FORM
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HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE |
= arrange for someone else to do something
Jill had the roof repainted = She arranged for somebody else to repaint the roof. She didn’t repaint it herself.
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EXAMPLES
- Your hair looks nice. Have you had it cut?
- Julia has just had central heating installed in her house.
- How often do you have your car serviced?
- Where did you have your hair done?
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GET SOMETHING DONE (more informal) |
- We’re getting the house painted at the moment.
- Where did you get your curtains made?
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HAVE SOMETHING DONE = something bad happens to somebody or their belongings |
- They had their money stolen while they were on holiday.
- George had his nose broken in a fight.
