Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Mr McKillop , you 've travelled a long way and you 've worked hard but I think this is as far as you 're likely to get . ’
2 ‘ I 've heard a funny story and I 'm ringing to ask you if there 's any truth in it .
3 ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’
4 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 .
5 But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference .
6 The ball come across and er I see Bedford had his back to the goal , and I could see he was going to swivel and hit it with his left foot , and I 've just come across the goal and er , he just hit it down low to my right hand side and luckily I 've come the right way and pushed it wide .
7 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 .
8 And if we put a little bit more effort into specifying requirements more tightly , then there 'd be less argument at the end of the day as to whether we 've done a good job or a bad job .
9 She said er did she go to your mum , Oh you 've done a good job and
10 Or you 've done a tiny bit and you need something that 's not
11 I 've done a terrible thing and I 'm being chased right now Vic well more or less like you know .
12 But I 've done a generalised thing that could be adapted .
13 Well let's think about it once more I know you 've done the correct thing cos I 've just looked .
14 I 've been a Celtic supporter for thirty five years , I 've seen the good days and we 're in the bad days .
15 As has been said , only one in five Trusts have said they 'll honour the terms and conditions of the National Health Service workers and we 've seen the disgraceful decisions that 're being made in .
16 ‘ We 've made a poor start and we have worked out why .
17 I 've lost count of the times I 've made a good catch and returned the next night ( or day as the case may be ) only to blank or , at best , catch a fraction of the previous night 's catch .
18 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 .
19 I think I 've made the relevant points that others may have missed .
20 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 ?
21 I 've been I 've been advised chair that I 've made the same mistake as you did so .
22 If you 've written a fun game and want to make your fortune , sling the tape and rob a bank !
23 Can I say , I , I can express concern about that because I think that in terms of funding I 've written A short term and B long term erm I think we 've got a short term problem and
24 It 's only after I 've mastered the basic moves that I can begin to concentrate on the emotions . ’
25 Now let's keep the force the same , say we 've got a Mini engine providing us , just running it steady at three thousand R P M. Pushing out the same amount of force , keep the force the same , this time we put a smaller mass , we 've got a Mini engine and you 've put it on your pushbike .
26 Oh yes , I mean if there 's that you 're good at or if you 've got a good idea that 's simply fun I 'm sure all young people would be really willing to help .
27 I 've got a good idea and this time it 'll work . ’
28 I 've got a good job and , although I 'm not going out with anybody right now , I have a lot of close friends .
29 Brian Horton says they 're really looking forward to it … it 's going to be a tough season … but they 've got a good team and are going to play adventerous football
30 ‘ I 've got a new manager and agent and I do n't think the word the word ‘ rest ’ is in their vocabulary .
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