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  • The mechanic fixed Joe's car. (Have). Joe had...
    Joe had his car fixed. OR Joe had a mechanic fix his car.
  • Lindsey and Jane paid somebody to paint their nails. (Have)
    They had their nails painted. They had the nail artist paint their nails.
  • Alex paid to dye her hair. (Get)
    Alex got her hair dyed. Alex got her hairdresser to dye her hair.
  • I paid somebody to paint my house. (Have)
    I had my house painted. I had a painter paint my house.
  • Hank paid for a tattoo. (Get)
    Hank got a tattoo drawn on his arm. Hank got a tattoo artist to tattoo his arm.
  • Katie paid a maid to clean her house. (get)
    Katie got her house cleaned. OR Katie got a maid TO clean her house.
  • My father makes me cut the grass. (Have)
    My father has me cut the grass. OR My father has the grass cut (by me).
  • George's secretary answers his calls. (Have)
    George has his secretary answer his calls. George had his calls answered (by his secretary)
  • The home owner pays for a guy (which guy?) to fix the leaky pipe. (get)
    The home owner gets a plumber to fix the leaky pipe. The home owner gets the leaky pipe fixed by a plumber.
  • A doctor will check my eyes. (Have)
    I will have my eyes checked. OR I will have a doctor check my eyes.
  • My mother paid an electrician to look at our AC unit. (Have)
    My mother had an electrician look at our AC unit. (My mother had our AC unit looked at (by an electrician).
  • I paid somebody to cut my hair. (Get)
    I got my hair cut. (I got a hair stylist to cut my hair.)
  • The renters pay an interior decorator to buy pillows at IKEA (have)
    The renters have their interior decorator buy pillows at IKEA. The renters have pillows bought at IKEA (by their decorator)..
  • If I was a millionaire I'd pay Uber Eats to deliver all my meals. (would have)
    If I was a millionaire... I would have Uber Eats delivered for every meal. I would have an Uber Eats driver deliver every meal.