Example sentences of "[vb pp] that i have [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I 've often wished that I had stayed on and tried for university , but I was n't keen , and my family was n't the sort to encourage it .
2 He could take her away , I thought , he could just do that , he has such power to hurt me , this little furry creature who has n't even noticed that I 've given up the weed .
3 I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another .
4 Lest it be thought that I have singled out young persons as a special problem , let me hasten to add that I think that the behaviour of youth cultures has to be seen as a mirror image of the adult society .
5 It has meant that I have sampled virtually every type of hotel/guest house accommodation imaginable and this I present as part of my qualification to address the subject in question .
6 However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in .
7 I had n't realized that I 'd followed so closely in his footsteps .
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