Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [vb pp] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On the day I left Woodline you knew that I 'd made an enormous mistake , yet you — ’ |
2 | She was refused entry at the dentist on formal hygiene regulation grounds , and luckily , oh so luckily , I 'd met an old friend in a shop opposite the dentist so he took Bella off for a walk . |
3 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
4 | ‘ It was discovered I 'd had an acute infection for two or three months , ’ she says , ‘ which meant I was ill when I became pregnant in November — the worst possible time for a developing foetus . |
5 | I had made an interesting discovery . |
6 | I felt I had joined an Out-in-the-Open University crash course in bird identification . |
7 | I had reached an impenetrable blockade . |
8 | I had planned an early night , but when I heard about the disco , I decided a visit to the Club 's hairdresser and a night on the dance floor would be much more enjoyable ! |
9 | The fact that I had adopted an alternative approach via traditional Chinese medicine was brushed aside as irrelevant . |
10 | I had prepared an unimaginative tunafish salad for the two of us in order to show off my new personal austerity programme . |
11 | Looking up into his concerned brown eyes , I had felt an inexpres-sible sense of relief . |
12 | Instead , I had sent an open letter to John that I hoped to get printed in the Lebanese press . |
13 | I had developed an extreme closeness with two of the doctors , and I called them , and they both agreed to go in and evaluate Ron 's condition and get back to me , and I said I would abide by their decision . |
14 | I had bought an Afro wig and added hooks on to a charm bracelet , then worked out three minutes of self-deprecating material which I wrapped up in a song — Roberta Flack 's ‘ Killing Me Softly ’ . |
15 | I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly . |
16 | Driving to a knitting meeting with Bryan our Club President , I happened to mention that I had acquired an old Empisal 100 for knitting thicker yarns and slub cottons . |
17 | SINCE the late Sixties , I had enjoyed an annual fishing holiday in August on the River Avon on the Ballindalloch estate in Banffshire . |
18 | I then clicked on the Auto Summation icon and the results were instantly inserted — and because I had left an empty row between the data and the row in which I wanted the totals , a ruling was automatically added . |
19 | I had postponed an important business meeting in order to remain at home to see him . ’ |
20 | Whilst I had nothing in the way of academy to display , I had won an open competition at the YMCA Baghdad Tennis Tournament , and was scrum-half for a 15 that was scratched up to play odd sides like the Palestine Police , or a crew from a Red Sea sloop on a visit . |
21 | After my first six months as Director of South East Arts , I 've prepared an interim report with five main topics , which I wish to put forward for public consideration , and if anybody has any comments to make perhaps they 'd let me know . |
22 | Since getting the equipment two years ago , I 've become an avid collector of compact discs — to a point little short of addiction . |
23 | I 've seen an entire kitchen going red from an Aga . |
24 | I 've seen an American training video where a policeman 's legs just buckled when one was used on him . |
25 | ‘ I 've done an awful lot of work , ’ admitted Faldo at the course where Jack Nicklaus won in 1967 and ‘ 80 . |
26 | ‘ Tony , ’ he said , ‘ I 've made an awful lot of cash from the Human League . |
27 | Now that does n't the Kipsigy was just the study of the erm you know it 's a good statistical it 's good hard-hat social science you know with distribution and everything it 's all good stuff , erm they do n't say that , where we do know this is something I have researched myself very carefully , the Australian Aborigines erm we have rich data on this and I 've read an awful lot of it and I compared notes with world authorities like David McKnight and erm erm what 's his name erm Shapiro authority on this , and they agree that er that 's definitely what happens . |
28 | ‘ No , I 've had an intolerable day . |
29 | I 've had an awful weekend , right . |
30 | I 've had an odd feeling of late , and I do n't like odd feelings . ’ |