Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] has [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes this obstinacy was the refuge of the poor man who can not afford change and to whom stagnation has become a habit of mind necessary for survival ; at other times it represented a sound rejection of improper techniques culled by ‘ philosophical ’ amateurs from the journals of French and English agricultural societies . |
| 2 | " My heart has joined the Thousand , for my friend stopped running today , " he said to Blackberry , quoting a rabbit proverb . |
| 3 | There are lines round my eyes and my hair has become a hag 's rope . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've entered every year for the past 15 years and my bike has covered the distance every time — with a few minor running repairs sometimes . |
| 5 | ‘ My sister has undergone a devastating life-changing experience . |
| 6 | My labour has enriched the fatherland . |
| 7 | I suppose I am plump — according to the ‘ Height and Weight ’ charts I am on the heavy side of OK , but my weight has stayed the same since I was fourteen , so I know it 's not true that I 'm overeating , or greedy . |
| 8 | My eye has permitted no change . |
| 9 | My missus has to buy the kids ' clothes down the jumble sale and if she wants a pair of nylons they come off the Green Shield stamps . |
| 10 | ‘ My husband has wronged the Mamur Zapt . |
| 11 | ‘ My husband has put a lot of work into Maastricht and the last six months have been awful for him , ’ she said . |
| 12 | I do n't know how many times my husband has attempted a three-D backdrop effect before , but this method , with its spot-on diagrams , worked first time . |
| 13 | But , no , my husband has helped an awful lot , I could n't have done it without him . |
| 14 | If it is that I do not , on the grounds that had I heard about the invitation my justification would have been defeated , you have a duty to give some account of why the ( unknown to me ) truth that my wife has refused the invitation does not somehow redress the balance . |
| 15 | ‘ And , Mr Oak , ’ she continued in a clear voice , ‘ I 'm so poor that my aunt has to provide a home for me . |
| 16 | Up until last year I had managed without one , but since then my motor has proved an invaluable piece of my armoury . |
| 17 | My know-how has reached the summit of effort , and surpassed it . |
| 18 | My physician has filed an adverse drug reaction report . |
| 19 | And was there was a hint of desperation when he told TODAY 'S Bill Blighton last April : ‘ My life has become a soap opera , a long-running saga but I 'm not going to be the clone the US Tour want . |
| 20 | Throughout my life my tummy has been , as it were , my Achilles heel ; and around this same time the condition of my colon , which for the latter part of my life has had a habit of tying itself in knots , became particularly acute . |
| 21 | But basically , my thing has stayed the same because I 've got really used to it , although it 's not even all that efficient . |
| 22 | And since Jack Walker got involved , I suppose my form has followed the fortunes of the club , and I 've never looked back . ’ |
| 23 | I will be contacting you again after [ date ] when my client has had an opportunity to consider all indicative offers received . |
| 24 | My son has got a phone near the door and ? |
| 25 | My brother has left the family seat for two weeks of the fleshpots . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ My mother has purified the City . ’ |
| 27 | They are kindly , educated people many of whom have spent their lives helping others and to whom fate has dealt a cruel , unexpected blow , leaving them bereaved and frightened at a time of approaching frailty . |
| 28 | ‘ Their enthusiasm has seen the project through . |
| 29 | It 'll be many months before the case next comes to court but Linda Joyce is happy at last she has an opportunity to clear her name and that her case has opened the way for others in a similar position . |
| 30 | It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . |