have in
Britishverb
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to ask (a person) to give a service
we must have the electrician in to mend the fire
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to invite to one's home
Example Sentences
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Robert Duvall earned seven Oscar nominations over the course of his celebrated career, the last for the 2014 legal drama “The Judge,” a movie no one would have in the upper echelon of his filmography.
From Los Angeles Times
Under the old processes, they would get detained, and then they would go through what’s called processing—they might have their biometrics done, there might be an interview with an officer to confirm information that they have in the system, and after that conversation, they would then be put in a holding area for a few hours, and then put into one of the county jails in Minnesota.
From Slate
It found waiting lists for therapeutic support were "common" and said "delays in interventions have, in some cases, placed adoptive placements at risk".
From BBC
“I do often take moments to be like, it’s mental,” Dimoldenberg exclaims via Zoom two months out from the March 15 ceremony, a period she’ll be using to cram the Oscar contenders in order to come up with hundreds of questions to have in the metaphorical back pocket of her designer gown.
From Los Angeles Times
One key relief weapon Roberts hopes to have in his armory is Brusdar Graterol.
From Los Angeles Times
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