Example sentences of "[pron] have [vb pp] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might have felt a little downcast at that point , only the evening had made me feel more encouraged about my prospects with her than I 'd felt for some time . |
| 2 | But as the course went on , I realised I 'd backed off some decisions , and shut myself of from what my superiors were saying . |
| 3 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 4 | In order to test my reaction , and before I had received my copy , Michael had typed it out and sent it to me , almost as if it might be one of his own efforts , and I had reacted with some reserve . |
| 5 | I had hoped for some characteristic entry in his unflaggingly ironic Dictionnaire des idées reçues ; but it jumps pointedly from cognac to coitus . |
| 6 | I had detected on some of the fields close to this one and had discovered the site of two Georgian cottages in one field , together with coinage of the period , crotal bells and foot patents , plus some other items too numerous to mention . |
| 7 | All through tea I had waited for some indication on his part that he knew I had seen the girl — as he must have known , for it was obvious that the nocturnal concert had been given to announce her presence . |
| 8 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 9 | In order to continue postgraduate studies I had applied for some financial assistance for part-time fees , under a scheme created by the Home Office and set up specifically in recognition of a lack of higher educational qualifications in the police service ( HO Circular 29/74 ) . |
| 10 | I had acted with some courage and endurance — and even intelligence , I hope — in a situation many men would have found hopeless . |
| 11 | Even before that I had put on some weight which did n't all drain away during my illness . |
| 12 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 13 | I know s I 've chatted to some other people and they 've said the same so you 're not alone . |
| 14 | I 've stepped into some of those trousers and disappeared among the pleats . |
| 15 | My research , if I can call it that , has involved ( over the same period ) a cyclical process of listening to teachers , tidying up what I think I 've heard into some more-or-less coherent story , and then telling it to other teachers to see if it makes sense to them , and captures in an interesting , plausible and fruitful way something significant of their experience . |
| 16 | If you carried it too green , erm I ca n't remember that happening to our but I 've heard of some people , having to cut a shaft down into the stack you know . |
| 17 | Over the last few months I 've read with some considerable interest and humour all the back-biting and jibing from the Pittman and Peavey camps . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’ |
| 19 | I 've had the same look for the last 7–8 years and during that time I 've put on some weight . |
| 20 | Right there 's erm it 's a tin of fruit salad but I 've put in some er kiwi and grapes so it 's fresh fruit , it 's in its own juice , so it 's not in a heavy thick juice , there 's Viennetta or you can have a bit of each |
| 21 | I did n't at first but since people have said I 've looked at some pictures and seen some sort of resemblence … |
| 22 | I mean I must admit I 've looked at some other flats . |
| 23 | Now um I 've stuck in some data from the West study about um what sorts of feelings people reported themselves as having . |
| 24 | Although I 've talked about some of them before there is such a feeling in fashion for double jacquard that I want to suggest them to you again . |
| 25 | I 've talked to some of my son 's teachers about bullying in schools and they say that these children whom no one has ever laid a finger on can not imagine the pain they inflict on others . |
| 26 | We always had trouble like that It was horrible You 'd go into the changing rooms after someone had tried on some rubber tights and there 'd be cum all over them . |
| 27 | I have referred to some of the powerful speeches made by Opposition Members with particular constituency interests . |
| 28 | Both Ian Allan , chairman of AIR , and I have felt for some time that this division was not helpful to the railway movement and it was agreed at the ARPS Council meeting held on 25th April ( which I missed due to the pleasure of attending my secretary 's wedding ) and the AIR Board meeting two days later that we adopt a proposal put forward by David Madden , a member of ARPS Council and director of operations on the North Norfolk Railway , to set up a joint committee to handle affairs of mutual interest , which we agreed should be called in good railway tradition : ‘ The Railway Clearing House ’ . |
| 29 | I have listed below some books on pop-up techniques , if it is of any help to G.D . |
| 30 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |