Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think you have purse-netted every hole only for a bolting rabbit suddenly to push up through the snow as if from nowhere and make its bid to escape . |
| 2 | I should say I have one problem , and that is I have the ballet music from William Tell there , but that seems to have walked . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll show they have some friends , ’ Claire says . |
| 4 | When you change your old beliefs , you might find you have sudden impulses which are ‘ out of character ’ . |
| 5 | If you watch the Peacocks , you 'll find they have spare parts for every eventuality ! |
| 6 | If the writer also uses adverbial expressions initially in the first sentence of this new part of his text , then we might say we have overwhelming evidence that the writer is marking a ‘ topic-shift ’ in his discourse . |
| 7 | Loss of the loved one can raise the same intensity of emotion : a sense of betrayal , hatred of the betrayer , extreme jealousy of a rival-feelings over which a person may believe they have little or no control . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd say we have three minutes left to do the same ! ’ |
| 9 | Indeed , where success is possible with a pass mark of 50 per cent or less and there is a choice of questions on the examination papers , two pupils may pass who have little in common beyond having attained the same grade . |
| 10 | Anyway , the bank WERE NT exerting any pressure … despite some things said on TV over the weekend … hence Silvers comments just after the announcement of the sale , that the money would ensure we have some flexibilty should we need to enter the transfer market again . |
| 11 | From your dealer 's comment , it would seem you have this creature . |
| 12 | ‘ I would say you have two choices , ’ he rasped , frowning down at her . |
| 13 | I would say I have some influence . |
| 14 | But you will find you have more contact with people from Compact companies , who will be providing information and resources to help you to do well in your exams . |
| 15 | Though formally apart , the two organisations may find they have much in common . |
| 16 | People who have felt severely betrayed by the birth of a younger sibling may find they have more difficulty in handling a second child than the first , but this does not deter them from bearing that second child . |