Example sentences of "have of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undoubtedly one of the best ways the overseas student has of seeing what is required in British theatre training is to apply for one of the summer schools offered by the drama schools , and find out what it 's all about before committing him- or herself to a long and expensive stay . |
| 2 | The text has of course been approved by our Chairman and is enclosed for your information . |
| 3 | Raskolnikov has of course outraged the human being in himself too ; the pad pad pad of the hunter and hunted relationship with Porfiry is intertwined with self-pursuit to the point where the murderer actually makes the running in the second of the three long interviews , arriving unsent-for and demanding interrogation ‘ according to the rules ’ , if interrogation there must be ; which leads Porfiry to exclaim : ‘ Good heavens ! |
| 4 | Even his way of throwing his money about , what he has of it , is immediately distinguishable from Svidrigailov 's , while with both of them money is the very image of merely imputed and therefore reversible value in a loose-end world : ‘ You to the right and I to the left , or the other way round if you like . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , thanks largely to Sir Robin Day — ‘ the Grand Inquisitor ’ , as he calls himself in the title of his new book — the impression that the average viewer probably has of politics on television is that it is predominantly adversarial . |
| 6 | That said , one of the best chances an unknown has of national music press exposure is in the live review section . |
| 7 | The anger among Asian teenagers which Geeta and I noticed in 1974 has of course since then led to Asian boys hitting back . |
| 8 | It appears that , despite the way he first introduces the topic of personal identity , his detailed interest is not so much in what makes a person the same over time , but in the sense one has of oneself , one 's past deeds and actions , and the relation of this to questions of moral praise and blame . |
| 9 | Miller has of course suffered greatly . |
| 10 | Luck is a rare commodity but the harder a manager works the more he has of it . |
| 11 | This quaint description is not a manifestation of that well-known British chauvinism and insularity , but refers to an odd habit the human animal has of inserting bits and pieces of various shapes and sizes into different holes and orifices . |
| 12 | Basically this determination must first take account of what prospect the patient has of advancing along the line from hopelessness to improvement to recovery . |
| 13 | She means Trouble , with a capital T. Trouble with Lapointe , with other men , with bitchy women , with her moods , her stammer , her embarrassing conversation , her tears , and that awful habit she has of staring at people … . |
| 14 | The more opportunities he/she has of looking at the illustrations and reading the captions with you , the more he/she will come to recognise the words . |
| 15 | The most publicised aspect of recent anti-viral research has of course been the work on interferon — part of the body 's natural defence against viruses . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's the best thing I 've done , ’ he says of 010 , as he has of other books . |
| 17 | It follows from the foregoing observations that a knowledge of right and wrong has of itself no power to control behaviour . |
| 18 | While such statements could be interpreted as being passive rather than negative in terms of the advancement of building surveying , the Report went on to state that building surveyors ‘ have been less ebullient [ than quantity surveyors ] in recent years — partly because they are less numerous and their work less homogeneous or well defined ; but , to a large extent because they have made a less prolonged and concerted effort to develop their skills and explore the horizons of opportunity , although there has of late been a welcome resurgence in this respect ’ . |
| 19 | The Cardinal 's statement continued : ‘ The question of the ordination of women affects the understanding each Church has of its own identity and of its sacraments and worship . |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell , the man whom Senna beat last season , has of course , a Rug Nightmare and a Moustache Nightmare . |
| 21 | It can be described as the psychology of absolute consciousness , seeing consciousness not only as an awareness an individual has of him or her ‘ self , but an eternal all-pervasive principle — the highest reality , with all things being manifestations of it . |
| 22 | Her face seems to glow with happiness as if a vision has of a sudden become reality . |
| 23 | The latter point has of course long been recognised in academic psychology and from the 1950s onwards considerable effort was expended attempting to identify the unique features of creativity . |
| 24 | The work of women in both the RFC and RAF ( WAAF ) has of course been fully documented , but little has been written on the subject apart from in propaganda and other official literature . |
| 25 | The glamorous side of aviation , flying , has of course been brought to the attention of the public over the years ; but what of the ladies who drove staff cars , rode despatch motor cycles and undertook much arduous work often under enemy fire ? |
| 26 | According to the BBC , the only chance Bunter has of getting on television again would be to update Greyfriars into something like a public school version of Grange Hill . |
| 27 | What impresses me in Messner is the combination he has of immense boldness and analytical power . |
| 28 | The regrading of every qualified nurse in post has of course proved to be a colossal and traumatic exercise for both management ( acting under Department of Health directives ) and the nursing unions whose job it is to mediate on behalf of members . |
| 29 | Their impact has of course been immense . |
| 30 | In England and Wales , as elsewhere , there has of late been a good deal of concern expressed about improving the quality of teaching in schools . |