Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [verb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only took out the palace because I knew I 'd given I 'd written a cheque for forty |
| 2 | I was ashamed that I 'd written a reference for him when he applied for that job . |
| 3 | ‘ I used to think , sometimes , that I 'd built a house for strangers to live in . |
| 4 | I 'd forgotten that was what I 'd picked a Gnat for in the first place It sounded horrible , coming from him . |
| 5 | IF I HAD to design a retreat for winter-weary travellers who want familiar hotels but in a different civilisation , I 'd invent Marrakech . |
| 6 | So I mean again I realized I had dug a hole for myself with the compressed funding but at the same time I was saying to myself oh yeah there is carry forward here er |
| 7 | ‘ If I had written a script for myself I would n't have changed a thing ’ , he said . |
| 8 | For my additional assessment I had to plan a facility for a chosen client group . |
| 9 | I recently lost three stone in weight and wondered how else I could improve myself and I was lucky in that I had had a mastectomy for a cancer about seven years ago , so I went ahead and had breast reconstruction . |
| 10 | I had conceived a passion for another , you see . |
| 11 | But if I had to choose a hunter for work in a particular type of country I should have a pretty good idea which would be the best animal to pick , though I might not be able to tell you how I went about it . ’ |
| 12 | I had developed a fondness for Emily and the aberrations of her strong personality ; I was almost flattered to be given the name of a past friend by an eccentric of Emily Carr 's stature . |
| 13 | ‘ I had developed a penchant for Southern Comfort over the years and when not running I soon began to surpass the 20 units of alcohol per week ‘ allowed ’ by the experts if you do n't wish to become addicted . |
| 14 | I had developed an admiration for the works of Ogden Nash , whose newest verse appeared almost weekly in The New Yorker . |
| 15 | What was more I had secured a place for Vicky in the chorus . |
| 16 | Erm I had expressed a preference for the Navy , so I was sent to Plymouth , to join the Devonshire regiment , at Mill Bay docks , which was a an infantry regiment and machine gun core regiment . |
| 17 | I had to have an explanation for his team 's strange behaviour . |
| 18 | Anyway I had got a ticket for the West Stand in the top corner by the Kop , which was a good view , apart from a large pillar which was right in front of the south goal . |
| 19 | And then he come in to us then and he says to me I 'm bleeding and I had to get a plaster for him and he |
| 20 | I had to make a life for myself … and thank God I did , even if Douglas appropriated all the things I left behind … pictures , papers and clothes … |
| 21 | EQ'ing helps , but I found that over-correction would affect the lead channel , which shares the same tone circuitry , so I had to accept a compromise for my crunch sound . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps I wanted to convince her that I had found a replacement for her and she was wasting her time in trying to fan burned-out ashes to life . ’ |
| 23 | One of them kisses me as if I had won a prize for the most amusing and far-fetched story of the evening . |
| 24 | ‘ I think it was a threatened abortion , so I 've sent a sample for pregnancy test , and given her a shot of analgesic . ’ |
| 25 | Seb 's astonishment had been replaced by eagerness as Christian talked , and the farmer added , ‘ I 've built a reputation for my horses , Seb , and I know you 'll not only continue that reputation , but probably enhance it . ’ |
| 26 | I 've seen a note for that . |
| 27 | In the past six months I 've worn a pair for a variety of purposes , from rock climbing to trekking , from gardening to pubbing and they 're still presentable . |
| 28 | I 've arranged an interview for you here at DPR . |
| 29 | Erm I 've given a zero for all the effects because they of money erm if it i if , if this idea works well then we consider that growth next year as well but to be prudent wh why did n't you justify the service environment rule , to be prudent , erm , I , I have assumed that will be a proper effect and therefore I 'm not assume the potential of next year 's base budget . |
| 30 | Looks as though I 've made a friend for life . ’ |