Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] i have " in BNC.

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1 HEAVEN is my witness that I do not want to be unfair to British Telecom , so I must , with frank and honest gaze , report that I have had several letters saying that I am up the pole in carrying on about the method of charging recently mentioned in this column .
2 I realise that I had been less than a block away , watching the drugstore explode .
3 For the first time , it occurs to me that my body has needs for food , needs of its own that I ca n't try to overrule with dieting and ferocious exercise and fasting ; and in a bigger way , I realise that I have needs of all kinds that I had tried to ignore : a need for food , a need to be loved , a need to feel accepted , a need for independence , a need to grow up , and a need for security .
4 I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person .
5 I realise that I have little I need to hide .
6 I would have to go to my constituency and say that I had been outbid by Tory Ministers , and that after complaining for all these years about their accruing power to themselves I had found that I had been wrong all the time .
7 I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland .
8 Just believe me when I say that I had nothing whatsoever to do with any of this .
9 Well just say and just say that I had a bit of a ba an and I 'd like a check over that 's all just say that to them if you want alright ?
10 I 'm gon na ring them up and say that I 've found her !
11 And say that I 've busted my bra strap !
12 You say that I have the endurance — you say it in order to give me strength .
13 People say that I have changed as a person .
14 But forgive me , Lord , if I say that I have no inclination towards another marriage . ’
15 I say that I have been sick with flu .
16 I hereby acknowledge that I have received from the sum of £ in payment for the fixtures , fittings and chattels now in or about the above premises listed in the Schedule below AND I confirm that I am absolutely entitled to the same free of any charge , hire-purchase agreement or other incumbrance affecting the same or any of them .
17 Then I forget that I 've been joking with her then she tells me off so I do n't bother any more .
18 ‘ You forget , ’ Dorothea said gently , ‘ you forget that I have seen him . ’
19 ‘ And I apologise if I 've interrupted your work . ’
20 And even the watching Eubank had to admit : ‘ He has everything I want and I 've got everything he wants .
21 I simply ask you to listen , and not to judge what I say until I have finished . ’
22 Yeah I know but if I have , say if I have six lines
23 ‘ People say because I have a wife and baby I 'm not committed as before do n't believe them ’
24 I forget when I 've been away .
25 I mean once I 've cleared up , you know , when she 's gone and and do n't mind seeing
26 However , I and others find it difficult to accept that , but I repeat that I have no hard evidence to substantiate my claim .
27 I repeat that I have sympathy with the staff of the Housing Executive and the Department of Health 's occupational therapy department , but there are great problems that we must face .
28 I regret that I had been out of the office on the 15 July and did not receive your FAX until first thing on the 16 July .
29 It was with deep regret that I had to leave for home later that evening .
30 I regret that I have to conclude that the omens for retaining national control of vital areas do not look good .
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