Example sentences of "[pron] be a pity [pron] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I p I 'm inclined to suggest that it 's a pity we have n't got that in , somewhere at the beginning or the end to sort of give a bit of beef to it . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a pity we have n't time to visit the wall on this trip , ’ Roman said as they entered their suite . |
| 3 | I said oh , it 's a pity I have n't then . |
| 4 | Oh the pictures , it 's a pity I have n't got some . |
| 5 | ‘ Susan will be sorry to have missed you — it 's a pity you have to leave so soon , ’ Richard said hesitantly ushering Simon out of his office , and his life , forever . |
| 6 | Now , as the thought came into his mind he spoke it aloud , and had he spoken like this to anyone else it would have been taken as an insult , for what he said was , ‘ It 's a pity you have n't had education , Mick . ’ |
| 7 | It 's a pity you have n't got to earn enough to put in there and pay for it . |