Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They 've mostly enjoyed a high standard of living and voted conservative .
2 ‘ I 've never had any problem getting women into bed , it 's true , ’ he drawled , ‘ But I 've rarely felt a mutual attraction as intense as the one we share .
3 They , they 've suddenly had a few outbreaks of polio have n't they ?
4 Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off
5 Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference .
6 Just to illustrate how important this thing is , you 've probably all come across and it really irritates me , you see people interviewing people on television and they 've got their clipboard there and they 've obviously got a prepared question so they ca n't falter and fine , that means they 've prepared it .
7 So you 've obviously dropped a few marks on that .
8 Our expert tasters , the million cuppa men — they 've all drunk a million cups of tea — go up the northbound carriageway and down the south and assess all on their qualities .
9 If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better .
10 We 've all heard a great deal about you ! ’
11 As customers we 've all experienced the worst .
12 Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine …
13 In recent years they 've all got the real ale kick and always have too many pumps , which means that the throughput is slow and four out of five beers go off before they 're half sold .
14 I have n't written in it , I 've only written a little
15 I 've only done the patterned bit . ’
16 ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed .
17 Oh I 've only had a few .
18 ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said .
19 Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply !
20 Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I
21 I 've only got a two-person pod . ’
22 I 've only got a thousand Sainsburys to do and we 'll be all done by
23 ‘ I 've only got a no-hoper left , ’ Sam complained .
24 No wonder I 've only got a four !
25 I 've only got a five
26 I mean , I 've only got a five pound note .
27 But we 've only got a small supply remember .
28 We 've only got a small Oxford one .
29 That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount
30 ‘ I 've — I 've only got a hundred pounds in traveller 's cheques .
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