Example sentences of "i have the [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization .
2 But if these beings had left any fingerprints I had the strong feeling they would n't be the kind you get down at Scotland Yard .
3 I had the strong impression he might be tempted to come back and give us a bit more front-line colour from the other side of the grave .
4 His face looked old and crumpled and sad , and , as he picked up his glass again , I had the strong sensation he was about to tell me something I did n't want to hear .
5 I had the strange feeling I was driving back in time , groping my way into a world of Inca and Chimú people , a world of great empires that built roads and temples and forts of mud on the coast and of cut stone in the Andes , stone that was dove-tailed to resist the trembling of its foundations when the earth quaked .
6 I had the distinct impression you 're an expert . ’
7 I had the distinct impression it was a woman . ’
8 I had the nasty feeling they 'd done this before .
9 I had the uneasy feeling it would not be so simple .
10 You see if I had the original identification I could at least match it up against a description . ’
11 I had the conclusive evidence I needed .
12 I had the strangest feeling you were running away from something , ’ she said , looking directly at Silas .
13 At first I had the same impatience I 'm feeling now .
14 ‘ I remember the hangover I had the last time I went on the tiles with you , and tomorrow I have to ply squash at nine .
15 I have the small glass which is half tonic
16 I have the uneasy feeling he heard voices all day long , talking all kinds of blah to him .
17 I am — was — a doctor , first-generation professional class ; as you see , there 's no moustache , though I have the military past which men of my age could n't avoid ; I live in Essex , most characterless and therefore most acceptable of the Home Counties ; whisky , not gin ; no tweed at all ; and no boating .
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