Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 From where she stood it shimmered in silver under a glancing sun , though upstream at the inn , where she had seen it close to , it rolled darkly brown and turgid , and laden with the debris of bushes , for the spring thaw had come late and violently , bringing down an immense weight of snow-water from the mountains of Wales .
2 Did n't want her to chuck herself off a bridge , so I 've let her have one of my rooms . ’
3 Once you had heard him conduct the Leningrad Philharmonic , you could never forget things like that famous pianissimo — not just because it was soft , but because it was incredibly intensive .
4 Because once you have let them go you ca n't begin to get them back for another five years . ’
5 Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period .
6 But independence is indivisible , so Ceauşescu thought , he should not have let Romania become dependent on Western credit any more than he had let it fall under Soviet political control .
7 I think Sam accidentally kicked Hannah , or kicked Hannah I do n't know I was n't there , but he came flying down , really got to curb that child he said , I said I beg your pardon , he said you 've got to curb that child kicking Hannah , I said if I 'd seen him kick her , he said that well I 'm not sure that he actually kicked her it might have been an accident
8 Robert said , ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've made you change any plans you had for today . ’
9 If I had let him go to hospital the cost to the country would have been about £500 a week .
10 I 'm leaving this evening and you 're coming with me , even if I have to help you pack , but do n't bother with anything except the basics .
11 I came over it below the farmhouse and hugged the side wall like I 've seen them do in the movies until I could peer round into the farmyard .
12 Cos I 've heard him say , Thee .
13 Cos every time I turn around yeah cos you two always sort of w looking at me and whispering and , you know , m half the time you have been talking about me cos I 've heard you mention my name and it 's not very nice .
14 She went , and Alice sat still until she had heard her go up the stairs , and the closing of her door .
15 ‘ Well , if you 've heard I guess everyone knows . ’
16 If you 've let her get away from us , the only cut you 'll get is with this . ’
17 If you 'd heard him talk about her when he 'd had a few you 'd think different .
18 If you do know it , then , should you admit it , because if we 've seen it happen , we 'll report it as fact , because we saw it happen .
19 If we have to let her go it will be terrible .
20 and I think , if if we have to do we 've got a , a , we 've got a sign that er are n't going to do the sort of er so they contact technically with in Germany , then if we have to do we will .
21 I wonder if they 've let it get out of print ?
22 It would have been a different matter if they had let him write his own account of what he had found at the Foinmen .
23 As I got out I caught the enigmatic Mr Goodson sneaking in through the front door , but if he 'd seen me pull up , he did n't wait to say Hello .
24 If he 's made me believe them , that means he 's made a large part of the new me .
25 But I was n't that clever , Alice , because I had to let him do it to me before , instead of after .
26 When they started dancing I did n't try and stop them because I had to let them do what they felt was right . ’
27 He was in a filthy mood , first because I 'd suggested he sleep on my floor instead of at Sorrel 's so we could get an early start , then because I 'd made him wear a suit and tie to go with our Yuppie cover ( and because I 'd insisted on the shirt as well ) .
28 ‘ He has a problem because I have seen him play more often than he has seen me ! ’
29 ‘ That 's because you 've let him get away , ’ Whitlock snarled but the policeman snapped at him to face the front when he tried to look round .
30 Yes , I think that 's If you , if your dog goes and bites somebody , an , you 're in trouble , because you 've let him get out of control , and
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