Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] [adv] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's unheard of for a two-year-old to race against older horses in America , but my horse has done well and I hope more will follow us over . |
| 2 | The feeling of fear had subsided somewhat and I remembered looking into the rubble-strewn backyards and thinking how sad it was that they were now in ruin , as last time I was at the station they were occupied . |
| 3 | Touch wood , that attitude has continued now that I 'm being more positive and less of a wimp . |
| 4 | My hard disk has blown up and I 've lost that 5,000 word report . |
| 5 | Finally I turned and started back , not conscious of anything , my mind still locked in on the impression the place had made so that I only vaguely heard a voice calling me . |
| 6 | The only grass that 's well cut is where people cut it themselves outside their own house but , in particular , erm , th I would like to see the supervision of the contract and that we do n't cough up the money unless the job 's done properly because I think we 're paying for a job that 's not being either done at all , or when it is being done it 's not being done well . |
| 7 | His head had jerked up when I leapt to my feet — now it sank back on to his hollow chest . |
| 8 | Our manager even said the criticism had gone worldwide but I do n't think we are quite that important . ’ |
| 9 | When you backshift it 's like the chain 's come off so I just use the rear brake to settle the suspension and stop the rear end from going crazy . ’ |
| 10 | I 've found that my perception of acting and movie-making has changed drastically since I hung up my addiction , and I 've finally realized what damage I was doing to my career . |
| 11 | The man had run off and I was with child . |
| 12 | ‘ Word had got round that I was wearing red , but I think the guests were relieved when they saw me , and realised my dress was n't too outrageous , ’ says Alison . |
| 13 | if the rail fare 's gone up as I expect it may well have done . |
| 14 | to say the situation has improved dramatically because I have said if we 're gon na |
| 15 | I took their advice , but I must have had an inclination towards food to have ended up as I have . |
| 16 | Er the heating had broken down and I do n't know whether it was because of the heating or because of the tablets or whatever but they 're , they 're alright now . |
| 17 | Our collecting had begun successfully although I had failed to realise how cold it could be at night in the forest . |
| 18 | With the strain of listening for the slightest sound a desperate tiredness had set in and I was having to force myself to stay awake . |
| 19 | Not that any of my family could be that certain of the exact day on which I was born , on account of the fact that my old man had spent the night in gaol and my mother had died even before I drew breath . |