Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [vb pp] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 've all got her to beat , but that 's not to say that we wo n't be trying our best to do it , ’ said John Reid who resumes his Derby-winning partnership with Dr Devious .
2 ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll .
3 I can , you know ; I 've only got him to see to … . ’ and she turned and looked at Henry as though she disapproved of having to do so , while Henry smiled back at her .
4 he said but do n't wait he said I 've only got you to blame and he did
5 ‘ But because when we join up it will be on the back of a full weekend 's fixtures of FA Cup matches — and by that time they will have played 15 games for their clubs — I 've just asked them to keep a little compartment in their minds about England .
6 Well I have n't I would n't say I 've done it , I 've just asked them to make
7 They 've just asked her to do more hours , she 's to stay till five at night .
8 So I 've just advised them to stick to Billy Liar and a character-sketch and told them to hedge their bets a question will Come Up .
9 I went to see her , and I 've finally persuaded her to see Martin again .
10 You 've not allowed him to help you .
11 We 've always taught you to give borrowed things back , have n't we ?
12 A friend of mine Dave who wrote half the album with me and produced the album has been on at me for five years , come on let's make an album , let's make an album , let's make an album , making a , let's make an album er and a few record companies have come on and they 've always wanted me to do an album like maybe , let's prepackage old sixties ' songs and revise them , or let's do love themes from T V shows and which would never have interested me , so I said to Dave , you know when a record company comes with an offer to make an album , to do the album I wan na do then we 'll do one .
13 Yes I suppose it 's true that for somebody like me I 've been involved in quite a lot of different groups over over the years and the quarry men 's support group is it 's difficult to put in words really er exactly how it 's erm you know I think it 's very easy f for groups to become sort of s set really and er well I 've always wanted it to involve everybody and I think it does that in a way it sort of er it 's quite special to all of us in in a funny sort of way it 's er you know we feel quite committed .
14 I hope I 've still got it to come .
15 You 've still got it to pay as soon as you get it .
16 ‘ He 's the nearest I 've ever seen him to snappish , for someone constitutionally incapable of bad temper .
17 I 've also asked them to leave a Beretta there for you .
18 I 've never asked him to have I been here .
19 I 've never led you to believe otherwise . ’
20 I do n't know Miguelito — I 've never met him to speak to . ’
21 Know can also be found in the operative sense followed by the to infinitive : ( 110 ) I 've never known him to lie to me .
22 I 've never known him to fail .
23 No I 've never known it to go off before either .
24 " But I 've never known it to fail "
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