Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [art] [noun sg] have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ No , boss , I mean the bastard 's got a wife — lives over here .
2 Right , now if you do n't interact right you 're not gon na get a result and if the customer does not interact with you , then you 're not gon na get a result , right , now if you assume that as you 're working your way through that appointment that your enthusiasm is passing across to the customer or anybody else who is in the room , right , right , but through that interaction right you 're working towards a result , now if you go and come out of that office , about his , with a result , you 'll know you 'll know what you 're getting next week or next month you got ta I mean the customer 's got ta be at the
3 or the blue I mean the red 's gone all right .
4 It was not until I wandered back to the harbour that I realised the wind had freshened .
5 My arguments concerning the broad possibilities and constraints given by the present structure of capitalist property are not supposed to have the status of a ready-made political programme , and in discussing the possibilities for investment planning as a fruitful avenue for socialist argument I make no pretence to have identified the means of conversion of ‘ social reason into social force ’ ( to use Marx 's formula ) .
6 I expect the crew had tiptoed down very gently from the bunk above while he slept .
7 I expect the oven 's turned off .
8 I went into the garden and I found the washing had blown away .
9 in n it really and now every pub , as I say every pub 's got it on tap .
10 As I say the method has got to recognize things it has n't seen before .
11 For a while I believed the bust-up had done the trick .
12 I believed the military had notified pilots that a military exercise was taking place so the pilopts were on general alert .
13 After about a week , I noticed the vehicle had settled about 15mm more on the off-side — noticeable on a level surface .
14 ‘ Now I hear the Pope has decided to bring me to trial .
15 Yes he 's built a business up and I 'm not denying him that er or anything at all , But somehow now er I do n't know whether the wheel is turning too fast for him to co keep up with it or whether it 's erm oh never mind the erm the industry of the locality , providing the money stakes a I know every business has got to pay for itself and that we we 're not , If this quarry was on the down grade and er er somebody had come to us said , look unless you take a drop in your wages er we ca n't survive that would be a different issue altogether .
16 I know a lot have pulled out of it
17 Well , I know the Queen has come up to Buckingham Palace , for the Season .
18 When I wake the candle has burned right down so that in the enamel holder there is nothing but a lava flow or wax .
19 But I reckon the company has made CPP losses in more than half of the last 15 years .
20 I understand the King has granted you a manor ?
21 ‘ With our own staff I believe the Company has fostered a greater sense of confidence in what it is seeking to achieve and the way it is going about achieving it .
22 I believe the time has come when the Chamber should say that we can no longer afford to fund the lights from subscriptions alone , said Mr. King emphasising that unless all traders contribute there may well be no lights this year .
23 That is why I believe the time has come when Labour should commit itself to a Bill of Rights based on the European Convention of Human Rights .
24 From the point of view of problem solving , I find the cube has led me to formulate many problem-solving techniques in more generality than previously and to develop a general scheme for all problems of this sort .
25 One afternoon , a week later , I decided the time had come to stop dithering like a Victorian maiden and to write to Bill , when I got off at ten that night , asking if no news was good news .
26 Late in the afternoon , I decided the time had come to go .
27 I suppose a relative has checked this stuff ? ’
28 I suppose the heat had made me edgy : though I knew that to ask for money as a loan was the only way she could keep her dignity , I held an angry conversation with her in my mind .
29 I feel the Trust has got off to a very good start under your directorship .
30 ‘ The company has been a wonderful part of my life , but I feel the time has come to permit a younger generation to take the reins . ’
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