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 . |