Example sentences of "have [verb] [pers pn] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , he 'd watched her go from the hotel , and then contacted Directory Enquiries from the phone-booth in the foyer . |
| 2 | ‘ You do n't believe I would have sold you short for no reason at all , do you ? ’ |
| 3 | At such times you need to turn to a wise and experienced adviser who might well have steered you clear of the mistake had he been consulted earlier . |
| 4 | His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ . |
| 5 | She reminded me that I was a married man — forbade me to approach her or speak to her again in that way , but at the same time I knew I had made her think about the old days — the attraction we 'd had for each other which she could not deny . |
| 6 | It had made her feel like a dutiful grown-up daughter , visiting a hypochondriac distant relative once a week . |
| 7 | Scott had watched him get into the rocket many times and he dreamed about going with Space Man . |
| 8 | She had watched him go amongst the caskets , then lift one of the lids , peering inside . |
| 9 | Then he had watched them walk to the main room with their arms around each other and kiss in the warm light before closing the door behind them . |
| 10 | Well I 've told you come to the waterfalls and walk up inside them railings all the time . |
| 11 | Adam had insisted they stay in the room and she had n't found a good enough reason to change his mind . |
| 12 | Her uncle had suggested they go as a bank holiday treat . |
| 13 | When Myeloski had returned to the hotel , after the girl had gone to her room , Duncan had suggested they go for a walk . |
| 14 | And a couple of days ago Fergus had suggested they go for a longer hike , up into the trackless hills where the Landy could n't reach . |
| 15 | Lily had suggested they go in the carriage with Violet Anstruther , since Roman Catholics resembled Orthodox more , she thought . |
| 16 | From the bottom of my pocket I produced a silver ta'wiz , the Sufi charm Zakir had suggested I purchase as a gift for Chaman . |
| 17 | The Russians have said they believe in a negotiated settlement to the civil war , but they are continuing to supply arms to President Mengistu , apparently to allow him to negotiate from a position of strength . |
| 18 | Erm y'know erm it 's also erm perhaps interesting the way things have er have shifted you know in the last decade or so , like that thing that erm used to be on in the seventies , It Ai n't Half Hot Mum , with um a number of people pretending to be Indians and and exhibiting all the stereotypes y'know it ai n't half racist mum is probably more erm er in fact there was a book called It Ai n't Half Racist Mum that er Leicester University library had er y'know going on about exactly that you know the sort of y'know racism of comedy . |
| 19 | These are the people who have seen her through the difficult times , who have helped her adjust to the life before her and who have kept her in touch with the real world . |
| 20 | This would be a good point to stop and remind yourself of the kinds of situations and issues which have caused you conflict in the past and may be doing so at present . |