Example sentences of "'ve [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’
2 We 've come a long way since a 1953 bride-to-be wrote a despairing plea to a weekly magazine for someone to offer a more varied menu than cold ham , salad and trifle for her wedding breakfast .
3 When I say it was a Government decision I 'm not speaking politically because whoever had 've won the last election whether it be Liberal Democrats Labour or Conservative all three parties were committed to reorganizing local government .
4 Well let's think about it once more I know you 've done the correct thing cos I 've just looked .
5 I 'm pleased we 've gone away probably , you know , we 've made a few friends because everbody 's just said to me how well we 've played and you know , it was a great game and all that kind of stuff , so that pleases me , I just do n't like losing .
6 I think I 've made the right decision because Foyly scored two goals , and I do n't think you stop a player of his quality , I mean they tried it with George Best , they 've tried it with , you know Manfred Mann and they always do something special do n't they ?
7 I 've been I 've been advised chair that I 've made the same mistake as you did so .
8 Well I 've got a crafty Roger because he 's took the cheese three times .
9 I 've got a shattered arm as well which means that I can really use only one arm , but I have to keep the muscles in the other one going as far as I can . ’
10 Just but I 've got a sore back as well .
11 Yeah , if it , if it 's an illness , not a simple accident , an accident is probably , or you 've got a rough idea as to how long you gon na be off for .
12 You 've got a bigger problem than I have , though — you ca n't leave here but I can .
13 I 'm not trying to sound humble , but I 've got a small house because it 's all I need .
14 Well you 've got a strong constitution cos I 'm not cooking it again .
15 You 've got a nice pudding so you do n't need a nasty pudding .
16 I 've got a bad back as well .
17 Only I 've got a horrible feeling if it 's
18 That 's the sort of thing I want , yeah , yeah , well I put on the form that we 've got a true Scot because that 'll be
19 that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen .
20 maybe you 've got a different letter than the one I 've got
21 But you was with it all the War , even before the War , and then when the War came , and of course you 've got a fair amount when the War came on you see .
22 And we 've got a further problem if Iraq is effectively destroyed as a functioning state .
23 Funny I 've got a sweet tooth when it comes to like chocolates and things like them
24 I do find it a bit of a you know I enjoy my game of darts , I enjoy handicraft and I 'm quite willing to , to it all , I shall see my back bedroom with all that stuff in it , God knows what , erm and get their tea and biscuits , but I 've got a little committee as well that help me .
25 We 've only got to put a go faster stripe on a Skoda and chan , change the wheels and we 've got a different product we 've got a diff , yes , we 've got a fast skip as opposed to a slow one , alright .
26 She stared , then said impatiently : 'Th 've got no more sense than my left shoe !
27 Well we 've got no s we 've got no more powers than what a a normal person civilian has got .
28 I 've got the big place as well !
29 You do n't though you have n't got the same shape as me I 've got the same shape as her big hip bum no , big hip bones
30 You 've got the same initials as poor old Eddy Moulton . ’
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