Example sentences of "but [pers pn] have [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All very well , Miss Kyte , ’ had said Agnes Diggory bluntly , ‘ for you to come the fine lady over me , but I 've only the one pair of hands ! |
| 2 | But I had exactly the contrary feeling . |
| 3 | I know how to make it do all kinds of things — including a few that are not in the manufacturer 's manual — but I have not the first idea as to how it actually works . |
| 4 | But I have n't the faintest idea what to do . |
| 5 | Today the organization and staffing of the local FWAs vary , but they have roughly the same aim : to promote family welfare by helping families overcome their problems . |
| 6 | When James succeeded his brother Charles as king in 1685 he showed that he was willing to make the power of the Crown more effective in North America by pressing on with the creation of the Dominion of New England , but he had neither the surplus revenue nor the obedient bureaucracy needed to run a system like that applied by continental monarchs . |
| 7 | He did n't really mind which one , the Hallé would do for a start , but he had n't the faintest idea how to go about it and nor had anyone else . |
| 8 | But he had n't the easy masculine camaraderie , the blend of cynicism and machismo which had bound old Doc Stoddard so strongly to the Force . |
| 9 | Lying flat , my naked chest against the cold concrete I fought with the thing till my eyes popped and my breath gave out , but it had not the slightest effect and it made my mind up ; I had to tell him . |
| 10 | Charlotte did not phrase her response as a rebuke , but it had much the same effect . |
| 11 | ( It may be noted that erection can occur in younger — sometimes much younger — boys ; but it has not the Same significance . ) |