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He had his phone unlocked by the technician.
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He had his phone unlocked by the technician.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
If your phone is locked, you should have it unlocked by a technician.
Describing Habits
Whenever my phone malfunctions, I take it to a technician to have it unlocked.
Asking About Others
Did you have your phone unlocked by a technician after the software update?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If he hadn't had his phone unlocked by the technician, he would have been unable to use it.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The technician unlocked his phone.
Casual
He got his phone unlocked by the tech.
Simpler English
A technician fixed his phone.
Phrases to learn
have something unlocked
To get something that is locked opened by someone else.
by the technician
Performed or done by a trained specialist.