Example sentences of "'ve have for " in BNC.

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1 And the pain I 've had for three years was far worse .
2 Between the noise of the bloody guns and clouds of bloody mosquitoes buzzing around my head , all I 've had for my two hours is more mosquito lumps on my face , and I 'm more tired than ever. , Taff and I chatted while he sat on the floor of the trench smoking his cigarette .
3 And then when you 're older , scutage , tallage , and how many old goats we 've had for archbishops and popes .
4 ‘ First I 've had for ages .
5 May I thank you both for the most delightful afternoon I 've had for many years ? ’
6 I 've got a pewter-coloured Strat Plus which I 've had for two years now .
7 ‘ I have two American Standard Strats that I 've had for about four years , one with Lace Sensors , the other with DiMarzios .
8 In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time .
9 The friends that I 've had for over 20 years are ones I can rely on and who do n't ‘ take ’ all the time .
10 I pile the CDs on top of the tapes which balance on my redundant vinyl collection that 's heaped on top of the ancient 78s I 've had for years . ’
11 All I have to wear are the same old rags I 've had for years .
12 I I 've been coming here for forty years so far and and provocative statement I think in your programme this Autumn is the best that you 've had for years it 's a very good combination of classical and and modern plays and I really congratulate you on this programme and I would like to see that standard maintained .
13 All the replies got eleven or so replies that I 've had for that questionnaire .
14 " We think Silverweed is one of the best poets we 've had for many months , " said Cowslip .
15 The worst they 've had for years , apparently . ’
16 Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now .
17 ‘ I suspect it 's probably the first decent meal you 've had for days , Melody .
18 This is the worst snowfall we 've had for years .
19 Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over .
20 Yes Chairman i it relates to the the body of the policies in the structure plan and if Aida 's plan generally conforms then we must er issue a statement of general conformity er however if there is a , a problem that we 've had for example about the wording of the reference to the erm East Worthing access road , then although that it 's quite proper for this committee to be concerned about that wording and ultimately possibly even to object to the plan on the basis of the wording , it does n't affect the extent to which the plan conforms or does n't conform with the structure plan overall .
21 Mm the most we 've had for months .
22 ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’
23 Customs men raided Timbmet 's yard at Bicester this afternoon … impounding twenty-four tons of Allerce … a Chilean hardwood which they 've had for sale on their books since nineteen ninty .
24 The irony is it 's the best team we 've had for a very long time . ’
25 well this case I 'm afraid does n't lend itself to short entirely impossible , er Mr maybe have to say erm will lead to the questions and then for example spent er a long time on questions this afternoon that I 've had for you Mr
26 that we 've had for a while .
27 That 's , that 's true , eh , I mean the alloy in the other ones have to be quite crafty when you get up to twenty two carat for example and eh , very eh , eh , large chunk of gold in it , and it can indeed be very soft , but then you see that 's an eighteen carat ring that I 've had for , worn , all the time for twenty four years
28 and er , it helps me to , it 's only a hobby , you know , but er , it 's one that I 've had for donkey years , I want to er keep going with it as long as I can
29 well this is the most , this is the most rain we 've had for in such a period , no , in , in about a week something like that
30 We 've got a bottle of apricot wine what we 've had for about twelve years .
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