Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Hmmmm , at the risk of seeming boring and conservative , I have to say that I have a certain amount of sympathy with Wilko over this one .
2 Now it seemed to me that one thousand six hundred was initially as a result of survey work or shall we say investigation into the housing waiting list carried out by the York housing department , and I have to say that I have a certain respect for the York housing department , and they have a certain reasonable and good reputation within the region as a housing department , and so there seems to me that there is a gr a there is a potential to underestimate er the the affordable requirement that 's been put to you , another point erm I 'd just like perhaps to seek a little clarification from Mr Curtis , was was unfortunately I was looking something else up or my attention was diverted when he gave some figures for Ryedale and Selby , I think he said , and I 'll happily stand corrected on this , that if you take away the York requirement figure from his ten thousand four hundred for Greater York , then the remainder he would apportion to Selby and Ryedale , so that Selby got four thousand two hundred , sorry , so that Ryedale got four thousand two hundred and Selby got one thousand seven hundred , erm that does n't add up to ten thousand four hundred and I I I in total , and I I wondered where the rest was coming from , if I the point correctly .
3 Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand .
4 The only difference between now and the World Cup is that I have a better suntan .
5 He is also aware that I have a deep regard for Joan de Warenne — and in that I fear he is not alone ! ’
6 All I can say to that is that I have a higher opinion of your judgement than he has .
7 Recently I have increased the pump speed to 2 so that I have a higher turnover of water through the filter At this setting it will be turning over the content of the vat about 8 times an hour .
8 Erm , for instance , suppose that I think that one of the things that er makes me who I am is erm that I have a good head for numbers .
9 The problem I 've got is is er I know what I want to do and you told me what are doing , so from that I have a good picture of what how I should approach it .
10 So it might be , just the fact that I have a new car .
11 But if I was pressed to make a choice , apart from Coldingham Loch , I would have to admit that the Whiteadder River is my favourite Border stream , and I confess that I have a vested interest in Whiteadder .
12 I must prepare to say at this point that I have a special report on the Colville Road area to er er committee , not just on the now but I think we probably need to have further consultation with regard to the needs in that area .
13 They 're suggesting that I have a permanent security guard on duty , day and night , apart from an alarm system that would be more suitable to the Bundesbank than a private house !
14 I should like to refer briefly to something in which my right hon. and learned Friend knows that I have a passionate interest .
15 " I have to say that I have a different opinion of you than of some of the others from your house .
16 ‘ It 's just that I have a particular dislike of anonymous letters .
17 Notice that I have a red pencil and a blue one has no crossed interpretation , which is what we expect from a genuine ambiguity .
18 Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome .
19 I know that I have a comfortable income now , but I still have difficulty in believing it .
20 The problem with a high-tech start-up is that you have a net cash outflow .
21 First this is held downwards , then it is swung upwards to varying heights so that you have a split second in which to hit it with a suitable technique .
22 You said that you have a good job — does n't it bring you into contact with all sorts ?
23 Make sure you read the instruction carefully and only begin when you are satisfied that you have a good understanding of what is needed .
24 ‘ I see that you have a new gel , Matey , ’ remarked Mrs Darrell .
25 Multiply billions of tiny energy surpluses over billions of years of time and you find that you have a vast energy surplus .
26 Mix them together so that you have a sticky paste .
27 Now that you have a vague idea what is going on , you could be forgiven for throwing up your hands in disgust and letting them all get on with it .
28 I know this is a very foodie ( and fattening ! ) time of year , but Moyra Fraser , our Cookery Editor , and the rest of the GHI team have taken enormous care to see that you have a marvellous variety of recipes for festive entertaining at your fingertips .
29 Could it be that the friend is actually someone whom you recognize from a previous life , and that is why you immediately feel that you have a mutual link ?
30 sta sta staff comment comes out of there and that bit goes up then you have general skills and abilities and then below that you have a wider box which just says comments which will include a staff comment and may include a pupil comment as well cos because it 's signed by both at the bottom .
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