Example sentences of "i 've [verb] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , he informed her , ‘ I 've run a few checks on you , and I like what I 've heard . |
| 2 | Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa . |
| 3 | but I 've lost a few pounds since last week . |
| 4 | I 'm afraid I 've lost a few friends and challenged a few others . |
| 5 | I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’ |
| 6 | Cos I 've asked a few folk |
| 7 | ‘ When I 've played a few games for Lazio , when I 'm ready and the boss says I am fit to return , I will bring the whole family to Wembley to watch me again . |
| 8 | I 'm sure it 's in Pauline 's garden because I 've seen a few times . |
| 9 | After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’ |
| 10 | I 've done a little work on eidesis myself . |
| 11 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 12 | Well the farmers for the last couple of years have been arguing that they want this green rate devalued er to try and bring it line more with the market rate er and what this would do would er increase our guaranteed prices in this country and in fact on Friday this happened er the green rate was devalued by 60%. er and so I 've done a few calculations er and for the farmers that are listening and er may understand this er if he was selling his grain in November 89 he would be getting about £99 a ton , whilst if he sells it in November this year he 'll be getting £110 a ton . |
| 13 | and then only had it four years , but I used to it was , it 's such a waste that washing machine , I think maybe I 've done a few shirts hand washing and all the water , whereas in the twin tub I 'd of done the light weights , heated the water up done the shirts and , erm , got the put in , maybe towels and then I 'd put , re-heat the water if , if it was n't really soiled and I could do either all the dogs stuff or , or my dusters |
| 14 | So I have n't been to any of those coffee mornings I 've met a few people from it . |
| 15 | But I 've noticed a few faces in the crowd and it wo n't be long . |
| 16 | I 've made a few attempts to try to potty train her without any success . |
| 17 | But I 've made a few enquiries about him , discreetly , of course , from Mr Tucker in Nassau . |
| 18 | I 've lifted a few sacks of taters in me time , but I do n't reckon to lift thee ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 've read a few books in my time , and there 's one thing I 've learned … there 's a difference between education and being well read . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've had a little help from Barry Humphries in this , and I hope I 've paid him due credit , thought he did start that nasty rumour that he was me or I was him . |
| 21 | " Yes , I 've had a little difficulty these last two mornings . |
| 22 | I 've had a few blokes , a few more blokes than you . |
| 23 | Now normally over each break there 's not that much there 's I 've had a few students who say they want lessons through the holiday cut normally not that much but this |
| 24 | I 've had a few copies made to be on the safe side : solicitors , banks … you know . |
| 25 | My fault , I know — I 've had a few things on my mind . |
| 26 | B. A. I 've had a few scuffles — all the men have . |
| 27 | And I er was talking to her down the lane when Mrs Monday and I asked her how she was and she said oh I 've had a few falls in the house and all . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've had a few numbers on . ’ |
| 29 | but I 've had a few years out |
| 30 | Before I do that let me just digress and say one word about books , I 've had a few people ask me about books erm I gather that the distinguished Durham bookshops have sold out of my wonderful book but I gather that lorries are hurtling up motorways with |