Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] [pron] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll be on the bench today and the boss says : ‘ Danny has finally learned he has nothing to prove here — whereas I think he tried too hard before . |
| 2 | They stay submerged for ages , until you begin to think you 've only imagined you saw one go in — and then they pop up with a beakful of food . |
| 3 | Yes I suppose it 's true that for somebody like me I 've been involved in quite a lot of different groups over over the years and the quarry men 's support group is it 's difficult to put in words really er exactly how it 's erm you know I think it 's very easy f for groups to become sort of s set really and er well I 've always wanted it to involve everybody and I think it does that in a way it sort of er it 's quite special to all of us in in a funny sort of way it 's er you know we feel quite committed . |
| 4 | Back in the car Maxim said : ‘ I do n't think I 've ever heard you make anything but complaints about food . |
| 5 | I 've never heard him say anything like that before . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've never heard you say anything nice about it . ’ |
| 7 | I 've never heard you say anything so definite before ! ’ |
| 8 | No , only a bloke I 've never seen one had one . |
| 9 | I 've , I 've never ever known him to iron anything ever since I 've been you know , little , I 've never seen him iron anything but me mum was in fits because he 'd even ironed the socks so she said she did n't have the heart to tell him that she does n't usually bother with the ruddy socks , but er the thought was there was n't it ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 've never known him do anything vicious , though in drink he sometimes talks big . |
| 11 | She has wonderful parents who have already taught her to multiply lots of numbers . |
| 12 | If you are wondering , for instance , why The Instant Calorie and Fibre Chart lists only three quarters of an ounce of shredded wheat and then an ounce or more of other cereals , ask yourself whether you have ever seen anyone eat one and a quarter , or perhaps one and one third , shredded wheats … |