Example sentences of "perhaps [pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , perhaps I had a bland time , ’ she retorted ineptly . |
| 2 | A Buckinghamshire village boy ‘ liked best to go and stay ’ with a farming grandmother , finding a ‘ special quiet ’ and ‘ peace ’ about her ; while a Yorkshire weaver 's son who went to stay with his grandmother for several weeks ‘ during family sickness ’ always kept the bond they made then — ‘ religious , yet loving , although seemingly cold , perhaps I had a special bit of her love , for she corrected me with thrashing me . ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps I had the same look once , though I 've lost it now . |
| 4 | Hard to explain the conflict in our acquaintance , but perhaps I had an instinctive feeling that she , in fact , wanted me to go to bed with her , and she knew I would n't — because if I did make love to her , it would be a victory for her and a defeat for me . |
| 5 | God knows , perhaps I have a sixth sense , but the hair on the nape of my neck prickled with fear . |
| 6 | Perhaps I have a different point of view from the older generation . " |
| 7 | Perhaps she had a poor memory and kept forgetting where she had left them . |
| 8 | Perhaps she had a secret assignation ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps you had a late night ? ’ |
| 10 | Or perhaps you have a good relationship with your financial backers ? |
| 11 | Perhaps you have a medical condition that makes things worse — a back problem , arthritic or rheumatic pains , muscle tension , bad circulation or chest ailment . |
| 12 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 13 | Lambert hesitated , finding excuses in wanting to oversee the complete destruction of the flaming balloon , or wondering where the Triplane was , or perhaps they had a third balloon somewhere … |
| 14 | For example , somebody might erm be homeless , but no hostel in town will take them on because perhaps they have a mental illness or a drug problem , or perhaps they are in trouble with the courts erm we can return to that hostel with the person saying ‘ Do n't worry about these other problems , just fill in the bits you can , the accommodation , and we 'll sort out the other bits ’ . |
| 15 | I 'm not sure perhaps it has a thin catheter or wire I do n't know wire I 'm not sure . |
| 16 | Oh good , perhaps he had a funny flavour or something that 's put him off |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps he had a secret assignation , ’ said Lili . |