Example sentences of "i have the [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did n't I have the courage to release him ? |
| 2 | I 'm very glad I had the chance to meet you , you know , because you are one of the memories I have to take back with me . ’ |
| 3 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ And I had the gall to judge you by those standards . |
| 5 | No , at first it was difficult but then I had the Wilsons to help me . |
| 6 | ‘ If I had the courage to ask him or her out … ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ If only I had the means to set you up in a house where I could visit you . ’ |
| 8 | I had the balls to do it because I did n't know any better . |
| 9 | Financially , I have the wherewithall to give her a very good life . |
| 10 | I have the bruises to prove it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ At least I have the sense to treat her with respect . ’ |
| 12 | It will take a great deal of money to do it properly and I 'm only interested in doing it if I have the support to give me a chance of winning . |
| 13 | ‘ I am capable of setting myself targets and I know I have the self-discipline to attain them . |
| 14 | In a stronger voice , she said , ‘ I ask you to do this , because I have the right to ask it . |
| 15 | Sukarno regained importance as consensus figure : ‘ If it should ever turn out that Sjahrir is not maintaining the demand for 100 per cent Merdeka … then I have the right to dismiss him ’ , he told a wildly cheering crowd on 17 February 1946 . |
| 16 | Do n't you think I have the right to command you ? ’ |
| 17 | I have the scars to prove it ! ’ |
| 18 | Foolish because if you do not tell me , I have the power to take you away from the river bank , away from the sun and light , and shut you in the caracol for ever . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I know I have the power to do it . |
| 20 | Sub-text : ‘ I have the power to quiz you , and your discomfort at finding this intrusive does not matter . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't know if I have the strength to hear it now , ’ she murmured , ‘ having heard so much already . ’ |