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have in

British  

verb

  1. to ask (a person) to give a service

    we must have the electrician in to mend the fire

  2. to invite to one's home

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Example Sentences

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But we have, in the aggregate, moved forward.

From Slate

“These states have taken policy decisions that they might not have in another political environment,” Cohn-Postar said.

From Salon

My wife and I have, in recent years, been purchasing CDs from our bank with the money we receive from our income-tax refunds.

From MarketWatch

Money he could use to order products now to have in time for Christmas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuban officials have indicated that they are willing to go further than they have in the past—including giving long-term leases for storage tanks for U.S. companies, allowing the companies to retain title to the fuel, oversight of fuel sales and making payments offshore rather than routing funds through Cuban banks, Aho said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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