Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | When all is said and done , there may be no way to avoid the momentary grip of fear descending on you when unusual things start to happen on your computer , but I hope to have shown that this should not necessarily start a panic . |
| 2 | It would be impossible to cover all areas of management practice within the limited confines of this project , but I hope to have covered all the important areas relevant to these manager 's particular jobs . |
| 3 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
| 4 | I try walking for a bit with my eyes closed proper , but I keep having to open them cos I 'm scared I 'm going to bump into summat . |
| 5 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 6 | But I remember having a day off from teaching at the time , probably because of the various strikes , and watching the lunchtime television . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I do have power steering and an excellent radio , but I miss having electric windows . |
| 8 | Now I 'm married I 've grown a little away from them , but I miss having them to talk to . |
| 9 | We brought the figure down having at le , and waited two years and that 's th , I think that proves the lad 's foundation to the argument of how desperate the fire service need , need this station and it has absolutely nothing to do with Dovelands school er er whatsoever as far as I 'm concerned , I 'm the spokesperson for public protection not education and that 's it and er I 'm surprised er er that I know erm er er that Mr is is a very , very good supporter of the er southern fire station and supported us in the er in the er question we asked at the last council er meeting and er I 'm surprised he has n't spoke or even Mr who er , who likes to s , who likes to speak in the chamber but I 've has n't supported the fire station . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm a pretty tough sort of bloke — you have to be to run a pub , ’ John said , ‘ but I 've had tears in my eyes today . ’ |
| 11 | It 's a bit stiff still but I 've had the stitches out and still no pain . ’ |
| 12 | But I 've had the story checked out , Sally . |
| 13 | Now she feels she is ‘ no more nervous than any other nervous person , but I 've had to work at feeling safe again . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've had doubts that I could play at this level but I 've had great support from everyone . ’ |
| 15 | He The gaffer felt I was upset because I was not in the side , but I 've had a virus . |
| 16 | I may not have seen the race , but I 've had enough people describe both the race and Jackie 's driving to know what a result it was . |
| 17 | ‘ But I 've had ever so much advice . ’ |
| 18 | But I 've had the last laugh . |
| 19 | ‘ All right , ’ she said , making a face at him , ‘ I know I ai n't much to look at , but I 've had some blokes fancy me . ’ |
| 20 | I 've never met you but I 've had to think about you a good deal during the past few weeks , mainly because my young daughter Jean has been unable to think of anything or anyone else ! |
| 21 | Very minor on the scale of things but I 've had a car stolen , erm great inconvenience , ca n't believe its going to happen to you , did n't do any thing to have caused this , locked up and took all the precautions , and yet it still happened and some one , some where out there has my car . |
| 22 | I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you . |
| 23 | You do what you like , Julia , but I 've had enough of her . ’ |
| 24 | The carrycot , with buggy combined , has been really good value ; it cost about £120 but I 've had so much use out of it already . |
| 25 | If the client is confident that he 's getting the best deal from us , he will say , alright Birmingham ar are cheaper than York on a route improvement say , but I 've had one of their cheap jobs before . |
| 26 | ‘ Nothing about the local connection yet but I 've had a word with the boys at Penzance . |
| 27 | Er , I ca n't say definitely yet , because the meeting comes up after this meeting , but I 've had a lot of positive noises . |
| 28 | I 'll I promised Mr a list but I 've had a very busy week and have n't done him a list this week and I have promised and I 've broken a promise . |
| 29 | They do n't wish it to happen , but it becomes an impossibility almost for them to stand up to their rights , and Mr talks about rights and no rights is in abstract and we all know how difficult it is then to stand up as a minority when you 're surrounded by that majority , but I 've had personal representations |
| 30 | And I said , well , you know , overall it 's gon na be what we said , you know I said , we I 've tried to meet your targets , I said , but I 've had to increase some up fart higher than others you know . |