Example sentences of "[pers pn] already have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ As you may recall , I already had a fair grasp of Portuguese , so all it needed was a crash course and a month or two here to make me fluent , ’ Ashley said , wishing he was not so persistent .
2 I already have a potential customer for the car , in the South of France .
3 Erm and also from er Alan MP from he er thanked us for inviting er him here today but he says , unfortunately I already have a previous engagement in London , and so will be unable to join you on this occasion .
4 The idea of pursuing a solo career had been in Sharon Shannon 's mind for a long while — but now the time was right she already had a seminal piece of super session recording under her belt and now , with John Dunford — who 'd been centrally involved with The Waterboys throughout their Irish sojourn as sound and recording engineer — in charge of production , she got to work on her solo album .
5 ‘ A person who has symptoms of cardiovascular disease has much more to gain from reducing lipid levels [ because he or she already has a higher risk of dying from the disease ] than does someone with desirable lipid levels , ’ he says .
6 One day while they walked , he asked , ‘ Do you already have a little boy like me ? ’
7 It should n't be simply out of guilt or duty — if you already have a good relationship it helps such a lot .
8 And the fact that you already have a good instinct for acting will probably have been the main reason why you passed your entrance audition for drama school .
9 Some stoves are sold as complete sets with windshield and pans , but if you already have a good set of pans this may be an unnecessary expense .
10 You can therefore start at payroll , or start at personnel information if you already have a good payroll system , or just cover the planning systems if accurate personnel information is already available .
11 If you already have a first degree , the OU offers the opportunity to take a higher degree — MKA , MBA , MSc , BPhil , MPhil or PhD — either taught or by research .
12 If you already have a timber-frame house , however , do not be alarmed !
13 If you already have a suitable microphone it is well worth trying though .
14 If you are adding cables to a plain garment for which you already have a suitable pattern , add stitches to allow for the pattern to draw in .
15 Ideal if you already have a conventional grill .
16 From what I saw the other day , you already have a full biography of me down to the very last detail , even though you 'd missed one or two relevant facts .
17 ‘ If I were , I 'd have to seduce you , and you already have a lovely ladyfriend . ’
18 We already have a global population problem : do we really want to exacerbate it ?
19 This is especially true because we already have a denotational semantics ; we would like the laws to yield the same equivalences .
20 To begin with we already have a solid foundation from which to build our exercise programme .
21 We already have a second generation of RIP from Adobe which speeds the interpretation by up to four times .
22 Sometimes common ground is apparent without needing to say anything : when we 're influencing others who have the same job as ourselves , or similar type of backgrounds or lifestyles , we already have a great deal in common .
23 1993 and 1994 will see the Company undergoing a period of restructuring and product development , but we already have a comprehensive product and supply package and this should provide good medium term prospects within the principal oil field markets worldwide .
24 However , we already have a comprehensive product and supply package for submersible pumps which should provide good medium term prospects within the principal oil field markets worldwide .
25 But the economy is still more important than psychology : in Russia , we already have a capitalist economy , which makes the Russian language essential .
26 We should n't forget either though that we already have a Social Chapter from the ni nineteen eighty seven Act , it 's not to be sniffed at , it 's given us the directive on the protection of pregnant women at work .
27 My bill falls into two parts , one which deals with the need for a full franchise it is sometimes mistakenly believed that we already have a full franchise in this country , but whereas legislation was passed in the past in order to extend the franchise , in recent years we have let matters slip considerably on the methods that are used for registration and no longer can we claim to have that full franchise .
28 Wardens of the county 's acclaimed bird reserves will be extending their influence on world bird conservation issues by international fieldwork , in which they already have a proud record .
29 Adolescents seem to find it harder , though , to relate to a step-father when they already have a good relationship with a non-custodial father .
30 Many people believe that because they already have a Personal Loan running with us , they ca n't take out another .
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