Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And truly it was no longer , as I had once thought , a matter of a star courting success by adopting the affectations of a prima donna , but of a man who has given himself up to a trance . |
| 2 | Tabkay says he does n't feel he has given anything up to be a Buddhist monk . |
| 3 | What is more , introducing PRP for nurses has added anything up to a billion dollars to administrative costs in the US public sector — a figure which may send shudders down the spine of Britain 's cost-conscious NHS . |
| 4 | ‘ He has won me back to him . ’ |
| 5 | However , Chelsea fans went home deliriously happy after the club 's seventh win in eight games , a run which has moved them up to fifth place . |
| 6 | Yeah , Joyce has turned it down to one |
| 7 | finally only one of junior teams has made it through to the third round of the cup … |
| 8 | None of the movements is less than very well done , but I do miss the blazing splendour of this conductor 's finest Bruckner with his old orchestra , none of which , alas , has made it on to CD . |
| 9 | She has opened me up to the world of tennis , although I do admit that I only take an interest because of her . |
| 10 | Howey has got it off to a T : so far , she has thrown many of her top opponents with it , including Emanuella Pierantozzi , the Italian world title-holder , who only just managed to twist out and avoid a score in the last world championships . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not saying you are n't still quite attractive , but you must be creeping into your early thirties , so what you need is security — and that is what has brought you back to Silas . |
| 12 | Hello there … this week Summer Sport has brought us out to Herefordshire … we 're at Mansel Lacy … we 're going off road racing … so away we go … |
| 13 | Having her daughter has not stopped her from doing more or less what she had planned , but has spurred her on to better results . |
| 14 | I gather your nursemaid has taken her off to her own home today . ’ |
| 15 | For the Prince , it was the beginning of a love affair , one that has taken him back to Italy on many occasions . |
| 16 | Ms Fiona Reynolds of the Council for National Parks has kept me up to date with the progress of the EEC 's Agricultural Structures Review . |
| 17 | Own branders The liability applies under s2(2) ( b ) to : ( b ) any person who , by putting his name on the product or using a trade mark or other distinguishing mark in relation to the product , has held himself out to be the producer of the product . |
| 18 | I knew he 'd fought James on it tooth and nail , and though in all honesty I felt I 'd won him round to some extent since , the prejudices remained beneath the surface of benignity , waiting only for some unwary blunder on my part to crack the surface and let them burst through . |
| 19 | ‘ He was n't as odd as you 'd made him out to be , your friend , ’ Gillian said as we left . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose you 'd put it down to had management tactics , ’ sneered Ray . |
| 21 | She had given up work to have the children and she 'd seen them through to school age , when she 'd gone out and found herself another job . |
| 22 | Then , deciding she was no political , just another stroppy trucker , they 'd handed her over to the locals , which was a big relief . |
| 23 | And , they 'd handed it over to us and then obviously they wanted it back , but then |
| 24 | Finished it all , and then , I just decided then I sorted out my washing , and then I decided what part I was gon na do , I 'd narrowed it down to either topic , task or topic erm , stable features , which are , sort of , erm , self confidence and things , and erm , how you you express yourself , and then a third one is like sex an and gender and age . |
| 25 | It was probably true that he 'd asked him down to London . |
| 26 | I 'd worked it out to the last breath . |
| 27 | He 'd taken her out to dinner that very night , and now seemed to be practically haunting the place , and obviously very much in love with her friend . |
| 28 | He had n't meant to say it , but it was the effect of the beer and the movement of the ship and her sophistication , all things he could n't cope with together , so he 'd taken her down to the bar and they 'd had a couple more drinks to restore his confidence before the boat docked . |
| 29 | Only you never knew I 'd taken 'em round to Mr Bishop 's brother . ’ |
| 30 | By the time I left , I 'd beaten him down to about twice the price he probably had in mind . |