Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] have [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Eton I had enjoyed the Field Game but loathed cricket , and had not played soccer or rugger since my preparatory school . |
| 2 | At Eton I had read every book I could lay hands on about the Zulus , about Abyssinia and about the rise and fall of the Dervish empire in the Sudan . |
| 3 | I 've only got the base I 've lost the top . |
| 4 | And your setting will be even more integrated into your book than was the setting in the sort of story I have called a backgrounder . |
| 5 | ‘ When I made Midnight Express I had to play a man who was in a permanent messed-up state . |
| 6 | The proof of the pudding was in the eating , and in my case I 'd got the ingredients wrong . |
| 7 | I had agreed to this in case I had to have a Caesarian . |
| 8 | My destinations have all been identified by linguists , in papers which have appeared in the last five years or so , as well worth a visit , and in each case I have found the excursion worthwhile . |
| 9 | : Fjm I have got no answer to that . |
| 10 | If there 's erm For instance I 've had a situation where on a medical practice booklet because we er hand back a hundred pound for every full page that we we gain in the medical practice booklet , er it 's an encouragement for if we 're just a quarter of a half page short , er for the practice to say you know we 'll get for another hundred quid we 'd all we need to do is make a couple of phone calls and threaten erm one or two of our patients . |
| 11 | Yes , well just er briefly Chairman I 've seen the television cameras being set up on Mutford Bridge , so I 'm quite certain you do n't want to prolong this meeting and er in case they go away . |
| 12 | As he ducks he has Des diving for his legs and me closing in , and this is the moment we all discover the benefits of my upbringing because like a promising cadet I 'd left the pistol 's safety on . |
| 13 | So if we could look at those things and talk to the Government to see if it 's possible , it maybe it is n't possible then that 's a different argument but we should be seen to be doing something er to let this die on it 's own will A , will deprive other people for odd jobs and in some cases I 've met the representation two guys there who used their redundancy money for Airways to purchase er a small aircraft and are running a flying school . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's the second time in twenty-four hours I 've had a swim in that damned water . |
| 15 | First , I wanted to see the Castle of Zenda and in half an hour I had climbed the hill to it . |
| 16 | In Victoria I have met the girl of my dreams . ’ |
| 17 | If it were not for the fact that he was one of the favourites you 'd have been delighted but as a Gold Cup winner I had to feel a bit disappointed . |
| 18 | And as time went on course I 'd got no experience of house cleaning boots and managing , or anything like that ! |
| 19 | Of course I 've seen the reports ! |
| 20 | ‘ Of course I 've heard the theory that he was going to visit old Jordan . ’ |
| 21 | Central defenders have done a good job today for Leicester of course I 've put the curse on him saying that he knocks it straight out of play but er Gary Mills who 's missed half a dozen games through injury is going to come on now and he 's going to take the place of Neil Lewis . |
| 22 | ‘ Of course I 've got a plan , and you 'll see what it is in a few moments , if you 're too stupid to guess before that — ’ They swung round a bend and he swore suddenly and loudly . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course I 've got a minute — what the bloody hell d' you think I 'm doing here at this time of night ? ’ |
| 24 | Of course I 've got a family ! |
| 25 | I 'm sure you already have too many papers to read , but since I have spare copies I have enclosed a background paper we received on a European coastal conservation strategy , and a commentary on the EC and the Ramsar Convention in preparation for the 5th conference of the contracting parties of the Convention . |
| 26 | For my additional assessment I had to plan a facility for a chosen client group . |
| 27 | Over the years with the help of several experts I 've learnt the secrets of the make-up artists : how to highlight the areas of the face that are assets and how to cover the less flattering features ! |
| 28 | So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout . |
| 29 | I went upstairs , showered and changed out of riding clothes into the more comfortable jeans and shirt I 'd worn the day before and pulled on sneakers and the red sweater for warmth . |
| 30 | In the struggle I had lost a scarf I valued but never went back for it . |