Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up till about 1980 I had little experience of float fishing for big bream , and I do n't recall ever having read anything on the subject . |
| 2 | At the far end , once again my , detector gave a nice small signal , quite different from the copper halfpennies , and as I dug down to retrieve this I had some idea in mind that this might be a hammered . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news , ’ said Jackson in a stony voice . |
| 4 | Doctor : ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news for you Mr Bristow . |
| 5 | He stepped forward , said in a deep , smoky voice , ‘ Miss Swift , I 'm afraid I have bad news for you . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , if it 's sexual she has less discrimination than I gave her credit for . ’ |
| 7 | In this it had little success , though it did cause some alarm to the authorities and to shipowners , some of whom recognised that accumulated benefits could be an effective way of retaining membership . |
| 8 | In her room Sally eventually managed to get out of her dress though her hands were trembling so much she had great difficulty with the zipper . |
| 9 | do you know how much she had personal money ? |
| 10 | British exporters achieved all-time record exports partly because in 1991 we had all-time record low numbers of strikes and days lost through industrial action . |
| 11 | I 'm so glad you had this conversation with me while I 've been miked up and I 've got it all taped . |
| 12 | ‘ With the advent of TV in the Fifties you got lots of kids ' badges , while in the Sixties they grew larger and more colourful , and in the Seventies you had weird punk badges . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm glad we had that conversation . |
| 14 | I am glad we have that partnership with all of you here and it is on that note , on behalf of the government , that I wish you every possible success as you embark upon your seventy fifth year . |
| 15 | He was sitting down then all of sudden he had this bottle of scotch and he told bring some whisky down . |
| 16 | Reporting first quarter figures for the first time — nothing like good news to encourage such a move — SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said net profit for the first quarter of 1993 was $24.4m on sales up 28.1% at $439m ; in the year to December 31 it had net profit of $3m compared with a loss of $102.6m the year before ; first quarter orders soared by 91.2% to $726.8m . |
| 17 | That illustrates graphically the fact that in 1980 we had fewer pedestrian deaths than West Germany and now we have more . |
| 18 | Yeah , but it was only really , we had that we had those soul D Js that , that , that were blowing them that was the problem . |
| 19 | Had they done that we have little doubt that the tribunal decision would have been otherwise than it was . ’ |
| 20 | Erm they 're awfully difficult to cast because the art of bronze founding on that level is at least as far as I can see , almost died out , I 'm having terrible I 've terrible trouble with getting bronze cast . |
| 21 | I 'm sure I have Etruscan blood in me . ’ |
| 22 | Earlier in the book I spoke about making sure you have adequate escape routes in the event of fire , now we will talk about fire prevention . |
| 23 | There 's no limit on the number of cheques you can issue , but do make sure you have enough money in you account to cover them . |
| 24 | The speed of playing equipment can vary considerably ; where possible use your own tape recorder but make sure you have enough volume without distortion . |
| 25 | Pets are not allowed to travel in the removal van so make sure you have proper provision for them in your own vehicle . |
| 26 | Make sure you have sufficient money for a month 's deposit when you begin your tour of inspection . |
| 27 | On the same physical ( or pseudo ) device as the Process Directory , LIFESPAN also keeps its working directories , so you need to be sure you have sufficient space on the chosen disk for these as well as the database . |
| 28 | I 'm not even convinced that the natural sciences actually work like that and I 'm not sure you have any right to assert that the randomised controlled trial is the best method . |
| 29 | Perhaps while I 'm away , you 'll see to moving our bags to Chapel Street , I 'll make sure you have some money for the cab . ’ |
| 30 | Or if the person brings the vehicle to you , make sure you have some way of contacting them again . |