Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pron] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One that has plagued me for some while .
2 ‘ He was a black Jew ; the Church has turned him into some kind of Barbie doll . ’
3 Because Mr has represented him , Mr said before that he he thought it was as duty solicitor that he , he has represented him at some stage as duty solicitor but , he is represented under legal aid though this defendant by a firm of solicitors in Birmingham and he 's anxious to be committed for trial today .
4 He , he has represented him at some stage as duty solicitor .
5 " I think the American woman has upset him in some way , " she continued in a quiet voice .
6 She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself .
7 The first thing I thought of was that we 'd offended them in some way we did n't know — done a terrible insult to their gods or something .
8 Presumably the library should at least have highlighted it in some way such as printing it in red , on the front of the delivery note , perhaps with a large red hand pointing to it .
9 In this respect orthodox medicine may have placed itself at some disadvantage to its complementary counterparts .
10 The umpires might also have noticed something at some point along the line !
11 If war broke out , would I come to regret having buried myself in some backwater while history passed me by ?
12 He could perhaps have submitted himself to some army medical board , but whether they would have enthused over the application of a 48-year-old epileptic syphilitic with no military experience except that acquired while shooting wild-life in the desert
13 Sometimes genuine letters are offered without the vital signature , some rabid autograph hunter having removed it at some period .
14 If their historical interest had saved them from the pick , the swinging steel ball , and the bulldozer , their intractable lay-out had discouraged renovators who might have put them to some use .
15 They may have allied themselves with some enemy and been forced to leave .
16 So I must have failed him in some way , to make him not like me , as well as him failing me .
17 Deng 's developmentalist stance had not always endeared him to Mao , but had aligned him to some extent with Premier Zhou , who also saw overly radical , leftist policies as a threat to China 's economic and social development .
18 The River Thames had received them with some kindness , not passing on to them hepatitis or typhoid or any of the other plagues its waters might be carrying .
19 Meryl had joined them with some reluctance after the welcoming address , but the moment had been well chosen ; Anthea and the professor had been deep in conversation with an eager group of ladies from Leicester , leaving Meryl momentarily alone .
20 What could be anticipated with confidence was the beneficial results of redistribution , for Unionists had expected them for some time .
21 I had expected it at some point .
22 Delaunay felt that the basis of his art was ‘ simultaneous ’ contrasts of colour , a concept which he adopted from Chevreul , whose colour theory had interested him for some time .
23 When he handled her breasts they were tender ; she had noticed it for some time .
24 ‘ Simply that if you 've got yourself into some sort of a mess then that 's your business .
25 Erm eventually you 've got refusing it but you I imagine you 've got yourself in some difficulty f one further point on this I note you had a section on these minutes .
26 I certainly would not like to do without my own sound card now that I 've had one for some time , and I 'm seriously considering changing it for a Laserwave Plus , purely because I find its configurability and standard of sound to be better than the one I already have .
27 I 've had it for some time — like a little nest
28 Before he had become involved with Sien he had used her for some time as a model .
29 I did then go about the task Mr Farraday had set me with some dedication ; I spent many hours working on the staff plan , and at least as many hours again thinking about it as I went about other duties or as I lay awake after retiring .
30 I make this point after returning from a day 's walking near Ullswater when I was approached by a party of walkers who had followed me for some distance thinking that I was headed for the same destination .
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