Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [verb] a [noun] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I 'd seen pictures and I 've always wanted a guitar like that . |
| 2 | I 've always wanted a friend like that . ’ |
| 3 | Not that I 've ever done a job like this before , should be great fun . |
| 4 | Then , realising that for a supposedly experienced sailor her enthusiasm was a little over the top , she added quickly and with complete honesty , ‘ I 've never sailed a boat like Seawitch before . |
| 5 | You say you 've never kissed a woman like that before . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't promise anything , ’ she said following him , ‘ I 've never tackled a job like it before but I might just be able to make a built-up boot for you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 've never done a thing like that before , ’ she said . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've never seen a scene like it and never want to again , ’ said Mr Yoxall as he surveyed the carnage . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've never seen a sky like that in my life before , ’ Susan said softly , wonder in her voice . |
| 10 | Now I 've never seen a provision like that put forward for legislation before . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've never seen a lugworm like it ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never seen a report like this . |
| 13 | I 've never experienced a case like this . ’ |
| 14 | I 've never known a bloke like it ! |
| 15 | I 've never known a puppy like it . |
| 16 | I 've never known a Christmas like this Brenda . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've never known a woman like you . ’ |
| 18 | I 've never known a place like it ! |
| 19 | Paula Wilson , regional publicity officer for the RSPCA , said : ‘ We 've never known a time like it in years , people are ringing us every day asking to take animals off their hands , they just ca n't afford to keep them . ’ |
| 20 | Well , true , I 've never had a grabber like that ( maybe the fault lies with the subs ) . |
| 21 | ‘ We 've never had a response like it , ’ said Julian Hopkins , director of the international relief agency CARE , which is co-ordinating the Mirror operation . |
| 22 | We 've never had a problem like this before . |
| 23 | No , I 've never had a problem like that |