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 . |