Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] have [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | One may argue that by moving the magnetic field nothing has changed at the position of the wire . |
2 | By the time I had replaced the telephone in its cradle I had realized in a sudden , terrifying swoop of misery that I was in genuine danger . |
3 | This raucous noise only seemed to emphasize the ominous silence of the island and reminded me of a story I had heard from a traveller who claimed to have sailed the Western Ocean and come across islands inhabited by ghosts of dead sailors . |
4 | In all the circumstances of this case I have come to the conclusion that on balance the children 's interests are better served by their being allowed to remain in England pending a determination by the High Court , in the exercise of its wardship jurisdiction , as to their future and whether it be in England or Australia . |
5 | In the same instant someone had leapt for the window . |
6 | There was also a quote from Forbes ; he praised the stand I had taken in the face of management victimisation and stressed my right to real work . |
7 | erm I 'm very sad to be leaving Oxford , I 've very much enjoyed working here , and it 's been good to work for a council with such a high commitment to H I V , and to fighting Aids , and erm I very much the support I 've had from the committee and I hope it will continue erm in this way . |
8 | M. Chaillot was by now unexpectedly by my side , opening a huge satin-covered box of chocolates of the cream-filled variety I had seen in the local shop . |
9 | And of course I had to go on the carpet about that , for laughing . |
10 | So the two of us went off to Peel and er anyway they paid us , they paid for our lunch and er and so that was alright and of course I had to go in the witness box , you see and swear on the bible , you know , the whole truth , nothing but the truth , you see . |
11 | It turned out that her son was a great friend of the paraquat-wielding monk I had seen at the monastery farm near Roscrea . |
12 | The days following our visit to Johanna were full of frenetic busyness : Benjamin had to pack our belongings , I had to sell a cup ( I 'd stolen this from Wolsey ) and draw what money I had deposited with the goldsmiths . |
13 | Then there 's the money I 've made at the races . |
14 | ‘ Kenny Dalglish could buy them both in a week with the money I 've spent in a couple of years on a rebuilding job . |
15 | All the money I have earned over the years has gone — in some cases I do n't why or where — but the fact is that at the age of 40 , I have no savings . |
16 | It was hard to believe we had been indulging the same appetite for climbing and on the same crag I had visited during a July heatwave three years before . |
17 | ‘ But it was just a decision I had to make under the circumstances I was given . |
18 | I used my usual metal overflow piece , which I keep hidden in the dunes near the best dam-building site , and the piece de resistance was an aqueduct bottomed with an old black plastic rubbish-bag I 'd found in the driftwood . |
19 | At the hedge marking the foot of the field I have to look for a minute to find a way through . |
20 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
21 | ‘ Working with Soul II Soul is definitely to this point the most rewarding experience I 've had as an artist and as a person ’ |
22 | ‘ It was the most frightening experience I 've had in the series . ’ |
23 | That we 're reviewing what progress I 've made in the targets that I 've set myself . |
24 | ‘ There 's a piece of teak I 've carved into a hex sign up there , ’ he pointed out . |
25 | The final word I would say to you that from the brief glance I 've had of the responses of the consultation appeared around a dozen . |
26 | The ring I 'd grasped as a baby |
27 | Gill , 27 , said last night : ‘ Ever since I have been in football I have yearned for a chance to play in Europe . |
28 | I sang an obscene ditty I had learnt in the TA , Mike an African song in Matabele , and the Germans some carols . |
29 | Money was a problem because I 'd spent all the dosh I 'd got for the car , and I needed my grant to pay off the overdraft I 'd built up . |
30 | Before I go any further , I should tell you that the briefing I had received on the field was as follows : 1000 metres grass , obstructions at both ends , wind sock on the northerly edge . |