Example sentences of "that [pers pn] have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Not that I 've any time for him any longer — going on like that when his poor wife was near her time . ’ |
2 | Not that I 've any time for that widow of his . |
3 | And she said well , I 'm see that I 've twenty second er I 'm sending him that , mum , to do my reference cos they 've got ta they 've got ta have that . |
4 | I did not say that I had irrefutable evidence . |
5 | I was invited to join in but always found excuses not to do so , saying that I had early afternoon lessons . |
6 | You got all in that , English there , English there , English there and English there , and that I had six merit points yesterday . |
7 | Would that I had such help as men must have , |
8 | Erm , I erm , employ people , so I decided to have an employment section , six months later when I was reviewing the daytimer , I discovered that I had one sheet in my employment section , er , about a lady I had interviewed and not employed , whereas I had a prospect section that was overflowing , and needed drastic sub-division . |
9 | This demonstrated that I was not yet a legionnaire as I had not been awarded my white képi , and as such was still an ‘ engagé volontaire ’ or recruit ; it went on to say that I had one month 's service in the Legion , and that I was part of the Squadron commanded by Capitaine Duransoy , in the section of Sergeant Major Barlerin of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment . |
10 | No matter that I had little knowledge of regional variety . |
11 | I commented to Miklós that I had little hope of the New World solving the problems of the Old when it could not face up to its own difficulties . |
12 | And it meant that I had free access to the whole of the so much so , I had a key to the bottom of entry in er access to the firm and I could get in when I liked . |
13 | It was a very great shock to me to discover that I had motor neurone disease . |
14 | ‘ They said that I had enough equity to qualify for a multi-currency loan . |
15 | I could n't summon up a double bass in the short time that I had this rig , which was a shame since , like Hughes & Kettner 's BassBase , the unit is flexible enough to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of the instrument , the primary reason for the onboard notch filter . |
16 | I met the promoter at a party and he was looking for an opening act and I said that I had this dance band which would be a perfect opener for Gary Glitter and he took us on . |
17 | I have n't taken into account the suggestion forms that I had this morning and some quiffs that I have n't had . |
18 | Now that I had this label — ‘ partially sighted ’ — and it was clear that my disability would become more acute , the teachers and girls at school found some semblance of the tolerance and understanding that they had previously lacked , and I slowly began to edge my way up the academic ladder . |
19 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
20 | I told him that I had another shop in Westmead which has been approved by the Ministry of Environment and the RSPCA and that this one will be run in the same way . |
21 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
22 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
23 | I had to stop myself telling her that I had another party to go to on Christmas evening — just so I could stay home after everyone had left and stuff my face with leftovers . |
24 | I even took its number just to prove how professional I was , not that I had any idea how it could help . |
25 | Well I I I mean there i thinking back , I did n't think at that stage , I hope I 'm right about this , th that I had any idea that Geoffrey Howe was going to resign . |
26 | Not that I had any idea what his present salary was . |
27 | Without really still thinking that I had any chance of success , I went back down to the Circle Line and journeyed on to Liverpool Street . |
28 | No way could a person eat something like that — not that I had any intention of killing and consuming the poor creature , now that my eyes had been opened . |
29 | I was n't at all sure that I had any right to make the request that I proposed to make . |
30 | I can claim that I did , and that I never breached that trust , assuming that I had any information of a sufficiently intriguing character to make it worthwhile betraying a friend . |