Please
complete the following sentences with a “ have got – has got – had got ”.
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1.
In
retaliation she had chalked her own message pointing at her neighbour's house
and when she saw she _______ her view across, she went to wash it off.
2.
The Sky Blues
have flown to Portland and Salt Lake City as part of their pre-season
preparations and McNamee _______ his feet under the table.
3.
A group of
Tafe students _______ their hands dirty, building a viewing platform that
overlooks Sunset Beach.
4.
But when it
comes to compliance with the law, it _______ to be largely voluntary.
5.
If it _______
one of the old blokes with heart trouble, it could have killed them.
6.
Some
Blairites are in despair, arguing people around the chancellor _______ a victim
complex.
7.
A spokeswoman
for Clacton police said the Clacton-bound lorry _______ stuck in the central
reservation of the road blocking both carriageways.
8.
At one point
les rosbifs taught their hosts cricket, a bit later it was ping pong, by the
end I _______ my guitar out.
9.
A film
_______ to be ocularly interesting and above all it is the picture which is the
thing.
10.
We have got,
right now, almost 10,000 communities that have curbside recycling systems.
11.
One of them
_______ the Iron Cross on his breast, a recognition for crimes committed in
other military campaigns.
12.
Everyone
_______ the right to protest but it has to be done peacefully and lawfully.
13.
They're on a
great overtime rate, they're being put up in decent hotels and _______ a week
away from the accursed paperwork.
14.
We _______ a
lot of people asking around and the local youngsters are upset about it so they
are making inquiries too.
15.
I told my
parents and friends that I must _______ the infection from cleaning my cat
litter.
16.
And there's
many a time that a facility for being able to imitate a certain voice or style
_______ me out of trouble as a writer.
17.
Learning to
love his outsider status _______ him this far, which feels like a vindication.
18.
Nevertheless,
it is a lovely piece, and what I would have voted for if I _______ round to it.
19.
I started
using the good old notebook recently and all I _______ is a list of random
ideas that need sorting.
20.
I decided to
go and check it out, thinking that possibly a light aircraft _______ into
trouble.
21.
We _______ a
couple of sports talk show hosts joining us to bat around the topic.
22.
Sadly, most
of London seems to _______ wise to the value, monetary or otherwise, of gems
such as these.
23.
He is like a
brother to me and _______ me through a lot and has always been there.
24.
I would still
recommend living and working abroad as it has made me more appreciative of the
things I _______ back home.
25.
For some
reason, she seems to _______ on one of the horses and it's thrown her or she's
fallen off.
26.
The two of
them _______ on like a house on fire though, as they shared the same sense of
humour, though they didn't have much else in common.
27.
The two of
them _______ a job together working as waitresses at a local restaurant.
28.
In fact, by
running this ad on YouTube, by circulating amongst the media, every time they
tell the story, they _______ to reshow the ad.
29.
The main
reason is that women _______ their act together more than men when it comes to
looking after themselves.
30.
Since I have
done this course, however, I _______ my confidence back and want to live my own
life again.
31.
Sitting here
in cold, wet wintry London _______ me thinking of the great year I spent in
Australia.
32.
The summons
will be relisted after that and at least at that stage we will know whether you
_______ into this Court or not.
33.
But, he
_______ the expressions that make a good actor and is very down-to-earth.
34.
It should be
remembered that England are the only country to _______ anywhere near beating
the Ozzies for a year.
35.
So much so
that the English Golf Union _______ a page on its website which advertises such
vacancies.
36.
If I hadn't
wakened and it _______ up to the roof the whole house could have been burned.
37.
Since then he
_______ his own junior drum kit and plays along to records by his favourite
bands by ear.
38.
Had I wanted
more I could _______ a free refill, but I couldn't have managed another
mouthful.
39.
We _______
some big ones and they are getting to be whales regarding the size and
unhandiness of them.
40.
The most
important thing is that we stay positive and continue to try and play the
passing game that _______ us into this position.
41.
With two
housing developments currently under construction in Bangor, the town _______ a
major face-lift in the last five years.
42.
In korfball
one may shoot at the korf when undefended, so you _______ to move like heck to
get open.
43.
In most
companies, employees _______ used to going back to work at once after lunch.
44.
Now the
situation across Down District _______ so bad that licensed taxi drivers say
that they are being forced out of business.
45.
But by the 10
am opening times things _______ out of hand when a crowd of several hundred
began jostling for position.
46.
Somewhere in
all this the heart of a free nation _______ to be still beating strongly, even
if the heartbeat sounds faint to my ears.
47.
Not so fast,
you _______ to find a decent one first and that can be a tricky old business.
48.
I _______ up
bright and early, put on my best three quarter length trousers and had
scootered my way into London's dazzling West End.
49.
Which of the
candidates _______ the capacity to convince people that life is precious?
50.
Then
full-forward Anthony Nolan, who up to that point _______ no change out of Noel
Murphy, sent over a great equaliser.
51.
Chewing
happily, I wander away, musing on the character of a city that seems to _______
the melting-pot thing off pat.
52.
I'm here to
show them that they _______ it all wrong and that we are not all titled toffs.
53.
But
seriously, though, if I don't like where you _______ it, I can tell you where
to put it, sort to speak.
54.
Other
counties seem to _______ their act together and provide each household with
plastic crates.
55.
He _______ on
the public record a senior staffer saying that he spends his time, he occupies
his time, digging dirt on me.
56.
The director
had sounded me out about the project about a year before the film _______ its
backing.
57.
If one of my
students _______ a scholarship, people would have just said they were sorry,
but he or she came from a tinpot country school.
58.
The family
had had difficulties because word _______ about in the local community that the
youth was responsible for the burglaries.
59.
You _______
to be someone with a different kind of mentality to make that work for you.
60.
First on the
list _______ to be people who don't leave messages on answering machines.
61.
All the
bedlinen and cooking utensils are provided, so all you _______ to do is buy the
food and cook it.
62.
He might
_______ it slightly muddled up from time to time, but he always knew.
63.
My husband,
David, had just been put on short time and we _______ behind with the mortgage.
64.
I _______
another year of my degree to go, and I know playing professional rugby and
doing my degree would be a big ask.
65.
He was played
in the wrong position and did not do too well, but as soon as he moved up front
he _______ better and better.
66.
He said he
heard someone shout the man _______ to the bank side, and used some bike lights
to search for him, but to no avail.
67.
When you are
just starting out in life you _______ it all to do and it just knocked her for
six.
68.
He _______
carried away while attempting to salvage his business and his marriage.
69.
Inevitably,
both parties are in dispute and there _______ to be a certain amount of
compromise.
70.
Later on,
when the wine and water _______ thoroughly mixed, he draws off another jarful
and again fills up the pitcher with water.
71.
If you
_______ a voice at the table, then those sorts of issues will actually
determine and steer the way that promotion processes develop.
72.
We _______ to
kiss and make up with the staff we have been in dispute with and get the team
rebuilt.
73.
All these
success stories _______ many Indian Americans turning to film production, with
finances in place or not.
74.
Here's one
dentist who _______ his teeth into helping patients conquer their fear of
sitting in the dreaded surgery chair.
75.
So far their
plans _______ no further than deciding to move from their council maisonette in
Chidlow Avenue.
76.
As I was
buying the drinks in the pub she _______ it out and was having a read.
77.
This _______
to be a temporary lapse in judgement, like a lost weekend at a Big Ten college.
78.
Though
politically an old school Tory, Howard Senior came to believe the British
_______ it wrong.
79.
I am very organizationally
challenged, but this is one area where I think the guys _______ it made.
80.
With the
position we are in and with games running out very quickly we _______ to cut
out these schoolboy errors.
81.
It's very
rare to read about a man so incredibly crazy about a woman, but this guy
_______ it bad.
82.
They _______
to see what the good teams are doing and try to reach that level themselves.
83.
It is the way
of the world that if you _______ good female employees that you want to keep,
then you have to be flexible.
84.
I _______ to
the top of the stairs and turned into the the landing, running along to our
room.
85.
Before we did
anything we wrote and rewrote the script until we felt what we _______ written
down was a really good story.
86.
She also
claimed that she _______ behind with the banking and the money situation got in
a mess because of developments in her own family life.
87.
You _______
to the age of 23 with no previous convictions and it is extremely sad that you
have blemished your character.
88.
It is an
uncertainty she lives with every day, but her coping mechanisms _______ better
over the years.
89.
It was in
stark contrast to the Wasps who trooped off the field just thankful to _______
through the season.
90.
I think that
she _______ a lot of anger inside and her behaviour wasn't very good.
91.
This from a
man who can't apologise for the big stuff he _______ horribly wrong.
92.
I had netting
up to stop herons getting in but the otter is a different kettle of fish and
_______ through the netting.
93.
As the debate
has gone on, the arguments _______ thinner and thinner and more tenuous from
the Opposition.
94.
Bags I the
left side! Now then, Dreda, I choose you first. Hereward can take Rowena. Buck
up! We _______ to win this time.
95.
Mr Bosomworth
added that according to Hansard, the Commons official record, Mrs Beckett
_______ her facts wrong.
96.
If you were a
betting man, you could _______ long odds on such a run of bad luck.
97.
Away from the
regimented world of lap times, she _______ back that winning habit.
98.
It was only
when they saw the finished version in its final mix that they knew what they
had got.
99.
The bee on
the Cerastium looks like he _______ onto a queen sized bed and is snuggling up
into a white downy quilt.
100.
For Icarus is
one of those Greek heroes who _______ a bad press over the past 2,500 years.
101.
We _______ a
petition, written letters, been to meetings, but to no avail as they just do
not listen.
102.
During the
first two days, he wondered where all the fitness he _______ from daily
workouts in the gym had gone.
103.
We _______
very young and youthful team and our boys possess a lot of skill and speed
accompanied by peak fitness.
104.
And I would
_______ away with it too, if it hadn't have been for that pesky unbreakable
glass.
105.
The consensus
was that things were bottoming out, but in recent months the picture _______
even grimmer.
106.
He just hoped
St. George's Primary School _______ the piano retuned, like they'd promised.
107.
If you think
you've got it bad, what about the IT administrator who _______ hundreds of
passwords to memorize.
108.
The quality
of life _______ to come first above creating ugly urban sprawl.
109.
Any job cuts
are a blow but the company _______ to do something, I understand that even if
I'm not happy with it.
110.
It was
impossible but I _______ that sinking feeling inside me that I could have done
something.
111.
Mr Tincombe
has tried various traps and boarded up holes the rats _______ through, but says
they are attracted by a compost bin next door.
112.
Having so
much money so young is going to make anyone a bit big-headed, and they _______
the world at their feet.
113.
I'm perhaps
splitting hairs, here, but there _______ to be a difference between drawing
influence from various sources and plagiarizing.
114.
Chan _______
her own store where you can purchase crocheted corn-dog pen cozies and even
crocheted bread-and-butter scarves!
115.
Your know,
you guys _______ tons of great ideas but you won't be able to do anything with
them unless you win some elections again.
116.
Personally I
think York _______ everything, it's got multiples, individual shops,
attractions and we've got beautiful countryside.
117.
Someone
_______ up his nose by suggesting all wars are started by capitalism.
118.
The facility
_______ off to a flying start with most of the places already filled.
119.
A keen
golfer, the Brummie star _______ his own desk in the media centre to cover the
competition for Golf Monthly magazine.
120.
Londoners
_______ geographical distinction down to a Jesuitically fine art.
121.
Who needs
sledging when you _______ a team of tobogganists in your own head.
122.
But the fact
is some manses can be a real millstone, because you _______ to pay for heating
and lighting out of your own stipend.
123.
One of my
biggest pet peeves _______ to be hand dryers in public restrooms.
124.
If I had seen
it last year, or even a few months ago, I surely would _______ a bang out of
it.
125.
Back in
Siemiatycze, however, Radomski believes alarmists in the West who fear an
invasion of immigrants _______ it wrong.
126.
I gave the
house sale a good poke and prod today and it sounds as if the urgency of our
situation _______ through.
127.
We see him as
a wing back because as an out and out winger he can deliver a good ball and at
only 19 he _______ bags of potential.
128.
There _______
to be some karmic balance in the world for being born studly.
129.
After he
_______ the car on the highway, he relaxed, closing his eyes and leaning back.
130.
We _______
people resitting AS modules in their second year to try to improve their
grades, even when they have already got good results.
131.
Liz was
wearing the new jeans, boots and denim blouse she _______ at Christmas.
132.
Additionally,
any man that can maintain a relationship with Lois Lane _______ be a cool dude.
133.
We _______
one of the best road safety records in the world, but we do not do quite as
well where children are concerned.
134.
Portsmouth
_______ their act together with an infrastructure that's compatible with bendy
buses.
135.
The visitors
side upped their game in the second half when they _______ used to the playing
surface.
136.
The gig
_______ off to a bad start, with the crush of car-crash looky-loos.
137.
I was
wonderstruck that he _______ two thousand pounds in 1928 by writing a symphony,
his No 6, to commemorate the Schubert centenary.
138.
You _______
to take it in your stride, make sure you handle it properly and move forward.
139.
By the end of
last week we _______ through to around 100 people on the phone.
140.
Had he been
born in an earlier century, he wouldn't _______ away with half of his exploits.
141.
The clocks
have gone forward, the evenings _______ lighter and finally summer is on its
way.
142.
One of the
boys had been an heroin addict but he _______ off it.
143.
This proposal
_______ wide acceptance among women who came to attend the meeting.
144.
If the
lamestream news did its job informing people, the Patriot Act would _______
shot down in Congress.
145.
She winced as
the cuts, bruises and sprained ankle she _______ as a parting gift from her
former employer complained loudly.
146.
He _______
there in the end, even if the work he has put in has been free labour.
147.
Many
indignant customers led the vigilance officers straight to the errant trader
who _______ them in the soup.
148.
The sicko
happy slapping trend is apparently sweeping the nation and _______
anti-bullying organisations and the police in a massive stir.
149.
That year Dad
_______ his promotion to sergeant at the station and the party was a little
bigger than usual, which wasn't much but something.
150.
It _______ to
come and I have to face it, so it is no use worrying or being annoyed about it.
151.
It _______ me
into trouble in the past and I'm never far away from having mini financial
disasters.
152.
Meanwhile the
Owen injury _______ everyone jumping up and down for Chris Sutton's inclusion
in the next England squad.
153.
I go over the
figures, checking and double-checking, just in case I may _______ them wrong.
154.
You see, just
when you think your family _______ it bad, you compare it to another person's
family and you think you have a pretty sane bunch.
155.
When he
_______ up to the animal she was riding he put his hand on the crupper and
relaxed his speed.
156.
The old lady
_______ to her feet and after shuffling slowly forwards, was standing in awe
next to the younger woman.
157.
The newly
launched state lottery was being subsidised by the government, who _______
their sums wrong.
158.
Ten years of
trying to make it in the music industry _______ him nowhere.
159.
The number
who _______ on to the mountain was far fewer than when the old chairlift had
been in operation, she added.
160.
Seeing so
many physically strong women on-screen _______ to be a good thing.
161.
The list of
other books on the flysheet suggests that the author _______ into a groove, but
the record is stuck.
162.
By the next
day the press _______ wind of the story and the newspapers were carrying
stories about the teenager who was going to launch an airline.
163.
We _______ a
great goalkeeping coach called Seamus McDonagh who works you hard and is very
encouraging.
164.
The other
incident involved a jet-skier who _______ into difficulties and we would urge
people to take extra care when using these machines.
165.
The children
in Garavogue Villas _______ it on their face, legs, genitals and back passage.
166.
Magic the
Gathering _______ nothing on the new role-playing card game, Wacky Tobacco
Torture.
167.
He thought he
_______ their attention when he made the World championship semifinals.
168.
I think the
council _______ the message that it can't just sell off areas which are
sensitive like this without a public outcry.
169.
From St.
Louis to New York City, the Rocky Mountains and rural Washington State, folk
music fans _______ it made for the summertime.
170.
I don't want
to sound vinegarish, but this _______ to be the worst website I have ever seen!
171.
I have no
idea what makes someone go to those lengths, but I believe what goes around
comes around and she _______ what she deserved.
172.
I guess me
not moving after being thrown by the song _______ her thinking the worst.
173.
But a
reversal of traffic flow, introduced in November by the city council, _______
traders fearing for their future.
174.
You are taken
more seriously because you _______ a fairly weighty qualification behind you.
175.
And, knowing
Susan, the gossip would have it that she _______ the part on the casting couch.
176.
I thought I
_______ away with it, but somehow I had taken a hit directly on the nearside
front wheel.
177.
The
programmer, according to one reader, _______ his knicks in a bit of a twist.
178.
You get quite
a few that do it for the tick box syndrome, because they _______ to show
evidence of their performance.
179.
We _______ a
good bunch of lads who have come through together from the Academy set-up.
180.
In addition,
the other Italian agent, the driver of the car, was shot in the knee after he
_______ out of the car.
181.
They _______
off to a dream start as Townson, on his return from suspension, outpaced the
Exeter defence and coolly lobbed the keeper.
182.
But now they
_______ all the equipment installed, I think we are going to have to like it or
lump it.
183.
People who
_______ used to that sort of moolah rolling in, without having to lift a finger
for it, are reluctant to give it up.
184.
I sympathise
with the council because I know it will cost money to employ a caretaker but
something _______ to be done.
185.
Our thoughts
are with families who are not so fortunate this New Year as we reflect on what
we _______ to be thankful for.
186.
The landlords
had neglected the upkeep a few years back and it _______ a bit slum like.
187.
But there is
a shortage, and they _______ to get in sharpish for people with proven records.
188.
One of my
ancestors could _______ really fed up with the weather in the middle of a dull
March in 1700 and moved off to Wisconsin on a whim.
189.
The idols
that have originally been introduced to serve as devotional media _______
elevated to the status of divinity.
190.
The defendant
refused to talk to him about the weapon or tell him where he _______ it.
191.
Andy Warhol
_______ up early in his mother's old house on East 66th Street, Manhattan, to
catch the match on the TV networks.
192.
What they
_______ going for them is that our maladroitness politically and diplomatically
has put us in a real bind.
193.
Usually,
people who have rarely, if ever, met each other before _______ on remarkably
well.
194.
After
overtaking he had driven in a stop-start manner and the bus driver _______ out
and gone to the car's passenger door to talk to the motorist.
195.
We have done
an awful lot to get rid of a lot of the forms we _______ and also the policies.
196.
Now we really
_______ two good players for every position, which makes it difficult for the
lads who aren't in the team.
197.
The children
seated in the first row were running around the hall dispersing the sweets to
the ones who _______ the answers right.
198.
She _______
used to the idea, and besides, death was very much like life, only without the
worries.
199.
He was always
clever with mechanical things and I thought he was settled and _______ over his
wildness.
200.
Until the
last few weeks I thought things _______ better but it seems we take one step
forward and two steps back.
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