Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I had a nasty feeling that Mme Guérigny 's sisters-in-law , Agnes and Agathe , might well be ‘ interested ’ . |
| 6 | I had a nasty feeling that a little tragedy was building up here . |
| 7 | I had a nasty feeling that I was part of this do-it-yourself metaphor . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here . |
| 10 | I had a strong feeling that Barton MacLane was no cop . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! ) |
| 15 | ‘ I apologize for my son , ’ he said wearily , and I had a convincing impression that he 'd apologized countless times before . |
| 16 | I was on my last of eight trips to the Soviet Union , and I had a growing suspicion that this take-off might soon be my last in more senses than one . |
| 17 | It was something we could barely understand , but I had a growing feeling that without my love the whole project would collapse . |
| 18 | One night I had a vivid dream that to correct this error would bring us the wind . |
| 19 | I had a mad idea that she would be there . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , she kept returning to the nest , and one morning I had a sudden feeling that she was about to hatch something , after all . |
| 21 | When I got the news of the assassination I had a heavy foreboding that U Saw was involved , and this indeed proved to be the case . |
| 22 | I had a flimsy recollection of being afraid of getting drowned ; now I had a flimsy suspicion that I might be buried under snow and never rise again to the surface . |
| 23 | This morning , I had a horrible feeling that the news might be something to do with me . |
| 24 | I had an uneasy feeling that Sir Robert Armstrong had other reasons for wanting the programme postponed , but would not say what they were . |
| 25 | Or simply told the truth — told them there and now that it was n't Syl 's smile that repelled me but that I had an intuitive conviction that there was something unsound in him , something unwholesome by virtue of being undeveloped , something that would , sooner or later , cause me to turn on him with bitter cruelty as Nour had turned on me . |
| 26 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 27 | I had an unpleasant suspicion that some of the letter writers were rather disappointed that 1984 will not see an enormous ministry for rewriting history and so on . |
| 28 | Hard to explain the conflict in our acquaintance , but perhaps I had an instinctive feeling that she , in fact , wanted me to go to bed with her , and she knew I would n't — because if I did make love to her , it would be a victory for her and a defeat for me . |
| 29 | I 've a worrying feeling that the Medau Annual Reunion may clash — I do hope it does n't . |
| 30 | As Swansea are playing that vital game at St. Helen 's , I 've a sneaking suspicion that they might just pull it off . |