English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Have" in Example Sentences
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61561	The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.	CK
273634	The tree had been blown down by the typhoon of the day before.	CM
954374	There are some things we could've change, but we chose not to.	CK
55062	These problems have arisen as the result of your carelessness.	CM
55041	These tales have been passed on from generation to generation.	CM
802820	They knocked on the door and said they had come to arrest him.	Source_VOA
1225323	This is the first time I've ever eaten in an Italian pizzeria.	nadsat
1400382	This is the first time that I've eaten in an Italian pizzeria.	LittleBoy
3308376	This is the only picture I have of my great-great-grandfather.	CK
242261	This morning the weather was so bad that I had to take a taxi.	CK
3133130	Three years ago something like this never would have happened.	CK
2639661	Tom and Mary haven't yet told anyone they plan to get married.	CK
1095642	Tom can see the many weeds that had grown up around the house.	CK
3087197	Tom couldn't think of a good way to explain what had happened.	CK
2943743	Tom didn't find out he had been adopted until he was thirteen.	CK
3168115	Tom exchanged the red shirt Mary had given him for a blue one.	CK
3171415	Tom had been walking for hours and was beginning to get tired.	CK
1093847	Tom had his homework all done by the time his mother got home.	CK
1093842	Tom had hoped that Mary might consider having dinner with him.	CK
2796700	Tom had to overcome many obstacles before he achieved success.	sharptoothed
3062212	Tom has a closet full of trophies that he won at competitions.	Hybrid
3170625	Tom has a lot of black and white pictures of his grandparents.	CK
2537129	Tom has already decided what kind of job he wants to look for.	CK
3075116	Tom has no intention of doing what Mary told him he has to do.	CK
1093619	Tom has recently been learning how to sing a lot of new songs.	CK
2639657	Tom has some very important things he needs to do before 2:30.	CK
2796698	Tom has written a very good paper on the production of rubber.	sharptoothed
2936334	Tom might have borrowed the money he needed from someone else.	CK
3156802	Tom put his hand on Mary's forehead to see if she had a fever.	CK
2958562	Tom was looking through the telescope that Mary had given him.	CK
2537127	Tom would've gone to jail if he hadn't had such a good lawyer.	CK
3087576	Tom's shirt wasn't ironed and he'd forgotten to comb his hair.	patgfisher
25815	We had not gone far before we saw the road blocked by a truck.	CK
954468	We had to alter our plans because we didn't have enough money.	CK
240337	We had to put off the meeting because of the traffic accident.	CK
249298	We have finished the work in accordance with her instructions.	CM
652510	We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.	darinmex
1893825	We have to figure out when the best time to buy that stock is.	CK
2953759	We regret to inform you that your paper has not been accepted.	CK
2537126	We wouldn't have asked Tom to come if we didn't want him here.	CK
320005	We'd like to split it. Could you bring it to us on two plates?	CM
809057	We're on strike because the company hasn't improved our wages.	eastasiastudent
53994	What is still better is that the house has a beautiful garden.	CK
954609	When I got out of the car, I felt like I had been here before.	CK
1406865	When I had five hens, on the average I'd get three eggs a day.	CK
284546	When I told him I had some good news for him, he was all ears.	CK
52816	When John came back, he looked pale as if he had seen a ghost.	CM
2520046	Would you have liked the dress if it had been a darker colour?	CK
31260	You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience.	CM
71345	You don't have to be discouraged because you are not a genius.	CM