Example sentences of "[subord] i have [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 ( Apart from the last 2 bleak and miserable years , where I 've only managed to get to about 10 games because of my new secret life as a student . )
2 Leading me where I have always wanted to go yet never known how .
3 Although I had not intended to work on her aura , my hands began to scan the energy field surrounding her physical body .
4 ‘ I 've been thinking of you — — far more ’ , he wrote , ‘ than I had ever expected to think of a young man — but then I 've got to know you so well , I really miss you very much . ’
5 ‘ And I 've worked harder than I 've ever worked to complete that goal .
6 However — ’ he shrugged ‘ — my vet in Westmead ca n't be expected to come out so far so I 've obviously got to find one for this shop . ’
7 In an indication that Britons would be paying more in indirect taxes in the medium term , but the the blow had been deferred until future years , the Chancellor said : ‘ These reviews will inevitably take time , so I have also had to look to the revenue side of the account .
8 Well then so I have n't got to give you nothing
9 Actually , I missed some good ones in the couple of days ' holiday I took ; if I 'd just bothered to look at a single fucking news-stand after I left Stromeferry I 'd have seen this story starting to break about this guy — ‘ The Red panther ’ the tabloids decided on eventually — murdering these right-leaning pillars of the community .
10 ‘ The whole thing was a perfectly natural mistake , but , thanks to him , they went on as if I 'd just attempted to rob the Bank of England .
11 You work out how much tape I 'm going to have to take out , if I 've only got to edit a minute out of what you 're saying .
12 even if I 've never had to use it much
13 Actually , if I had n't gone to check her , Hereward might have lain there till Sunday .
14 I was trying to look as if I had n't tried to look pretty .
15 ‘ There 's sorry I am about your mam , would have come to the funeral if I had n't had to work , mind . ’
16 Cos I 've just got to check are we alright up to three .
17 My shadow lapped the outside steps because the doors were open letting out the heat , wide open because I had n't bothered to bolt them , and the side door was open too , creating a through-draught that made the fire smoke and the dogs restless .
18 Because I had not come to make a personal contribution I was able to see Africa with open eyes .
19 Many of the applicants who had looked suitable had been rejected and I deduced that I had been selected because I had not tried to glamorise my life history , and because I was medically and physically fit .
20 In fact , I hate playing in Britain because I 've always wanted to play in Spain or Belgium where they 'd understand me .
21 I 'm sorry , do you mind if I leave , because I 've actually got to go and make the canapes .
22 Erm to deal with Mr 's point about denying a problem of affordable housing , I think er he must n't have heard what I said properly , because I 've never sought to deny that there 's a ho a problem of access to housing .
23 I was in Nassau on business today but could n't keep my mind on it because I 'd already decided to come up here tonight and be with you .
24 And the , several times I 've bought picture of them particularly because I have n't had to pay the postage ,
25 I do n't have faith because I have always refused to hand over my reason .
26 The omission is meaningless : I could well have been delighted , although I ca n't remember whether I had actually begun to think consciously about weight in terms of stones and pounds at this time .
27 'cos I 'd just learnt to play this , thought it was ever so clever , and she put her hands on me hands , and she said , no , no , you must n't play that , not while we 're in uniform .
28 My mother also had it and when I had previously attempted to diet and had successfully lost weight there was little improvement , if any , to the appearance of my ugly dimpled thighs , that is until I went on my low fat diet .
29 No one was moved to burn the place down and the teachers were not encouraged to beat the children : though I had my knuckles painfully rapped on various occasions when I had apparently failed to decode some mysterious message or other .
30 Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that .
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