Example sentences of "i have a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I have a reputation to maintain . ’
2 I have a licence to look through these , ’ she claimed happily , tapping the binoculars .
3 I have a tip to pass on to other readers .
4 I have a space to occupy on this earth , you know , I have a space with just as much validity to it as yours or Dad 's or — or the Archbishop of Canterbury 's .
5 Erm , I have a pause dubbed , you know in comedy shows , they dub laughter , well , I have a pause dubbed .
6 Erm , I have a pause dubbed , you know in comedy shows , they dub laughter , well , I have a pause dubbed .
7 ‘ Dimity , ’ he said gently , ‘ I have a proposal to make . ’
8 I have a Spirit daring and ambitious :
9 I have a battle to win and would ask only that I am given the chance to do so without intrusion in my private life .
10 I have a confession to make . ’
11 I have a confession to make , ’ declared Urquhart that night in the restaurant .
12 I have a confession to make .
13 ‘ Well , I have a confession to make .
14 ‘ Cadfael , I have a request to make of the abbot .
15 ‘ I have , ’ the young man told his father , ‘ taken a firm resolution to conquer or dye , and [ to ] stand my ground as long as I have a man remaining with me . ’
16 ‘ But I have a garrison to command .
17 I have a whitebeam to recall you still .
18 Erm I , I do n't think I have a problem saying well actually I deal on er i if someone said erm if you said I play with Joe Snooks you 'd say Joe Snooks , that 's interesting Joe 's a , a very good client of mine
19 I have come from London to see you , a lot of people know that , and I have a taxi waiting outside with my luggage in it . ’
20 I have a taxi waiting , ’ he stated as he escorted her out of the hotel , explaining , ‘ It is not permitted to drink and drive at all in Czechoslovakia . ’
21 Er , I am mindful chairman that I embarrassed you acutely at the end of education meeting on Friday , erm , and I know that I , I have a circumstance coming up in February , where I have a child who is unexpectedly on a training day , erm , on a day where I actually have two meetings of this council , now either I get substituted , or we arrange for a one off carer situation .
22 I have a part to play , but so do they , and we are all on the same team . ’
23 I have a call booked for Riga for three o'clock .
24 I have a favour to ask . ’
25 ‘ Sir John , I have a favour to ask . ’
26 I have a debt to pay off and I still want to beat you . ’
27 I have a ghost to lay , remember . ’
28 I have a look to see what I might wear today .
29 Dear agony aunt , said Lydia in her head , I have a person staying with me whose presence disinclines me from food .
30 I have a child to support , a mortgage to repay !
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