Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I do have a transcription machine for minicassettes .
2 ‘ After hearing your story , I suppose I do have a chance .
3 ‘ Unknown to the public , I do have a sense of humour , do n't you think ? ’
4 I do have a reputation but I do n't think it 's the language that 's the problem as much as the subjects .
5 ( Though I do have a friend — Bunny — who always insists on a female doctor or nurse if he has anything wrong of a private nature .
6 Even though it always gives me pleasure to speak with you , I do have a purpose in phoning . ’
7 ‘ You probably do n't believe it , ’ Christine offered with a sneer , ‘ but I do have a conscience . ’
8 As to Jessica Frank 's letter , I do have a problem with use of ‘ God ’ and ‘ he ’ .
9 Erm I do n't have any problem with er with giving people financial incentive , I do have a problem with the concept of er giving people a finesty or a commission or something like that if we 're successful in obtaining in obtaining new work , that is not an fashion view , that is not how a professional office of a professional organisation works .
10 ‘ I may be missing in the memory department , but I do have a brain .
11 Chairman I do have a couple of questions , I do have a couple of questions if I may .
12 Chairman I do have a couple of questions , I do have a couple of questions if I may .
13 I do have a choice !
14 I do have a licence and I 'm really quite good . ’
15 I am neither very old nor at all senile , Isabel Lavender thought , but I do have a sister who is selfish and easily led , and in this world , none of us are safe from the navy-blue ambulance .
16 They do n't have a problem at all it does n't seem to er be part of their daily lives er , that said I do have a farmer of my acquaintance , when I say my acquaintance he happens to be my son-in-law .
17 I do have a question and , and it has n't made , that has n't made it particularly clear as to where we are , you hinted that , and I think that was also seconded here that there might now be a post of some kind to carry on for instance the thing that I 'm particularly worried about is that there 's a sort of hiatus in the heartbeat awards , which I think would be a tragedy if that happened , and I want to be absolutely sure that that is , is n't so .
18 Because erm I do have a variation er a version of the that particular synthesizer which is a class seventy nine synthesizer .
19 I ca n't play one personally but I do have a lady in my band who 's who can , very very good accordion player who assures me she can play a zither as well you see .
20 I do have a tendency to fall in love at first sight .
21 Er , I sorry , , just clearing my throat , er , I did , I did delegate if somebody put it on the end of somebody 's assignment , then I to it , but I tend to find I underestimate what people can do for me all the time , and do n't identify just how much those people can give me back , and I did , or I do have a tendency at times to give people like before , to hold on too much , try and do too much myself , and er , you ca n't do it that way in case .
22 I do have a home in England and I have a job .
23 I do have a home to go to . ’
24 Into the silence she said , ‘ Yes , that 's true , I do have a key .
25 Mind you , I do have a relative who has one tried and tested way of getting rid of his junk mail .
26 I do have a seat .
27 He played Lord Fancourt at Windsor Rep for one week in 1952 but says : ‘ I ca n't remember one thing about it although I do have a photograph of me looking extremely young and lovely . ’
28 However , the problem is that , if this is true , there is nothing whatever that I , in my capacity as a subject of experiences , can coherently and unequivocally say about myself as a corporeal subject ( not even that I do have a body ) ; and hence that , strictly speaking , the theory itself can not be clearly stated !
29 ‘ As I said , ’ Lucinda smiled ruefully , ‘ I do have a lot to learn . ’
30 ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping .
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