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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Krems declined to confirm how many children the couple have in total, and disputed that the couple had deceived their surrogates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But other than novelty, what do these candidates have in common?
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
What we have in common isn’t bad doctors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I don’t think I’ve ever had more opinions on myself in my life than I have in this last year,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
I laugh harder than I have in hundreds of years.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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