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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
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01. He and Laurence Olivier are 01a01i01font00the02font02i02a01i01font00 only actors to have received02font02i00 both a Danish and a British Knighthood.02br
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002. He and Laurence Olivier are 01font00the only actors to receive02font00 both a Danish and a British Knighthood.02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Diamondrg12cite 101. 12br 12br 102. 12br 12blockquote 101.

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01cite10Diamondrg12cite101. He and Laurence Olivier are 11a11i11font10the12font12i12a1
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Hi. Can the second sentence express the past event?
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The whole sentence? No. That's a present tense stative. There is no event involved. They are the only actors ...

Or do you mean the part in blue? That's been answered already:
"2. they have been conferred or will be conferred -- does not reveal time."
So it can be past or future. So yes, it can be past.

CJ
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Diamondrg1. He and Laurence Olivier are the only actors to have received both a Danish and a British Knighthood.
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Kilimanjaro1. He and Laurence Olivier are the only actors to have received both a Danish and a British Knighthood.
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Marius Hancu
Kilimanjaro1. He and Laurence Olivier are the only actors to have received bo
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Those examples in Swan are correct because they include BY and hope (which looks forward into the future)
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