Example sentences of "[pers pn] the [noun] [pers pn] have " in BNC.

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1 One of them told me the changes they 've put now are so dramatic , there might as well have been a change of government .
2 I came here today to have a look but I did n't think it would affect me the way it has .
3 I just wanted to know , inside my own head , that I was betraying his trust in me the way he 'd betrayed mine .
4 So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody .
5 Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’
6 When I leave my newfound sanctuary , I will remain calm and peaceful within , taking with me the gifts I have been given .
7 Daisy Yates showed me the postcard she had had from him that morning .
8 When I arrived they showed me the letter they had received from the Chief Education Officer that morning which explained the proposed Statementing procedure :
9 I clutched to me the note I had written to Sylvia Grey .
10 I said that was fine , but could he return me the biography I had sent ?
11 Any member of the council who wishes to inspect our land is welcome to do so and we would be happy to show them the improvements we have made and are continuing to make .
12 When I retired four years ago , I decided I would like to help and encourage other people to paint , and hopefully get as much pleasure form the hobby as I do , and since that time I have been able to meet up with groups of friends and pass on to them the knowledge I have gained through the pages of your magazine .
13 They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents .
14 It is Davie 's contention that this view is quite wrong : there are a great many outstandingly talented British poets , including Charles Tomlinson , C H Sisson , Elaine Feinstein and others ( Davie , as distinguished a poet as any of his subjects , modestly excludes his own work ) who do not answer to this description , and one purpose of Under Briggflats is to claim for them the attention they have often been denied ; in some cases , indeed , to rescue them from scandalous neglect .
15 ‘ Pauper … rip off the clothes … starve them … whip the flesh … see on them the scars they 've given … ’
16 He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut .
17 ‘ we pour cold water on the natural loving feelings of their parents , and give them the impression they have produced something monstrous .
18 Instead , give them the reaction you 've chosen .
19 I the work I 'd done in the past the training I 've had the experience I 've had with Hector and his work that was all leading up to that .
20 I the car I had before I gave up the company car was a Mercedes Sports S L
21 its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it .
22 But erm , mind you the birds we 've got I do n't know how many ever so fond of his birds
23 Well , basically to tell you the truth it 's been … better in a way .
24 Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy .
25 To tell you the truth I 've never heard of it
26 To tell you the truth I have n't thought that far ahead . ’
27 And that tells you the number you 've caught ?
28 I brought you up here because I wanted to show you the house I 've bought in Oxfordshire .
29 Several minutes later he added : ‘ But I would not like to give you the impression I have worked for either of them yet . ’
30 Over the last six weeks or so I 'll tell you the places I 've been and the people I 've seen in the National Health Service .
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