Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] have [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a spectacular sight — the best I 've had of wild flowers in Britain . |
| 2 | Conversations I 've had with countless men in Britain have convinced me of it . |
| 3 | ‘ The trouble I 've had with British Telecom … but that 's not the reason I phoned . ’ |
| 4 | At this , and most of the many other meetings that he and I have had with African leaders , progress towards democracy and good governance has been discussed . |
| 5 | ‘ It is generally thought from talks I have had with other chairman that there will be between 600 and 800 players released at the end of this season because clubs are seeking to trim their wage bills . |
| 6 | Conservative Members would be well advised to heed those words because all the contact that I have had with local government — I am not talking about Labour councillors , but about impartial experts — has shown that those experts believe that the council tax will eventually run into such trouble that it will become unworkable . |
| 7 | I saw , and I have had in actual fact , recourse to actually use that service over there , and it 's rather interesting if one can t to say that er in the particular village which I er represent , they actually came up , when I asked a certain question , they gave me a , a , far more than what I actually asked for at the time , but found out who the first village constable was , and I think myself that er , that service over there , it deserves every praise it gets heaped on it . |
| 8 | All of them seemed to have in common a cold dislike of children and a determination to do as little as possible for their inadequate wages . |
| 9 | I was a little concerned though when the makers of ‘ MiniMag ’ asked what experience she 'd had of articulated vehicles and she replied , ‘ I 've spent my life driving Daddy 's horse-boxes . ’ |
| 10 | And to the consideration which you have had in other cases regarding the character of villages and the acceptance that they preserve the special character of historic York . |
| 11 | Er we showed him one or two examples of similar sorts of presentations that we 'd had from other railway and outside organizations , er explained what we 'd done in the past , said that we were looking to get something more up-market and more erm professional , which was why we were looking to er er seek er quotes from er g graphics designers , linked in with printers . |
| 12 | At the meeting of the Planning Group for the National Conference , we decided to have to thematic workshops in the afternoon — one on the Philippines and one on Africa . |
| 13 | Of the land we do have to set-aside , only about 40 per cent would receive compensation , compared to two thirds in France , and 93 per cent in Greece . |
| 14 | ‘ So , about the only thing we do have in common is … ’ she said , and hesitated as though she could think of nothing they shared . |
| 15 | ‘ So , ’ she said flippantly , ‘ about the only thing we do have in common ’ |
| 16 | I thought that the thought of , er , the thoughts gone into your erm plans and your presentation was much greater than we 've had on previous courses . |
| 17 | It 's more than we 've had in recent years , judging by the general |
| 18 | Now that is not as significant an increase as we 've had in previous years . |
| 19 | We had some very , very moving speeches yesterday , as we had had at previous meetings , which made it quite clear that a few pounds were vital and crucial to people 's lives , so we thought it was a a gesture that was worth making , and I have to say that probably our group also includes people on , as members , as Councillors , who are themselves on income support , so it was a move which was n't without it 's personal difficulties for us either . |
| 20 | In the past few days ( see News page 1 ) we have had to contradictory testaments to the way psychiatric services are surviving in a post-Griffiths ' world . |
| 21 | As the right hon. Gentleman knows , the essential basics to make sure that things are right are to keep inflation down , to keep interest rates down , to have the right tax structure and to continue with the improved industrial relations that we have had in recent years . |
| 22 | Numerous questions have been asked in the House about the police national computer , but to my knowledge this is the first opportunity we have had in recent times to discuss wider issues . |
| 23 | That was what they seemed to have in common , that and Rufus 's brother and Adam knowing each other already , but after a while Adam got to see things he admired in Rufus , his toughness , the way he 'd got himself organized and in hand , the way he knew where he was going and yet still could be amusing and casual . |
| 24 | The feature they came to have in common was occupancy of land in South Kensington purchased with the profits from the 1851 Exhibition at the Crystal Palace . |
| 25 | The only thing they seem to have in common is their isolated nature and striking individuality , and they scream out to be included in a list of favourite miniature mountain gems . |
| 26 | If one picks out some of the chief things which are good , one may find that the one thing they seem to have in common is that they are pleasurable experiences . |
| 27 | The rocks beneath the castle , on account of the form they seem to have in high seas and foam , are called Macleod 's Maidens . |
| 28 | What they did have in common , was a relatively poor organizational base among eligible electors and financial dependence on the leaders of industry and finance . |
| 29 | What they do have in common is that in all cases industry will be looking for the location where it can make the best profit . |
| 30 | That 's just bits they 've had on various trucks . |