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

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1 I HAVE been married for 26 years to a wife I have loved since I was 20 .
2 Clearly I have misunderstood and I am sure that the Secretary of State for Scotland will correct me shortly .
3 I have eaten and I 've got to get back .
4 I have to wait until I 'm twenty-one . ’
5 I have to say that I am now prepared to act as I see it : with the same political cunning as any politician . ’
6 This probably works for some people , but I have to say that I have reservations about it .
7 I have to say that I regret deeply , deeply that I could not persuade her to make a film of Tosca .
8 Perhaps my notion of wilderness is romantic and hopelessly out of date , but I have to say that I find paragliding an intrusion .
9 Now I have been in this business for a long time , and I was at that conference , and I have to say that I had forgotten the resolution until I was reading things again in preparing for this talk .
10 I have to say that I did n't see them in their homes prior to their being admitted at all .
11 On a personal level , I have to say that I found the fellowship 's officials to be delightfully hospitable and to have a genuine love for God .
12 I have to say that I was no budding Garth Crooks or John Fashanu , but I was fairly useful and could score goals .
13 Call for a free brochure ‘ I have to say that I really did n't like the smell much , but it is a VERY natural product so I was happy with that .
14 I have to say that I was a little disappointed at first when mine failed to absorb all the rain from a really wet windscreen , but I found that when held edge-on , this handy , blue tool proved most effective at scraping the snow and ice from my car .
15 " I have to say that I have a different opinion of you than of some of the others from your house .
16 But in any event I have to say that I find the judge 's reasons unconvincing and would not be minded to follow them unless we were under an obligation so to do .
17 I have to say that I can not at present conceive of any circumstances in which this would be other than an abuse of power as directly or indirectly requiring the practitioner to act contrary to the fundamental duty which he owes to his patient .
18 I have read the report of the guardian ad litem and such information as I have which would indicate her view of the local authority 's actions now on several occasions and I have to say that I do not understand what findings the justices believed that they were making or what reasons they were giving for their decision in that brief statement , which I have just quoted in full .
19 I have to say that I find this criticism surprising since , as I have already said , the section is in my judgment clear , unambiguous and limited in its scope .
20 To my personal embarrassment to the extent that I was a party to the majority of the decisions to which I have referred , I have to say that I think that this court again finds itself in the same position .
21 ‘ Wharton , ’ he began nervously , ‘ it might not be my place but I have to say that I 'm a little worried about you . ’
22 I have to say that I 'm mad about her too .
23 But I have to say that I no longer believe .
24 On the subject of practical , electronic-type computer projects I have to say that I too miss them .
25 At the end of the test I have to say that I would have been reasonably happy to work with any of the monitors on a long term basis .
26 I have to say that I find something quite extraordinary in the spectacle of an Opposition Front-Bench spokesman apparently complaining that we are to make a potential 400,000 pensioners better off .
27 I have to say that I have no idea what the hon. Gentleman is talking about .
28 I have to say that I look pretty damn good .
29 " I have to say that I 'm proud of the manner in which my side put this morning 's results behind them .
30 Again this is about the procedure that we 're following , but we 're talking now about rules procedures for branches and I have to say that I 'm up here without the support of my region on this one .
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