Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As getting tiny clothes was a problem for us I 've decided to put together a pre-term pack to loan out to NCT members who find themselves in need of them .
2 I 've got to take up a new attitude with him .
3 We 've got to set up a proper complaints procedure , so that people know how to complain about Social Services , although I doubt very much whether anybody would ever want to complain about Oxfordshire 's Social Services , and so on .
4 You 've got to start back a long way before you get to the final decisions on costs and budgets .
5 ‘ I 've got to work out a new course . ’
6 When people walk into an auditorium , one thing ought to happen and another ought not : their attention should be grabbed and held but at the same time they should n't fall flat on their faces because you 've failed to gaffer down a loose wire .
7 This is the second time you 've failed to pass on a vital message .
8 The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they 've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid .
9 ‘ Between you and me and the gatepost , I 've managed to get quite a few interesting little irons in the fire — projects I 'd like to have time to work on . ’
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