Example sentences of "[be] [adj] i have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am afraid I have come to the conclusion , reluctantly , that the different people and races of the world were never intended to meet . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll have to , you 're all I 've got at your rank . |
| 3 | The Australian kookaburra has a very distinctive call , which I am sure I have heard on the soundtracks of films from other locations in Africa , South America or the Florida Everglades . |
| 4 | The former are those I have quoted in the case of the other building societies . |
| 5 | Compare : ‘ I 'm sorry I 've run over your dog . |
| 6 | But I say to him , very nicely , because I very seldom have the courage to be rude , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've gone to bed . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've gone on a bit , My Lord Chairman , ’ he said apologetically . |
| 8 | I 'm afraid I have to go for Batts ! |
| 9 | ‘ To be honest I 'd forgotten about the money until Jim Boyce reminded me , ’ said manager Frankie Parks after the 4–0 win . |
| 10 | " I 'm sure I 've asked about your Meals on Wheels , dear , I remember distinctly " |
| 11 | No , ah so that 's right I 've sworn into , I 've sworn into the Pacific how about that ! |
| 12 | If I manage to work out anything this lunchtime , I 'll enclose it herewith — in the meantime this is all I 've done for the Newsletter so far . |
| 13 | ‘ She is all I have to live for now . |
| 14 | He worked in Whitehall , that 's all I 'd known at the time . |
| 15 | So that 's all I 've got with me after I 've been to . |
| 16 | So that 's all I 've got for Paul is it ? |
| 17 | That 's all I 've got onto so far ! |
| 18 | That 's all I 've got till the end of term . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's all I 've got in life , ’ her mother replied , with that wide and tolerant , devious and undefeatable smile that had enslaved Lee when she was a child . |
| 20 | But er , it 's all I 've had for now I suppose , oh God I 've got maths tomorrow , hate maths |
| 21 | That 's all I 've had off . |
| 22 | I 've agreed to sign the contract , but that 's all I 've agreed to . ’ |
| 23 | It is necessary I had come to that view for me , at that time it was necessary for me to contact one of the duty Chief Officers and on this occasion it was the Assistant Chief Constable Mr , so I made contact with him . |
| 24 | Erm I have n't actually been listening to the programme I was asleep I 've got to be honest . |
| 25 | I heard him whispering to my master all evening , and I was sorry I had laughed at him . |
| 26 | Then I met my husband and was sure I 'd fallen in love with him because he cared so much . |