Example sentences of "[subord] i have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hollies are not difficult to grow , although I have found a tendency for them to die back badly at maturity in places with cool , wet summers . |
| 2 | More than I have wanted a woman for a very long time … ’ |
| 3 | This , as he writes about the brevity of human life , he is moved to exclaim , ‘ So I have seen a rose newly sprung from the clefts of its hood , and at first it was fair as the morning and full with the dew of heaven as a lamb 's fleece ’ , and he continues to describe its life until ‘ it bowed the head and broke its stalk and at night having lost some of its leaves , and all its beauty , it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces ’ . |
| 4 | You must be hungry , so I have ordered a lunch of bread and cheese for you all . ’ |
| 5 | The desire to outshine others provoked extravagance , such as that shown by a Marquise who wrote to a friend : ‘ I have been invited to Compiègne for a week so I have sold a mill ! ’ |
| 6 | I hope that is your surname , if I have made a mistake , you will probably understand why I 'm sure . |
| 7 | ‘ I will accept nothing of the sort , Miss Kenton , until I have had a chance to deal with the matter . |
| 8 | Cos I have got a verruca the si anyway that 's a problem that I have I do n't really want to share it with you . |
| 9 | Do I , she asked herself , imagine that because I have lost a man I am in the same category as spotty Betty ? |
| 10 | ‘ I am Betty 's pusher but because I have had a hip replacement I am limited in the amount I can walk , ’ said Mr Richardson . |
| 11 | To help him communicate with people outside his own environment , a card system was devised by the physiotherapist , speech therapist and Stanley himself : a series of cards carried messages covering the various situations he would normally be in , with the explanation on the reverse side , ‘ My name is Stanley , and I am unable to communicate with you because I have had a stroke . ’ |
| 12 | because I have had a lot of hassle |
| 13 | In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this . |
| 14 | The Attorney-General and the Minister of State , my right hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden ( Mrs. Rumbold ) , made statements on Sunday trading , whereas I have made a statement on the interpretation of last Friday 's judgment . |
| 15 | I hope that we never reach the position that I have sometimes , although not often , met in my constituency , when I have received a phone call from a private home to the effect that it could no longer keep a patient who had perhaps become doubly incontinent . |
| 16 | He has already asked for a return match and when I have had a rest I shall try to accommodate him . ’ |
| 17 | I can not think when I have enjoyed a visitor so much . ’ |
| 18 | Though I have lived a lifetime in Scotland and several years in the Highlands , I never feel I am ‘ at home ’ until I see Loyal . |