Example sentences of "[vb base] got a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Everyone ought to go home if they 've got a home to go to .
2 They 're lucky they 've got a home to go to .
3 " I 've got a confession to make , " I said .
4 ‘ I 'm afraid I 've got a confession to make , ’ said Eddy Russell finally , taking a swig from his pint of bitter and wiping the foam from his upper lip .
5 Well we 've got a tenner to go have we ?
6 They 've got a GIRL to do his voice , that 's what .
7 That 's right , and I 've got a bone to pick with one club .
8 But he said , I said it as a joke when she was asking me about my flying and I said I do n't do as much flying as I 'd like to , I 've , I 've got a wife to support and she takes all the money .
9 ‘ Well , I must be running along — I 've got a nest to rebuild .
10 ‘ You 've got a play to do , and I have n't even started your make-up yet . ’
11 ‘ I 've got a play to write . ’
12 — I 've got a proposition to put to you .
13 ‘ I 've got a deadline to meet . ’
14 ‘ I 've got a film to deliver to a chap .
15 We 've got a pile to give away to the first 20 correct answers ( picked out at random ) to the question : which of these movies was also directed by Van Sant ? a Drugstore Cowboy .
16 Cos I think we 've got a responsibility to make sure that we give people
17 I I 've got a bill to come in from the electrician for his call-out charge he diagnosed that it 's was not an electrical fault and then thought it was an electrical fault by the noise , it was making a fizzing noise but he does n't th he said it 's , it 's the pump the pump is on the way out it needs replacing house is built in nineteen eighty five !
18 You know , when you 've got a part to do , you usually have an instinct for the kind of guitar sound that 's going to work .
19 And the other bit says , ‘ You 've got a life to lead ! ’
20 Cos I 've got a life to lead and my life do n't start till about ten .
21 But first — you 've got a choice to make .
22 No , but if you go in the middle you 've got a chance to wake up .
23 I 've got a chance to go in with a women 's group up Manchester way .
24 Where 's the you 've got a chance to go of course .
25 The Duchess says she 's very pleased with the work and delighted they 've got a chance to put their skills on show .
26 If you pick it up , you 've got a chance to speak to them .
27 because , because there 's a roofrack there and some people do , so that if the bus does turn over at least you 've got a chance to jump out .
28 " I 've got a favour to ask you , " she said later in the conversation .
29 no I know it 's a bit early erm , but it 's not too early to start thinking that you are a world citizen , you 're not just Jayne and you 've got a contribution to make , because if you 've got this
30 Oh yes if I 've got a skill to impart I do n't mind helping people .
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