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Talks between management and unions have collapsed.

House prices have come down recently.

Lots of people have complained about the noise.

Many miners have suffered from the effects of coal dust in their lungs.

I could never have achieved this without the encouragement of my husband and family.

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These books have lovely clear print.

The school likes to have a contact number for parents during school hours.

Now that we have cable, we get a wonderfully crisp picture, even on our old TV.

I love football, but unfortunately I have no talent as a player.

At some point in the distant future I would like to have my own house.

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Following a routine check-up, Mrs Mason was discovered to have heart disease.

Emily has a very nasty cough.

She went home early because she had a bad headache.

My sister has diabetes and has to give herself insulin injections.

I had a terrible hangover the next morning.

John had a heart attack three years ago.

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She likes to have an afternoon nap.

May I have a look at your newspaper?" "Of course you can."

I'll bring some food along and we can have a picnic.

I had a chat with my boss today about a possible salary increase.

We had a dance and afterwards we sat outside and talked.

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Make sure your hands are clean before you have your dinner.

May I show you to your table, sir, or would you prefer to have a drink at the bar first?

My father always has a biscuit and a cup of tea at bedtime.

Let's go out on Friday - we'll have a curry and then go to the movies.

Why don't we have lunch together on Friday?

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You would be wise to have the appropriate vaccinations before you go abroad.

Let me have your decision by next week.

I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.

I've had a letter from the tax authorities concerning my tax payments.

My father wouldn't have any animals in the house.

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Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.

This decision will have dire consequences for local people.

I took the coat back to the shop to have it altered.

Have you had your ears pierced? Oh yes, I can see you have.

I haven't had my holiday photos developed yet.

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I think she's very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn't have a university education.

I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing Spanish from Portuguese.

I've never had any doubt at all - I know this is the right thing to do.

Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.

She had a strong desire to go back to her home country before she died.

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I expect they plan to have children in the course of time.

Your life changes dramatically when you have a baby.

They were so late getting to the hospital, she nearly had her baby in the taxi.

Have you heard whether Susan's had the baby yet?

My sister-in-law had two sets of twins.