racing , chasing and challenging for every ball , and shooting when they had the chance . |