Example sentences of "that i have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 32 | So I did n't grow up with the idea that I had a poet in the family , by marriage of course . |
| 33 | I 'd hate you to think it was all a ‘ donation' from me , and so I enclose my sponsorship form ( which I did n't realise I should have posted with the cheque ) to show that I had a lot of generous sponsors . |
| 34 | Let's just say that I had a lot of time to learn things — about survival in terrible times , and camouflage , and new ways of living . |
| 35 | For example , it said I had a daughter called Samantha ( which is not true ) , and it said that I had a Citroen car ( which I do n't — I drive a Renault ) and that I spent three years at the Royal College of Art painting ten-inch red stripes on a piece of canvas and then it quoted me and it said : ' ’ I do n't know why we did it , ’ says Terry . |
| 36 | It was only when I got on the ground and tried to walk did I realise that I had a bullet through the top of my right ankle . |
| 37 | I also found that I had a vitamin deficiency , and Anna-Lisa introduced me to vitamin supplements . |
| 38 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 39 | I told my Mum that I had a headache so she let me stay at home . |
| 40 | Partly it was for lack of anything else to be curious about , the usual island obsession with trivialities ; partly it was that one cryptic phrase from Mitford and the discovery about Leverrier ; partly , perhaps mostly , a peculiar feeling that I had a sort of right to visit . |
| 41 | I think I would be a very different person now if orange juice and milk and dinners at school had n't told me , in a covert way , that I had a right to exist , was worth something . |
| 42 | I was also delighted that at last there had been an acknowledgement of the fact that I had a role in what was happening rather than being seen as a bystander in an event that would , all being well , change our lives beyond recognition . |
| 43 | I own that I had a liaison with her , but you must know that all such young men as myself have an … experienced life before they marry . |
| 44 | Earlier than that I have a problem and it is my problem ; if you look at the 500 or so records I have produced there is quite a small percentage either on original instruments or of pre-Classical music . |
| 45 | Nevertheless I feel that I have a responsibility to the public and to the world of art both to present your unpublished writings in as comprehensible a form as possible , and at the same time to correct some of the misleading impressions these might give , not of course about yourself , but about others , casually mentioned here and there in the course of your jottings . |
| 46 | I also realized that I have a responsibility , not only to young black kids but to all young people , of every colour and creed . |
| 47 | Granted that I have a map of my house in my head , how do I use it to go from A to E ? |
| 48 | Because of that I have a stereo mix on stage and a monitor for my amps , which is basically two 4x12 cabs . |
| 49 | Perhaps I 've ‘ grown ’ — more likely it is the fact that I have a wealth of female experience that other women are writing about , like myself ( unrecognised at present … ) so I have no need to be ‘ ashamed ’ any longer . |
| 50 | Perhaps he does not know that I have a suitcase full of letters from constituents who are desperately concerned about the Bill . |
| 51 | All this trouble they are giving us despite the fact that I have a UK passport . |
| 52 | Dear boys , I feel that I have a message for you from your real mothers , and it is this : we hope our sons will die like Englishmen . |
| 53 | Jessie rose from the table now , but she did n't move away from it , she leant her hands on the edge of it and , bending towards Agnes and in a mere whisper now , she said , ‘ Father 's got to understand that I have a life of my own ; I 'm not a china doll to be babied . ’ |
| 54 | Except that I have a daughter who does n't believe in the extinction of the dodo . |
| 55 | I have been told by well-meaning friends that I have a touch of fever … well , so be it ! |
| 56 | The fact is that I have a vacancy arising for a couture model . |
| 57 | It is great to be around friends who have never had a weight problem and find that I have a lot more energy than them and certainly a lot more breath ! |
| 58 | Completely new to the Company , I know that I have a lot to learn and I 'd particularly like to thank for her help during the changeover . |
| 59 | ‘ Yes , I can see that I have a lot to learn . ’ |
| 60 | ‘ I like to think that I have a lot to offer as well and I do n't want to have to wait years before I get the opportunity to prove myself . |