Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [noun sg] [pers pn] have " in BNC.

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1 In my sleep I had dreamed of a …
2 THE police tend to get an unfavourable press , though in my experience they have never been anything less than kind , helpful and efficient when I 've needed them most .
3 In my experience I have found exactly the same ; driving is cheaper than rail , even on one 's own and on routes with special rail fares available , like Edinburgh to London .
4 Although I had always lived in a freezing cold damp house and spent a lot of my own childhood in hospital and even remember my own mum referring to our flats as pneumonia houses , in my ignorance I had never made the connection between our living conditions , ill health and the social and environmental climate .
5 Often in my progress I have had faint glimpses of the Absolute Truth , God , and daily the conviction is growing on me that He alone is real and all else is unreal . ’
6 Amongst numerous documents , the Soviet customs declaration demands the visitor to fill in a questionnaire stating : ‘ With me and in my luggage I have : ( i ) weapons of all descriptions and ammunitions ( ii ) narcotics and appliances for the use thereof . ’
7 In my log I had mentioned cutting in especially to see the fall .
8 And in my diary I 've got one for tomorrow night , for an organization called the Judges Guild in Leicester , somewhere in the Road area .
9 In my knowledge he has never spoken to us about this business .
10 In fact in my company we have rather a good scheme .
11 In my treatment I had , I thought , made it pretty clear what Gary was like .
12 In my work I have been involved with many families who have needed to arrange a funeral .
13 In my day we had the As as the top stream ; the Bs and Cs were the mid-range ; the Es were ESN and the Ds were the dustbin men who roamed the yard after break and lunch times collecting empty milk bottles and rubbish .
14 In my day we had long skirts , near came right down to the ground . ’
15 In my day we had taxis or Beetles or the old-style Escorts and Australians always had VW Dormobiles .
16 In my day we had great stars like that Peter Barnes , then there was Brian Greenhoff , he were grand .
17 They they had er they had hamme They had Again y Even in my day you had some hand squads , as they were called , who would have their own er rivet hammers you know , and hand hammers .
18 I guess it was the first time really in my life I 'd been totally left on my own .
19 As we walked away to a coffee-shop in the Royal Mile , Meehan said , ‘ That 's the first court in my life I 've been turned away from . ’
20 It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family .
21 In my life I 've seen so many bands ripped off , disillusioned , people who were once well known now sitting around doing nothing and that 's something we all want to avoid .
22 It was the one time in my life I 've gone to pieces — lost my mind , I suppose .
23 Well at various times in my life I 've come back to Kingston and I first of all used to see peo girls who were at school with me .
24 Before this point in my life I had never really been ill , so you can imagine the disruption within the family .
25 For the first time in my life I had a weight problem .
26 It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors .
27 For the first time in my life I had a lover who was a companion .
28 As I was permanently hungry , he used to make enormous treacle puddings — it was the first time in my life I had heard of such a dish — and always made sure I got a big helping .
29 It was the first time in my life I had experienced anything like this and was nervous but deeply honoured .
30 I sympathize because in my little way I grieve too , but over the people in my life I have allowed to die without ever having shown them any particular affection .
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