Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've [vb pp] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ What have I done ? ’ she said , her voice trembling , ‘ my baby , I 've lost him for good and it 's all your fault , Craig . ’
2 so I 've put that away , I , it ai n't even in my account , Alan 's got that and I said to Alan if I pass this test I shall buy a banger , five hundred quid with this tax money and then put the odd to insurance , if I do n't I 'll leave it where it is , because I , I mean little one will want a holiday and that anyway so I 've kept it for that , but that 's what I intend to do , so I said to Alan if I get a little banger just enough to get me to Tettering and back I was gon na go tech , to do some courses
3 I 've done it for all kinds of things , I mean , I , I cook vegetables in them in it and I warm up
4 And I 'm not working next year anyway cos I 've done it for two years on the run and I 'm not doing it next year .
5 So you see they were having a difference of opinion over that and he 's saying you should n't , you should 've left it all to me and she says I 've done it for last fifty year and , you know , all this .
6 I 've done it for seven years .
7 I 've made one for each of you , of course . ’
8 Well it 's insured , I 've insured it for twelve
9 I certainly would not like to do without my own sound card now that I 've had one for some time , and I 'm seriously considering changing it for a Laserwave Plus , purely because I find its configurability and standard of sound to be better than the one I already have .
10 He says yes , I 've had her for thirteen years , but I 'm building another one , also with a steam engine .
11 Because I 've had it for four years now and I 'm you know a woman touched it the other day and she got really paranoid .
12 I 've had it for all this time , I hope .
13 and she do , she said she decided that , you know it was a bit , well I never change me post office , said I 've had it for all these years but she said it was a lovely bungalow and she says er what
14 I 've had it for some time — like a little nest
15 ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger .
16 I 've known him for thirty years , nothing surprises me with him .
17 I 've known him for seven years .
18 Because no told me , because like I 've known her for all my life .
19 I 've known her for twenty odd years !
20 But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with .
21 I 've known you for some years now .
22 DESPAIRING factory owner Michael Whitehead looked back on 18 years of ‘ bloody hard work ’ last night and said : ‘ I 've got nothing for all my graft . ’
23 The passcode system 's a welcome addition and the joystick on the control panel which mimics your movement 's also a nice touch , but once you 've played it for five minutes you 'll have seen everything the game 's got to offer !
24 If I go , If I could just to , to bring go , right back to a point you made much earlier coming off is exactly as you 've described it for most people
25 You 've set it for that rough track . ’
26 We 've kept her for bloody eighteen years !
27 And we 've done nothing for two years . ’
28 Well and we 've used it for Well answer is yes but I 'm you know , it 's making sure you get the business .
29 But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace .
30 We 've had her for eight years . ’
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