Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] have " in BNC.

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1 I realized I just had to accept him for what he was , and when I learnt to do that , he did the same to me - accepted me without question , in all my imperfection , in all that made me unworthy of him .
2 A couple of funny looks later and I realised I also had to head off the perception that I wanted to hire a sex cave for outré rumpy pumpy with a slew of bimbo victims .
3 When I went to the bus I realised I only had one bag instead of two so I rushed back but no-one had seen the bag in the pub or the shops .
4 While the characteristics of the industrial world do not lead to comfort they certainly lead to stimulation , and I found I continually had to adapt and learn .
5 Graham had already budgeted on being in Martigny ten minutes prior to the train 's scheduled arrival so when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill .
6 None of this abated Joseph McCarthy 's crusading zeal in the Spring of 1950 when he found he suddenly had the ear of the nation .
7 For a laugh one night she and the other helpers got the children up at 4 am and told them there had been an eclipse of the sun .
8 ‘ I told you there had been a struggle .
9 ‘ I told you there have always been a lot of unanswered questions about Louis .
10 I told you Connelly had bought a warehouse .
11 But when morning came she still had to keep a firm hold on her feelings , especially when Joanna pressed her to describe her evening with Giles .
12 She noticed she still had her socks on .
13 She took herself in hand , the essay she told herself firmly had to be shelved : one step before the other .
14 By the end of the war this culture had been defeated , and the victorious Puritans and their nonconformist allies who had gained control of the reins of central government believed they now had an opportunity to impose on the whole nation the same moral reforms that prior to 1640 they had struggled to instigate piecemeal at a local level .
15 The Church appeared no longer to be the guiding force that she believed it once had been , and felt it ought still to be .
16 Juliet noticed he too had small spots around his nose and mouth , and an idea began to form .
17 Circumstances had obliged him to sell out to three younger partners , but until they came he never had a telephone or typewriter .
18 She could have hit the bastard , but she realised she now had the upper hand .
19 As she looked in her cupboard , trying to control her rising temper , she realised she really had been neglecting her wardrobe — well , certain aspects of it , she told herself as she pushed the smart business suits to one side .
20 Glancing round at Ursula , Charlotte realized she too had seen the figure .
21 I 'm , got you only had your birthday three month ago .
22 I never bothered much about Allie , and most of the time I forgot I even had a brother .
23 I find that the minute I write down , erm , you know , somebody phones me and says I want another meeting with you , let's make it for next Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon , and I find within half an hour of me writing that down on the calendar card in ink , er , the people who 's parentage I then start to question , phone back and say well whoops , you know we , we forgot we actually had another meeting then , and so on and so forth .
24 He had shared a drink with barmaid Louise Shipman , who then claimed they also had sex at a Leicester hotel .
25 Labour claimed they already had ‘ very good evidence ’ that this was about to happen .
26 If that was the case , it seemed unlikely that he would ever be able to return safely to the Middle East , but three months later , the DIA showed it still had plans for him .
27 of of , well , well you got one now have n't you , the best one ?
28 It was only half way back to Darlington that we realised we never had learned why Bobby Orton walked off against Burnhope .
29 ‘ At first he did n't believe us but when he realised we really had found a baby and came back with us to have a look . ’
30 Her skin seemed to glow , and she discovered she only had to smile at the male members of the staff and they were immediately more friendly .
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