Example sentences of "[vb base] i have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's in the oh a lot of people did , oh yes , lot of people spent the money but I was one of the fortunate ones I had a little bit left because I mean I was , er I was very lucky myself , I mean I had a decent job at that time from time I left school and when I was on the dredging plant , I mean you take er in nineteen twenty five when er a schoolboy left school , his money was about ten shillings a week as an errand boy but I was one of the fortunate being a cabin boy on the dredger , I was getting thirty five shillings a week which was a lot of money and then after a few months they , I , they wanted another deck hand , so of course I went on there on four pound a week and then I was well off . |
| 2 | Oh yeah , I mean I had a horrible time with him for some time and it just , just |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | You know I had a moving traffic accident |
| 5 | I know I have a good man . |
| 6 | He dropped his hands to his sides and stood like a little dog , found out , and admitting : ‘ Yes , I know I have a silly sort of fancy for Lal . |
| 7 | After the crash in Taunton , Somerset , Frank , 78 , said : ‘ I suppose I had a lucky escape . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What is more , sir , ’ his lordship went on , ‘ I believe I have a good idea of what you mean by ‘ professionalism ’ . |
| 9 | Although I feel I have a long way to go , I 'm a lot more aware of myself , so whenever I get twinges of pain I adjust accordingly and the pain immediately eases . |
| 10 | Mr Maxwell , in an affidavit of his own , confirms he has received payments from his mother but adds : ‘ I feel I have a moral obligation to repay as and when my resources permit . ’ |
| 11 | But sometimes — rarely , thank God — sometimes , I feel I have a moral duty to involve myself . ’ |
| 12 | I would like to point out that I do not hunt myself so feel I have a balanced point of view . |
| 13 | It , I think I had a good life there and I 've got no regrets I think to be public transport is , is a good thing . |
| 14 | Aye , I think I 've a wee touch of the flu . |
| 15 | ‘ I think I 've a perfect right to ask , certainly when an employee 's lifestyle is likely to affect the company , ’ he finished pompously . |
| 16 | In addition I feel well enough physically and to be honest I think I 've a good chance of at least two wins tomorrow . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think I have a good chance of getting the 100 by the end of the year , ’ he said . |
| 18 | But I think I have a good idea . |
| 19 | I think I have a good idea of the kind of property you are looking for . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I have a reasonable knowledge of how black men are ! |
| 21 | ‘ I think I have a fair idea of that . ’ |
| 22 | Ask yourself ‘ What are the pay-offs of being shy , and do I have a vested interest in maintaining them ? ’ |
| 23 | Not only do I have a personal knowledge of Svend 's appearance but I know all the most likely places to look . ’ |
| 24 | Interrogating himself , he asks : Do I have a definite aim ? |
| 25 | Why do I have a hard time , and there 's the Godless person prospering ? |
| 26 | I tell Major Mills I 'm an idiot in the kitchen , and Hillary-Jones spends ten minutes with details of leaving batter to stand , do I have a cold room , not a refrigerator , that 's too harsh … |
| 27 | I wish I had a spare lifetime to spend in trying to paint it . ’ |
| 28 | I wish I had a working wishing well . |
| 29 | Oh , I wish I had a two-pound coin for every toilet I 've burst into , hissing at myself : ‘ Stoppit will you for Godsake you 're forty years old will you stoppit STOPPIT GROW UP YOU BERK I am not crying I am NOT GOING to give them the satisfaction — waaaagh ! ! ’ |
| 30 | I wish I had a nice coat of feathers — my mac ai n't all that warm , and my straw hat hardly keeps my head warm at all . |