Example sentences of "i [adv] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I instinctively had a quick look but I could n't see a damned thing . |
| 2 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 3 | When I first moved from India ( where I was born ) to England , I obviously had a great tan , and I got called ‘ Indibum ’ and all.that . |
| 4 | ‘ I only had a tiny part in Coriolanus , ’ he said a few years later , ‘ but it was the most exciting experience I 've ever had in the theatre . ’ |
| 5 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 6 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 7 | I only have the small size winder , perhaps one day I might get the larger size ; I bought it from PDB Engineering . |
| 8 | ‘ They put me in the bin because I suddenly had a talking jag , ’ Edward said . |
| 9 | The longer you throw , the more , good boy , it 's so well hidden in the leaves , it 's exactly the same colour that 's the trouble this time of year , but no , life is a funny thing , and I find it personally very hard to believe that only two months ago , I mean what is it nine weeks ago , and I suddenly had an enormous view |
| 10 | And besides , did I not have a scientific mind and training ? |
| 11 | Did I not have the spiritual strength ? |
| 12 | I just had no fucking choice . |
| 13 | He jagged the corn on the cob up her pussy , and threw it and he goes no thanks , I just had a lovely corn on the cob . |
| 14 | I just had a quick phonecall with him . |
| 15 | I just had a funny thought . |
| 16 | That was when I just had the one fellow . |
| 17 | I just had the bloody thing valeted . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't know it , I just have a good memory . |
| 19 | I just have a small preamp pedal to balance the volumes when I 'm changing from the Telecaster to the Gibson . |
| 20 | I just have a bad feeling about him . ’ |
| 21 | I just have a hard time writing songs ; it 's just not what I do real well . |
| 22 | Could I just have a small poll , those who would like to er have S Q as they call it , status quo ? |
| 23 | can I just have a quick look at your worse |
| 24 | I have some sympathy for the Home Secretary in these matters , he is not an Officer of State who over-occupies the position for whom I normally have a great deal of sympathy I must confess , er but on this occasion I do have some sympathy . |
| 25 | ‘ As you may recall , I already had a fair grasp of Portuguese , so all it needed was a crash course and a month or two here to make me fluent , ’ Ashley said , wishing he was not so persistent . |
| 26 | ‘ I already have a potential customer for the car , in the South of France . |
| 27 | Erm and also from er Alan MP from he er thanked us for inviting er him here today but he says , unfortunately I already have a previous engagement in London , and so will be unable to join you on this occasion . |
| 28 | I once had a half-day seminar in a conference room on the top floor of Chicago 's O'Hare Hilton overlooking the O'Hare Airport runways , which crossed each other . |
| 29 | I once had a humble role in one of his features : I played myself as enthusiastic musicologist , introducing a rare recordings of famous cellists performing various juicy bits ( none of them had bothered to play it all ) out of a stylistically promiscuous Cello Sonata by a rightly-obscure Swiss genius never existed ; the cellists ( who ranged from ‘ Beatrice Harrison ’ , complete with atrocious surface-noise and garden crow effects , to ‘ Yo Yo Ma ’ ) were graphically impersonated by Moray Welsh ; the ‘ Sonata ’ excerpts themselves , fondly murdering many turn-of-the-century composers and idioms , were of course all Ben 's own work . |
| 30 | ‘ In fact , I once had a third cousin — or was it a great-aunt … ? ’ |