Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [vb pp] a [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 | 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 |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better . |
7 | We 've all heard a great deal about you ! ’ |
8 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
9 | I have n't written in it , I 've only written a little |
10 | ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed . |
11 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
12 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
13 | 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 |
14 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
15 | ‘ I 've only got a no-hoper left , ’ Sam complained . |
16 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |
17 | We 've only got a small Oxford one . |
18 | 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 |
19 | But we 've only got a ti now we 've only got a tiny little lawn |
20 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
21 | I 'm afraid I 've only got a little red one ! |
22 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
23 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
24 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
25 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
26 | ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia . |
27 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
28 | Oh it 's water we can drink , I 've only got a coloured |
29 | ‘ I 've merely done a little time-tailoring , simply removed one of the pleats or flares from the ostensibly straight leg of time . |
30 | Erm there have been erm , I should have written it down actually because I 've I 've just gone a complete blank , there was that erm that famous case in the States ah and there were two people who 'd erm I think the main impetus for the abuse of their child came from the came from the man came from the husband and there was a great deal of er debate as to why the woman had n't successfully protected the child or successfully done something about it er and I 've forgotten the names of the people and I 've forgotten when it was . |