Example sentences of "'ve [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So we 've arranged a second appointment he knows we 're gon na come back what could , what should we be asking for at this point ?
2 However , it 's not as if they 've erected a Chinese Wall .
3 Charlie says : ‘ I think it must be very difficult every day to give so much of yourself to so many people — and not feel in a way that , since you 've given a great deal , therefore you deserve love and warmth when you go home . ’
4 I 've given a whole chapter to my constituency .
5 Erm , so I 'm hoping that that will work , it 's it 's down in the diary for him to do that , and and I 've given a little note about what the Adult School is all about .
6 Try making a " clean start " — say , on the hour — and do n't give up until you 've completed a reasonable work stint .
7 We 've developed a new design to make your selection of CompuAdd PC systems , peripherals and accessories all the easier .
8 At Hulsta they 've developed a new process .
9 We 've developed a fertile strain .
10 But over the last year or so we 've developed a solid state equivalent , which has no moving parts at all .
11 In Russia for example we intend to launch a small partnership fund to support small projects promoted by the voluntary agencies in the United Kingdom who 've developed a wide range of connections with their Russian counterparts .
12 ‘ Mr McKillop , you 've travelled a long way and you 've worked hard but I think this is as far as you 're likely to get . ’
13 I 've travelled a long way today . ’
14 For starters , they 've witnessed a marked shift in the make-up of their audience : though there 's a sprinkling of residual bagginess in tonight 's crowd , the lion 's share of the faithful fit the dishevelled , T-shirted stereotype of the diehard pop kid .
15 Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right
16 ‘ Well , I 'm sure you 've broken a few speed limits yourself since then .
17 I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’
18 Already I 've heard a Finnish businessman say in The Palace restaurant ‘ Those Goddamn Yanks are coming . ’
19 And sir the other strand which we 've heard a good deal about has been the nature of the vegetative screen which occurs between D thirty nine and D forty on the one hand , and land to the north of it on the other .
20 Erm sir I I think this is clearly You 've heard a great deal about this
21 ‘ I 've heard a funny story and I 'm ringing to ask you if there 's any truth in it .
22 We 've heard a little bit of , about the Three-Ninetieth Group and we could go on and on because it certainly is indeed er historic organization .
23 They 've heard a relieving fleet 's on the way . ’
24 I 've designed a new yacht which we believe stands an excellent chance of winning the next round-the-world race .
25 I 've lifted a few sacks of taters in me time , but I do n't reckon to lift thee ! ’
26 I 'd say offhand , they 've dropped a monstrous spanner in our works . ’
27 ‘ We 've come a long way , you and I , ’ Michael went on .
28 They 've come a long way since those days though — the soles of that pair were completely worn through after 400 miles walking in the Andes so that I ended up walking in my socks !
29 I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now .
30 ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’
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