Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Charlie 's worst nightmare , he had to go through the public humiliation of denying he had a drink problem and retreated from the court saying , ‘ I 've been found guilty so there 's nothing anyone can do . |
| 2 | But Burrows counters : ‘ Children need the security of knowing they have a mother who is bigger and stronger than they are , who is in control . ’ |
| 3 | LEE SHARPE last night relived the anguish of discovering he had a disease which he feared could not only end his career — but kill him . |
| 4 | It was like discovering you have a disease ; something permanent but liveable-with , like diabetes . |
| 5 | ‘ We always finish our conversations ’ , Dorothy wrote , ‘ … with wishing we had a father and a home . ’ |
| 6 | The party expects its young hopefuls to fight at least one unwinnable seat in a rotting inner city or municipal wilderness before letting them have a crack at a seat in the safe suburbs . |
| 7 | In filming you have a lot of this to do where you read a script through once and then have go . |
| 8 | On waking I had a look at Nigel and then telephoned Alan , to find out when he would be ready to drive him to the crematorium mortuary . |
| 9 | When it comes to racing he has a lifestyle problem . |
| 10 | Although you may be able to fob off your opponent by letting them have a copy of your accounts ledger , you should not be in a position where you have to write off for copy receipts ; all these documents should be properly filed . |