Example sentences of "[conj] i have bought a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What sent me into a fear-filled frenzy was the news — hidden somewhere between a report on the seasonal suicide rate and an article on bogus Santas — that I had bought a ride-on fire engine for my baby son that had a dangerous fault and should be returned to the manufacturers immediately . |
| 2 | I should mention that I had bought a few items of clothing that morning , before the trial began . |
| 3 | I thought the the restaurant was quite expensive so I 've bought a sandwich in the shop instead . |
| 4 | My wife and I had bought a home and we were ready to settle down into a comfortable middle-aged , middle-class rut . |
| 5 | ‘ February 10 — I have been given a dog — a mongrel pup called ‘ Lady ’ , and I have bought a wizard little pony and trap for £70 — a trim grey called ‘ Lucky ’ . |
| 6 | If I had bought a hammer or a chisel |
| 7 | It was a long time since I had bought a card to celebrate the arrival of a new baby . |
| 8 | Mr Lamont said in The Times that he was forced to leave a meeting with Jacques Delors in Brussels last Friday ‘ to answer questions about whether I had bought a bottle of wine in Paddington ’ . |
| 9 | I mean it 's not as though I 've bought a house which has got anything wrong with it . |