Example sentences of "i have [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The journalist with whom I 'd joined TWW on the same week from sister papers in Cardiff had wickedly gone into another room to make the mischievous call . |
| 2 | I went out , I had n't even I 'd said hello to him , that was it . |
| 3 | But I must have felt the need for some support , because I found I 'd grabbed hold of one of my hammers — a geologist is always armed with a hammer — and when I got through to the back of the house he was there already , at the kitchen window . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd heard stories of women being in labour for twelve or fifteen hours with their first child so I was quite pleased . |
| 5 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 6 | Connections : I 'd seen Nevil at Sedgeley House ; I 'd seen Jo at the Mimosa Club where Nevil was supposed to work , or at least beat up barmen . |
| 7 | Connections : I 'd seen Nevil at Sedgeley House ; I 'd seen Jo at the Mimosa Club where Nevil was supposed to work , or at least beat up barmen . |
| 8 | I seemed to think that I 'd seen scores of other holy pictures just like it ; God with his fingers held funny and always with one pointing upwards . |
| 9 | Yeah I thought I 'd seen cloud on top on the hills . |
| 10 | After all , I 'd seen pictures of the Queen riding in a carriage , the royal bride and groom rode in a carriage . |
| 11 | After all , I 'd seen pictures of the Queen riding in a carriage , the royal bride and groom rode in a carriage . |
| 12 | I 'd seen pictures of you … a home movie ; you were a beautiful young woman — why should n't I agree to look you up ? |
| 13 | Stuart Balmforth , with whom I 'd done part of my National Service in the Canal Zone , was now the co-owner and a director of British Midland . |
| 14 | We had arrived in Uulaa 's system a few moments before , and as we drifted down to planetary speed I 'd contacted Frejji on the comm . |
| 15 | I had no intention of trying to explain the whereabouts of Sunil 's goods to Sunil or his henchmen until I 'd made contact with Zaria , and if she did n't come across soon there was a good chance she 'd find me hanging from a Christmas tree by the neck . |
| 16 | I 'd made love to her class of Englishwoman before , and had no particular wish to renew the experience . |
| 17 | In fact , you were the first woman I 'd made love to in quite a long time , and I have n't even been interested in anyone since you were offered this job here and accepted it . |
| 18 | Last year , right , I was on holiday in the South of France and I , I 'd made friends with these two German people and I 'm a bit wary of German people anyway , cos of what 's happened and everything . |
| 19 | ‘ You thought I 'd followed Simon to Adelaide , ’ she continued , ‘ but I 'd gone there on business . |
| 20 | Well if I 'd swapped monitors with you can pro and I do n't suppose you 'll wan na get rid of your Amstrad today |
| 21 | I 'd sent Mum to the acupuncturist to try and give her some energy , and Jack and I were in the house when we heard a terrible thud . |
| 22 | I 'd sent tapes to Radio One and I 'd also spent time devising quizzes that I thought would be better than the ones they were doing . |
| 23 | I must also admit that I 'd lost faith at this goal ! |
| 24 | Knitting was a painful business for me , but it was absorbing , and I 'd lost track of the time when I heard crashing footsteps approaching and a determined bang on the door . |
| 25 | I was obsessed by new clothes to the extent that I 'd lost interest in something if it was more than a few hours old . |
| 26 | I 'd wanted Doug to be with me , but he could n't get the time off . |
| 27 | ‘ Only the day before , you came barging into the flat , insinuating that I 'd given information to Richard Blake . |
| 28 | It was published shortly after I 'd taken part in a time and motion study during which I 'd spoken to the man with the clip-board and asked a few pertinent questions . |
| 29 | ‘ Because , three months ago , Heather telephoned me and asked if I 'd taken Clare to the Skein of Geese a couple of weeks before her death . |
| 30 | They wanted them all back when I agreed to sell — at their price — but I said I 'd spilt coffee on some of them and thrown them away . |