Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] have [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It does n't say anywhere in my contract I have to make them feel good , too . ’
2 I catch a piercing look I 've seen him give other guys ; Gregory , when he would n't jump a six-foot gap on the fourteenth storey ; Nick , when we learned about his drinking .
3 And of course I 've seen her blazing in that dress of hers when she kicked off against someone .
4 With the money I 'd saved I went over to France , going straight to where she was staying in Tours .
5 Er I 've made the decision I 've gone I 've gone .
6 But it explained a few things — the kindness I 'd thought I 'd detected , his seemingly unreasonable act of firing me …
7 So erm yes I think everybody 's very very disappointed as I think we probably heard with Paul Simpson because United certainly in my books , played some of the best football I 've seen them play since they 've been back in the second division in the erm first half , but really did let things slip away a little bit in the second .
8 No yeah well that 's the sort of size piece I 've got I think or maybe it 's a little bit bigger than that .
9 She felt even worse when she saw Stephen 's girlfriend in church , flourishing the engagement ring she had persuaded him to give her before he left to organise a factory in Newcastle for his firm .
10 In the moments when she had drifted nearer to consciousness she 'd thought she saw Corrie sitting on the bed , but when she had tried to lift her arms to gather her close the vision faded away .
11 He 'd retired at fifty five , to run this er small holding we 'd got you see ?
12 As Robert was trying to remember whether that was the college he had said he had attended , Mr Malik went over to the far wall and began to pin up the league table of exam results .
13 The governor of Cochin-China had arranged the meeting ; on hearing of Mrs. Sherman 's arrival in Hue he had invited them to join his official entourage for the imperial New Year ceremony and had also arranged for Tran Van Hieu to show Joseph the palaces beforehand .
14 Charlotte 's response to her discovery had been so instinctive , and the action it had prompted her to take so urgent , that it was not until late afternoon , aboard a train drawing ever closer to Paris , that she began to consider the difficulties and possible consequences of the task she had set herself .
15 Dr. Elliott has devoted something like 35 years to Carver 's cause , and has enabled many to appreciate the composer 's quality and beauty of thought , but in the case of this particular work I have to say I find the results a little drab , making a somewhat downbeat conclusion to this invaluable series .
16 And afterwards , for a second she had felt him relax against her , his body spent , his feelings so near the surface she could almost reach out and touch them , and then he had wrenched himself away from her and the defences had gone slamming back up , shutting her out .
17 As she advanced with the vacuum cleaner she had forced him to buy , with her duster over her arm , and her customary air of efficiency , he would say : ‘ Wait a minute , Rhoda . ’
18 Then I 'll just ask again the only question you 've allowed me to put so far .
19 For an hour and a half they had kept him standing .
20 But to the right of the window he 'd opened he found an old ivy creeper clawed to the brickwork .
21 Indeed , Fabia was still wondering how the deuce he had got her talking about music when they transferred to an equally gracious and charming dining-room .
22 Such devotion is to be admired , no matter how much facial hair you have to keep you warm .
23 Well it may be incredible , Eva , but in your own budget you have removed you reduced the fixed cost element by fifty percent for sixth forms .
24 Now if you 'd got grudge against the bloke who was taking it off in the shop , in the farmyard , after when you got back home , of course you had to come I mean they did n't stick it in the field , like they do now .
25 That you can easily lose your concentration and go off to sleep and so it is in the truth , so we need to stay awake , stand firm for almighty , be vigilant and again in the scriptures we could look up half a dozen scriptures in the Christian Greek scriptures to show that we need to keep spiritually awake and it uses different terminology you 've heard me use some already , remember the one in verse Peter four , verse seven ?
26 You have brought life where there was uncertainty … perhaps in part you have made me know myself , understood before by you .
27 With a single look she had made him feel faintly ridiculous .
28 Glancing up , startled , she met Rune 's clear eyes narrowed in speculation , wondering just how much he was able to discern beneath the camouflage she 'd thought she 'd assumed .
29 Fellow Tablers I thank you most sincerely for the honour and opportunity you have given me to become your sixtieth National President .
30 What a job I had getting him pulled out .
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