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A: Good morning! You folks checking in?

B: Yes. Wells.

A: Of course. Carlton Wells. We have been expecting you! I'll take care of your luggage. You guys check in. I'll have it upstairs for you by the time you get up there.

B:Oh! That is the spirit. Cheers.

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What does "to have something somewhere" mean? I think we have the causative verbs in the form of "to have something done".

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This is a causative "have". That what's done is "taken" is implied by the context. He'll arrange for it to be upstairs. Probably, he'll get someone else to take it up that quickly, although he might take it himself.

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