Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 If two assets have the same risk but one of them has a lower return than the other , then it is sold and the proceeds are invested in the other .
2 As an extra incentive to put money on the gas giants as havens of life we can note that each of them has an atmospheric layer where there is plenty of warm but polluted water .
3 Oh I 'd a little workshop and used to make stuff .
4 Well why should I have a pretty dress and a cake when it 's the love that 's there and not a piece of paper or a special day !
5 I saved up these back pages until I had a complete set and my mother sewed them together on her treadle -operated Singer machine .
6 I had a spare bedroom and eventually , we agreed that he would come and live in my flat as a lodger — which is what happened .
7 I had a mobile phone but I could n't get any international calls . ’
8 I had a wee office but it was kind
9 I had a distinct impression that many of the organisers had had professional theatre experience and that , naturally , their point of view was coloured by this , while the teachers had arrived at the point of realising the potential of drama as a tool of education .
10 John Gould and I had a tremendous rapport and the run was a happy one with constant ‘ House Full ’ signs up .
11 I had a deep-seated feeling that the whole business of seances , trying to get in touch with spirits and souls who had ‘ passed on ’ was wrong and dangerous for me , and I did not want to get involved .
12 I had a moderate start but came through very fast over the last half of the race to win .
13 But on my way through the old garden I had a strange feeling that something was wrong , and I ran back upstairs to check that Miss Havisham was all right .
14 I had a warm bath while packed a bag .
15 I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone .
16 Apart from having to go over the unpleasant details of Froggy 's death yet again , I had a nasty feeling that Inspector Drew 's bright and suspicious eyes masked darker ideas about my role in Froggy 's murder .
17 I had a nasty feeling that Mme Guérigny 's sisters-in-law , Agnes and Agathe , might well be ‘ interested ’ .
18 I had a nasty feeling that a little tragedy was building up here .
19 I had a nasty feeling that I was part of this do-it-yourself metaphor .
20 But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough .
21 I had a duck-billed platypus when I was up at Trinity ,
22 We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here .
23 I had a strong feeling that Barton MacLane was no cop .
24 I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me .
25 I have to pick it up , she said oh that 's good , as I say I had a brilliant interview when the other members of staff come Steve and erm , I forget what the girl 's name was , but she 's already had a
26 My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from .
27 We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area .
28 I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) .
29 And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! )
30 Out popped a very strange gentleman from this aircraft that I noticed had American markings , but I still did not know what the aircraft was , I had a vague idea but I was not sure .
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