Example sentences of "[that] i have [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thinks it 's fun to hang onto the back of my coat with a grip of iron , so that I have to take my coat off and pry him loose . |
| 2 | If you say something to me I check that I have understood your message by saying it back to you in my own words , for if I repeat your own words exactly you will doubt whether I have really understood you . |
| 3 | I am in receipt of your letter of and have to advise you that I have searched my records from to and can find no trace of a divorce between and during that period in the Court of Session . |
| 4 | Do I appreciate that I have to lead my group to see the story as symbol ? |
| 5 | I am ashamed that I have abused their hospitality . ’ |
| 6 | It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal . |
| 7 | Actually , that definition of an operator proves to be a bit too general so that I have to narrow my choice somewhat , in a way I shall describe shortly . |
| 8 | However , if my peers decide that I have violated our psychological contract then they , too , have great power to influence my behaviour . |
| 9 | Turning , planing , routing and so on generate vast quantities of shaving , and I have found that I have to empty my 17 litre wet and dry vacuum cleaner at frequent intervals . |
| 10 | But I feel that never can I join you , for I have found that I have left my training so late that it is ‘ work or else ! ’ |
| 11 | I have continuously taken the view during the time that I have held my present office that it is a great privilege to be Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . |
| 12 | But if I use my words it follows that I have changed your meaning , however slightly … |
| 13 | I only hope the Season will prove that I have deserved your wonderful orchids . ’ |
| 14 | In a letter ‘ On her Mopsus ’ Leapor writes : ‘ I am to confess , that I have drawn my own Picture in many Places where I have described this unlucky Hero ’ [ ML , 2 , 316 ] . |
| 15 | If you obey my command you will o remain in my love in the same way that I have obeyed my Father 's commands and remain in his love . |
| 16 | This is the first time , speaking in this capacity , that I have welcomed my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester , Withington ( Mr. Bradley ) to the Opposition Front Bench . |
| 17 | Many 's the time , when reviewing guides to homebuilts in this column , that I have lamented their authors ' tendencies simply to regurgitate plans/kit suppliers specification tables and creative claims about ease of construction and building times , with no attempt to ‘ tell it like it is ’ . |
| 18 | My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so . |
| 19 | ‘ I can not deny that I have had my troubles off the park , or that my mind was on other things for a while , but my head is down and I am concentrating on making a contribution to the team once again . |
| 20 | Mr Sugar said : ‘ You should remember that I have devoted my life and energies to Amstrad since the age of 17 . |
| 21 | Anyway , now that I have vented my fury , I shall continue this letter . |