Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [pron] has " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry it has taken so long to send you a copy and return your slides . |
| 2 | This is to tell only part of the story however Anna is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate she has a fine sense of initiative and within her limitations can organise her materials persuasively . |
| 3 | I am afraid it has met with a cool response from our colleagues , and in view of this , I am sorry to say that we will not be taking up your offer to publish . |
| 4 | The British-born star said yesterday : ‘ I am afraid it has come back . |
| 5 | I admire what Gorbachev is attempting , but I am afraid he has great problems . |
| 6 | Well he was a bit mad Elsie you know that and I am afraid he has got worse now . |
| 7 | " She is active physically but I am afraid she has not retained all her mental faculties . " |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I am delighted it has finally worked out for them after all these years . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I am delighted he has agreed to the council 's request and sees the need for urgency , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Ted Dexter , chairman of the England Committee , commented : ‘ Graham has led the side in the best possible way during the winter and we are delighted he has again accepted the captaincy . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I am convinced someone has been trying to poison them , ’ she said . |
| 12 | You 're sure she has n't been making wine out of your dandelions ? |
| 13 | ‘ We 're still developing it for use with seedlings and delicate plants , ’ says Stuart , ‘ but we 're certain it has tremendous potential . ’ |
| 14 | Darby 's conviction , after a six-week trial , was the first of its kind and Mr David Mellor , the Home Office Minister , said last night : ‘ I am glad it has been demonstrated so clearly that luring youngsters into the crime of drug pushing carries with it a severe penalty . |
| 15 | He has told all he knows , and all he thinks he knows , and I am sure he has kept nothing back . |
| 16 | I do hope it works out for him and am sure he has not found these last few months at all easy as he starts his working life . |
| 17 | At least , I am sure he has enough to recommend him , should — should any female be inclined to consider him in that light . ’ |
| 18 | I am sure he has other purposes as well , it 's basically about a marriage breaking down |
| 19 | I am sure she has more cards than anyone else on her ward . |
| 20 | Is she aware that the Feltham visitors ' report , which I am sure she has had a chance to read , said that there were only 24 workshop training places for 256 young people ? |
| 21 | So far as the latter are concerned it has often been noted that a simple-majority single ballot system tends to produce a two-party system , proportional representation a system with several parties , and a simple majority two-ballot system a regime in which there are several parties , but the formation of electoral alliances may result in something like a two-party system . |
| 22 | If this is my last word on the subject , I 'm sorry it has to be so close to bathos , but that 's how I feel . |
| 23 | I 'm sorry it has been rotten weather at home . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm sorry yours has been wasted . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm afraid nobody has ever seen him in church . |
| 26 | I think it would be very exciting if they were changing , but I 'm afraid one has to be a reluctant revolutionary at the moment — there really is no evidence for that view . |
| 27 | I 'm afraid she has lost her ear for baby-talk , though . |
| 28 | Because I 'm afraid she has , dear , ’ Nanny replied . |
| 29 | I 'm afraid she has a most irreverent attitude — and some of our gentlemen have quite a wide circle of acquaintances , so of course we must be able to offer complete discretion … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm afraid it has n't worked out having a woman on the team , Kate . ’ |