Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So let them have one boyl Then glass them .
2 I personally find I have great fun .
3 The neighbourhood culture workshops specially promoted by her predecessor apparently feel they have insufficient support from her , although in fact only three out of seventy workshops have been scrapped .
4 The one , that , even while giving her a verbal warning about her work , he had handed her a very important file to work on — albeit only to ensure she had little time for anything else — must mean that he had received good reports on her ability .
5 As we stressed in Chapter 9 , the Rover Group may produce a large share of the motor cars manufactured in the UK but this does not necessarily mean it has significant market power .
6 He said the young people obviously thought they had some measure of adult approval .
7 Ma was always at her most unreasonable on do-days , and I must have known it was a do-day because not only did we have extra help in the house , but Nanny had been co-opted into the kitchen to make pastry .
8 Not only did she have that reporter to cope with in the morning , but if those rumours about the Russians planning to dump some of their copper stocks on the London market were true … ?
9 Elizabeth At this time of year , there is more leftover food than usual , so do you have any general hints that you might offer ?
10 Not only do we have inadequate time to deal with important issues , but there is a real risk that unless the other place does its job properly the measures will reach the statute book fundamentally flawed in terms of banding and the special problem of high property values in London and the south-east .
11 Many of the latecomers , especially as the afternoon wore on , were furious to find the doors locked , not having heard of the noon closure and so thinking they had all day .
12 I only wish I had that opportunity when I was his age . ’
13 How long have we had that machine ?
14 I said how long have you had this set ?
15 Yeah , well I 've only got the one I 've only got the one erm golly how long have I had that yellow must have had it four years or more I 've only worn it about three times I think it 's erm a telly mac and it 's a yellow one erm and it is a bit longer so all these go underneath it , quite well
16 In order to try and get a resident 's permit for the car you are so generously letting me have temporary use of , I need a mass of bumf for the Regional Council in due course — they require sight of , and in original , car registration documents , MOT certificate , insurance certificate , driving licence , evidence of ownership or tenancy lease of this house ( ! ) plus evidence of payment of property tax !
17 He just knew he had cheap labour .
18 ‘ Tom McKeith and David Laing are good additions to the team and we 've always felt we had great strength in depth .
19 But I still suspect you have Irish blood in you . ’
20 You remember you always thought he had some secret . ’
21 This usually means they have slow speed and concomitantly long exposure times , so it is necessary to ensure that the microscope is free from vibration , best done by working on a stone or concrete optical bench .
22 I still think we have this problem , not as serious as it was about established rivalries between particular groups of fans .
23 Blatant sexist readings are on the decline , and where they still exist they have little effect because of the successful appropriation by women of their own discourse .
24 ‘ Did n't you once say she had multiple sclerosis ? ’
25 As the denomination most solidly based in the countryside , they also realized they had little choice in the thousands of new streets with their red and yellow brick terraces that were covering England 's acres .
26 I did n't even know I had any kind of title until I went to prep school when I started to get these letters saying : ‘ The Honourable Charles ’ .
27 But the fact is , at that point , I did n't even know I had any information to feed anybody .
28 They said , well did you have any warning about it ?
29 But he came here thinking I had that jewellery , and then it fell right out of my closet .
30 Left to her own devices , Lucy wondered what she should do next , then realised she had little option but to wait until she ran into Silas .
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