Example sentences of "[pron] have [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Ever since the age of 13 I 've been hoping my spots would go away — but constant picking at them has left some scars . ’
2 ‘ But I was cautious about it too as I 'd seen both sides — the periods of unemployment as well as the glossy side of my father being in something so popular like Howards ' Way . ’
3 I 'd made some plans for Rainbow 's next tte — tte , scripted some frank revelations , an impassioned plea …
4 I 'd made some mistakes and as far as he was concerned the pottery could have been another .
5 Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties !
6 I wish I 'd bought some chips — I 'm still pretty hungry .
7 You were being frightened off because you 'd started asking questions , but I was to be killed because I 'd found some answers . ’
8 I 'd found some bunches of violets that were n't much good , but I thought I might sell them in the pub , or that some kind gent might treat me to a sandwich .
9 Now I , I 'd got all sorts of alternatives to buy .
10 I 'd got these figures down , but I had n't really got anything against them , he just quickly went through the percentages so yes .
11 Er , what 's it 's I was still on traction you see , and last week when I went I thought I 'd got these hives .
12 I 'd had that years , it really bugged me .
13 I wish I 'd had fewer children — if I 'd known the way prices would go up …
14 If I 'd had some castanets I 'd have clicked them in his face .
15 And if I 'd had any problems , he sorted them out .
16 If I 'd had any doubts about your competence you can be sure I would n't have left you to cope here . ’
17 ‘ Neither am I , querida , ’ he said slowly , ‘ but I wish that I 'd had those skills in Seville because it would have saved a lot of anguish .
18 This rumour may have been based on someone having witnessed some signs of a growing affection between Richard and Margaret , but we can not be sure .
19 Will I have to make any adjustments ?
20 See I have got some things for christmas .
21 In that time I had made some friends , gained much self-confidence , and finally lost my hatred of the Reeds .
22 Everything had a value , I had to do these jobs round the house , bring in the logs , clean the car .
23 I had thought it all through ; I reckoned I had covered all possibilities .
24 But then I decided I had broken enough hands tonight .
25 I had picked for this exercise a place that I had visited many years before. , but to which I had never returned .
26 I had blocked those thoughts .
27 If I had to nominate those politicians whose views I most trusted , who have most clearly articulated my own fluid , contingent thoughts on the crisis as it developed , I would opt for two pensionable septuagenarians , both of whom I despised in their political heyday : Denis Healey , who sold the Labour government to the IMF , and Ted Heath , who became the Tories ' lamest duck of all .
28 As an urban creature I had dubbed these conditions ‘ inconvenient ’ and ‘ primitive ’ .
29 After two weeks I felt better in myself and I had lost several pounds .
30 That 's when I had to put these things onto dea er put death certificates into th their the doctor 's certificate into English , erm they were pretty good , t others were n't so g , er you know , were n't so good .
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