Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps today the general public take too much for granted , the , as a local Councillor I have to interview many people who come to me with housing problems , to be as patient as one can is essential as a politician , but after the complainant has gone , one is very conscious of the fact that their problem is so minute it is hardly worth mentioning .
2 I have to spend some time with my kid tomorrow , but I 'll be in and out . ’
3 No wonder I 'm not getting anywhere when I have to spend half my time holding my tie in place to cover the gap !
4 you fin you finish at half five you do oh yes , but me , I have to wait all the time till half four minus one hour longer that is .
5 There is nothing in the Children Act 1989 which provides for the court to tack any direction on to a care order and I have to say that , in my judgment , the addition of a direction of any sort to a care order is a fetter on the local authority plans , authority and responsibility .
6 Erm initially , initially very bad , I have to say that .
7 We believe as you know , that there is an over-supply of residential accommodation , not evenly distributed , I have to say that , that it varies , for example in Shrewsbury there 's a very sizable er , independent sector , but that will vary , er , in other parts of the county .
8 And I have to say that 's a luxury that most recruiters do n't have but whoever walks through this door I I you know providing all the other things jell erm I have the luxury of offering five companies in which er an individual can go into .
9 Er fairly easy to determine what your background 's been for the last twenty six years er and I have to say that 's quite unusual these nowadays , particularly in financial services .
10 I have to say that yes .
11 oh it 's very smart I have to say that , I mean when you 've got something like that you only need a skirt and a top
12 I have to say these , these are documents in terms of the addition .
13 Then Edna said , ‘ Well , Doctor , I think I have to say this .
14 I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’
15 I have to say this , though — whatever it is , he 's never let it become a big issue .
16 But the intern I have to say this , this is I R A.
17 Last year was erm , an additional twenty thousand pounds at the last moment , chickenfeed for the big committees , that 's the annoying thing , but what particularly annoys me , and I have to say this , I 'll express it is the knowledge that what can be a phenomenal deprivation to this Committee , goes very , very , very little towards solving the major problems that this county faces , it does n't have a tremendous impact .
18 Valley , Beck , Crag and right next to in fact in this particular line , I have to say this , next to Gardens which is a both an international and national recognized er facility in this er in our envir in our town which attracts many many visitors .
19 Jody perhaps you could like would like to think , if you want us to listen to your playing this afternoon I would like you to listen to what I have to say this morning please .
20 So I mean is certainly makes sense on the background and very calmly by er Mr saying very positive so I ca n't hold my hand up and pick out particular in which they , some of them er never change opposition District Council that their negative response if you like but there were , there were some positive responses but only I have to say this for something like four er proposed paper and one of those in which er lots of in which relevance and er businesses in the area could have er the thing that er response was er this this partic particular phrase would seem to be saying trouble erm er identified .
21 So I held his hand all the way and mum was there and I said you 'll be alright dad I said do n't worry about it I said er , we 'll be here when you come out , he said yeah alright , I 'm alright , so as the surgeon came out he said look Mrs he said I 've seen your daughter , yeah , I have to say this to you he said it 's a fifty , fifty percent chance that John will come back from the operation , operation OK and he said it 's a one hundred percent chance he wo n't without surgery of course he do n't know anything , got his little cap on
22 But try and be positive about it , and say , ‘ Yes , this , I have to say this is a bad situation , , it 's not a situation which has occurred before , we are taking very positive steps to ensure that it does n't happen again , we have prosecuted Mr X , we have done whatever is appropriate . ’
23 Now what I want to do is er I have to set this you know and find a venue to go to .
24 ‘ Yes , I do know , but it 'll be a pity if I have to abandon this present test I 'm working on , wo n't it ? ’
25 I have to include this extract if for no other reason but to draw attention to JTR 's unconscious déjá vu language comparisons and the uncanny metaphor of ‘ the strongholds of a brotherhood in holy alliance with each other to withstand all assaults . ’
26 If you are not , and I have to stress this very carefully then they will call the nearest available garage and the garage will come there very quickly and they will tow you off into the nearest exit and there they will leave you and that can cost you probably , in excess of ninety pounds .
27 Yeah I 'm going to getting the stamps off these en envelopes cos I have to put all these in a hurry in the end , also got loads of time , then I realised it was half past ten , no wonder I did n't get anything at home forgotten where we keep them
28 Actually I have been something of a clothesaholic recently , do n't tell Derek , but I have to put that fitted wardrobe under lock and key when he 's back and hope he does n't keek in through the louvres because I would n't want him to think I was extravagant .
29 but if I come back in night time I have to put that light on and it 's empty
30 Erm , putting images into words is not always easy , a colour in a painting can give you a way in and the brown of Van Gogh 's jacket erm affected me with this one particularly and the sun flower I felt was inappropriate misplace , in a vase to , to small , erm and it gave me an image a very strong image of suffering and this poem is in its very early stages and its literally just a list of images and I wanted to be able to show you how I start off which is with a series of images and then I have to put some filler in and open them up a bit and , and make them more accessible and understandable , but this is just a list form .
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