Example sentences of "[pron] have [verb] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was disappointed ; I 'd eaten better food on board . |
| 2 | ‘ I had to play bigger points from the back of the court because I had to be more relaxed because I was worried about what I had done to myself , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I 've seen thicker mould on a cheese . |
| 4 | I 've seen thinner lambs at Eastertide . |
| 5 | I 've seen better men than you think they could handle the drink and end up in the gutter with a bottle of the fortified wine . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've heard worse reasons . ’ |
| 7 | I 've heard sweeter dogs howling ! ’ |
| 8 | Must say I 've heard dafter ideas , luv , but not lately . |
| 9 | Poncing around with that silly whip , cracking smutty jokes — I 've read funnier gags in Christmas crackers ! |
| 10 | ‘ I 've had better days ! ’ he drawled . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 12 | I suppose , in theory , I 've had worse times , but not many , and not much worse . |
| 13 | Well , I 've had tougher times . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've known stranger things happen . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've known better ones , ’ he said . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I 've thrown better punches . |
| 17 | I 've got better copies of the blank B one , but the handout is getting rather Right so if we 're looking at , we 'll complete the B one . |
| 18 | I 've got better odds than I 'd get at Russian roulette — twenty to one , at least . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 20 | I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've got better things to worry about , ’ said my mother , not letting us forget for a moment her onerous wedding duties . |
| 22 | I 've got better things to do . ’ |
| 23 | Like Councillor , personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home . |
| 24 | personally I 've got better things to do , like being at home . |
| 25 | I 've got better things to do with my time than speculate on men who look like pirates and have eyes like Lucifer . |
| 26 | I said I 've got better things to do than talk about you Lynn . |
| 27 | Hide added : ‘ I 'm fit , I 'm fast and I hit hard , ’ before heading towards stratospheric levels of self-delusion by saying : ‘ I 'm better than Evander Holyfield , I 've got better footwork and speed and I do n't get hit like him . ’ |
| 28 | so I got , I got to know how to use them by then then then erm while I 've got older dad got another piece of ground what he 's given up now |
| 29 | I have heard worse things here . |
| 30 | I have heard better points of order than that . |