Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has asked me how the discount system , as distinct from the rebate system , will work . |
| 2 | Ferrying Jamie to his sporting activities has made me more conscious of the need to exercise , and I work out at a gym once or twice a week . ’ |
| 3 | Clough said : ‘ Gary has impressed me very much in the month he has spent with us so far . |
| 4 | Now unle now unless there are any participants that want , really burning to make a comment , er I feel that we have settled , well we 've had enough discussion on little A , I 've got enough , well I 've got enough from you in terms of your views about size of settlement , and Mr Brighton has pointed me again in the direction of his submission about er the definition of an integrated and balanced community , I would like to know , er from Mr Davis whether he concurs with that sort of interpretation , and I have a feeling that we have also had an expression , generally , that at the moment one settlement is probably appropriate , if you have to have a new settlement . |
| 5 | Blend Six that you 've been trying out here is pretty much my baby , although everything really is a team effort , but that 's why Jason has sent me out here to deal with it . ’ |
| 6 | Experience on statutory advisory committees to the health board has shown me how slow and often ineffectual they are . |
| 7 | The Prison Governors Association has told me clearly that it opposes the Bill on the grounds that the measures that it contains are ’ too draconian ’ — I use its exact words . |
| 8 | My talent has robbed me utterly . ’ |
| 9 | Despite my obvious interest in the city , in recent years my search has taken me away from a preoccupation with subjects to a greater preoccupation with aesthetics . |
| 10 | Despite my obvious interest in the city , in recent years my search has taken me away from a preoccupation with subjects to a greater preoccupation with aesthetics . |
| 11 | Therapy has made me much more vulnerable . |
| 12 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 13 | But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need . |
| 14 | ‘ The Liverpool club has given me so much , including in private ways , ’ he said . |
| 15 | The wraith had caught me up . |
| 16 | I do n't know what the drink was — brandy or whisky — I had that much , I had it twice , so that the lads had to see me home because I was more or less drunk . |
| 17 | Unless I could find the place where my would-be killer had brought me out , and get back in . |
| 18 | ‘ My legs have let me down . ’ |
| 19 | Anna-Marie 's told me so much about it . |
| 20 | I 've , I 've , those lads have served me well |
| 21 | Fagg has put me temporarily in charge and , limited though my power may be , I intend to ensure that those under my care are for once treated like human beings . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ All this listening has worn me out . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ This honour has made me more determined to continue with my work , ’ said Annette , 46 . |
| 24 | Fincara has cast me out of Undersea for my treachery ; and now I am dying . ’ |
| 25 | I was uncomfortable talking about the poems and Rory 's papers ; the bag lost on the train coming back from Lochgair at the start of the year had stayed lost , and — stuck with just the memory of the half-finished stuff that Janice had given me originally — I 'd given up on any idea I 'd ever had of trying to rescue Uncle Rory 's name from artistic oblivion , or discovering some great revelation in the texts . |
| 26 | He was known for wanting to be photographed from every conceivable angle and vigorously applauded when making his inflammatory speeches , and I was looking forward to seeing in the flesh this extraordinary man of whom my parents had brought me up to disapprove . |
| 27 | I had just over forty pounds in the bank and not much prospect of raising another bean , but the silly man 's attitude had made me so angry . |
| 28 | Frank had accused me before of ‘ messing up ’ the relay , and had told me that the rest of the team were of the same opinion . |
| 29 | Mick had disturbed me more than he knew . |
| 30 | The girl had asked me how to get an abortion . |