Example sentences of "i have [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 2 | I thought I 'd either holed my shot or that I had missed the green as well . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd just got my licence and I drove into Manhattan , because I got my licence the day I turned sixteen . |
| 4 | I ca n't think in the art , in the art thing cos I like to I 'd just finished my coffee as well and |
| 5 | I 'd just bought her record ‘ It Cuts Both Ways ’ . |
| 6 | I 'd barely finished my prawn cocktail before I realised I could fall for him . ’ |
| 7 | My God , I 'd even told my grandfather that I was coming home — and bringing my future bride . ’ |
| 8 | I think the fact that I was abroad at the time may have had something to do with it — having left the country I 'd also left my conscience behind . |
| 9 | Now I 'd not seen his work before , that 's partly because I 'm in Brighton and not in London and do n't get up that often perhaps , but he has hardly shown in England , whereas he 's very well known in Europe , using Europe for the Continent . |
| 10 | I 've always been good at painting ; I 'd nearly finished my picture — which included the ark and a mountain when Miss began telling us how rainbows were all an illusion caused by sunlight and raindrops . |
| 11 | ‘ Though of course before that I 'd already done my bit : I was one of Our Lads , I was an Expeditionary , part of the Task Force that recaptured Maggie 's surrendered popularity . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It never occurred to me , given I 'd already got your agreement to be my woman , that you could possibly have any objection ! ’ he tossed back toughly , and , if she wanted more , ‘ You can say ‘ no ’ whenever you like ! ’ he hurled at her aggressively . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd already stretched my credit to the maximum when the bank gave me a cheque guarantee card that was also a credit card . |
| 14 | The kind of lovemaking I 'd practically dedicated my life to experiencing . ’ |
| 15 | Now I 'd often pushed my nose against the window and thought what a classy joint it looked but as someone who would rather spend £50 on a coat than a meal , the prices had come between us . |
| 16 | I only wish I 'd never accepted his ring … |
| 17 | I 'd never seen her look so evil before . |
| 18 | That night I cried so much — I never felt so far away from anything I knew and I 'd never missed my mother so much in my life . |
| 19 | So I supposed I 'd better tell my board about it and I did this afternoon . |
| 20 | I 'd better have my walk . |
| 21 | I 'd better rethink our relationship . ’ |
| 22 | So I 'd better mind my Ps and Qs . |
| 23 | ‘ Then I 'd better get my ass into gear . |
| 24 | Perhaps I 'd better introduce my sort of position here . |
| 25 | Hey — I 'd still got my page of dream-interpretation , had n't I ? folded up in my jeans ' pocket ? |
| 26 | I says what curling tongs , says you left curling tongs on , I 'd actually burnt my finger I must 've sleepwalked and I , I felt the bed when I remembered all this and it was dry so I must have sleepwalked it all and went to the toilet and done my hair cos there was a big burn all down my finger . |
| 27 | I do n't think that in all the time I 'd known Jessica , I 'd ever seen her cry . |
| 28 | How I had gloriously saved his son and heir . |
| 29 | In my hurry and in the conceit that is deep within many of us pilots , with our belief in our own infallibility , I had n't done my pre-take off checks . |
| 30 | Sitting at table with these guests I would have felt uncomfortable even if I had n't robbed my sister . |