Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a long time now I 've intended going North . |
| 2 | No , I 've arranged to rent Mr Boldwood 's farm , and I could have been your farm manager as well , if — well — if people had n't said things about us . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm afraid I ca n't come down this Christmas as I 've arranged to have Christmas dinner with a friend . |
| 4 | ‘ For another , if it is n't too far ahead for you to enquire into this , Harry , then I might take up an invitation I 've received to attend Newmarket races at the beginning of October . |
| 5 | ‘ So you 've stopped loving Jack ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've stopped eating meat myself , ’ I told him . |
| 7 | You can actually get stronger as you go along on all the benefits so instead of selling one benefit , you could sell them a multitude of benefits because it means that if you 're with a customer two hours or two and a half hours , instead of spending ninety percent of the time , chatting along , you , you 'll not argue about , you follow me , I 've stopped selling benefits , but I used to sell them brillian brilliantly , in other words you get , gives you a bit of meat |
| 8 | You 've come to see Rosie , have you ? |
| 9 | " I 've come to see Clelia , " said Clara , standing on the doorstep . |
| 10 | At last she began : ‘ I 've come to see things differently since I 've had time to think over what was in the will . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've come to see Jake MacKay , ’ she told the girl at the desk , tossing back her mane of bright auburn hair . |
| 12 | Hello there , hey I 've come to see Mr Trevor , is it alright to pop in and see him ? |
| 13 | We 've come to see Charles , but he 's out . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 've come to see Miss O'Brien . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've come to see Uncle George . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've come to take control of this ship , Mr Hands , ’ I said , ‘ so please remember I 'm your captain . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The reason why we wish to purchase the property is that we obviously are n't happy to have a business concern operating in the midst of a residential area — which is why I 've come to open negotiations by making you an offer . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You 've come to hire mercenaries ( ‘ warriors who fight for the tribe with most milknut-meal ’ ) ? ’ |
| 19 | I mean how many times has somebody knocked on your door , Oh I 'm Joe Bloggs I 've come to sell dusters ? |
| 20 | They 've come to sell gold and it 's the money they 're after . |
| 21 | ‘ 'We 've come to cadge coffee , ’ said Paul , giving her his sleepy smile . |
| 22 | And we 've come to understand Darwinism , as opposed to Lamarckism , and ruling it out . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've come to help Frankie , ’ she said . |
| 24 | I 've come to propose marriage to you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ We 've come to buy xarkon , not to steal it . ’ |
| 26 | When your own resources are low , you 've forgotten to set homework and you are getting a cold , it requires the forbearance of a saint to keep making allowances for other people 's fallibility and forgetfulness . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's exactly like a Jewish wedding , ’ says Jack , ‘ except they 've forgotten to invite Uncle Hymie and Auntie Rae , the ones who never made it . ’ |
| 28 | If half the things I 've done became public , I might be behind bars now . |
| 29 | Erm we 've done time signatures , compound time signatures . |
| 30 | May I begin this afternoon by adding my thanks to those of previous speakers for all that you 've done to raise money for Save The Children during the past year you are tremendous . |