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 . |