Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've a good mind to go down to Mrs Wright 's now and get to the bottom of this , ’ said his Dad as Philip went upstairs . |
| 2 | I 've a good mind to go to the Bodega Bar with ye … they sell alcoholic beverages . ’ |
| 3 | I 've a good mind never to allow you in the Park again ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've a good mind to get its number ! ’ |
| 5 | In fact , I 've a good mind to tell Sam on you . |
| 6 | " I 've a good mind — " |
| 7 | And there was a chap there — he was a sort of chapel preacher — and he says : ‘ Oh , ’ he say , ‘ I 've had enough on it ! ’ , he say , ‘ I 've a good mind to shoot myself , ’ he say , ‘ with this lot . |
| 8 | I 've a good mind to ask him for it after all . " |
| 9 | ‘ I 've a good mind to go and have it out with him here and now . |
| 10 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm working on instinct , ’ he said thickly , ‘ but I 'm a fast learner , and I 've a good enough idea how to keep you in line . |
| 12 | In addition I feel well enough physically and to be honest I think I 've a good chance of at least two wins tomorrow . ’ |
| 13 | I 've a good mind to give it a miss . |
| 14 | I 've a good yard down here by the house roomy with enough buildings for all I need . |
| 15 | So she said I 've a good mind to write to the manager so Bobby said you wan na leave well alone , forget he said . |
| 16 | And if that boisterous Channel and two hundred miles or so of land come broad between us , I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt ; and then I 've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly . ’ |
| 17 | Get 'em off your chest ; you 'll feel better for it and I 've a broad back . " |
| 18 | I 've a temporary room in a house there . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
| 20 | I 've a nasty feeling a profiteering wheeler-dealer like me is never going to be innocent enough for your high-minded ideology … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm trying to recall if I 've ever set eyes on her ; I 've a vague memory of a plump wee lass at a cousin 's wedding three or four years back . |
| 22 | I 've a strong suspicion you 're being devious about something . ’ |
| 23 | I 've a small cottage down by the coast — it is n't being used this weekend . |
| 24 | And I said , you must realize I 've a small company , and that 's , in one respect that I 've had to send those conditions because you 're failing to meet the agreed thirty days payment ! |
| 25 | Well , I 've a chequered domestic history , I 'm just in the middle of a second divorce . |
| 26 | If I have , I can arrange the pattern so that I 've a complete repeat at the edge of the knitting . |
| 27 | I 've a long way to go when it comes to these explanations . |
| 28 | I 've a worrying feeling that the Medau Annual Reunion may clash — I do hope it does n't . |
| 29 | As Swansea are playing that vital game at St. Helen 's , I 've a sneaking suspicion that they might just pull it off . |
| 30 | I 've a sneaking suspicion he bins any letter that criticizes his government , before he even reads it . |