Example sentences of "have had a [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot …
2 Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot …
3 Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end .
4 Henry Tyler had had an unexpected few days ' leave and had descended on his married sister and her husband in the small market town of Berebury in Calleshire without a great deal of warning .
5 I 've had a good few warming-pans in my bed over the years .
6 You 've had a hectic few weeks , and the pace is not going to let up now .
7 An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer
8 She said I must mention I 've had a few more deliveries from Ercol So we walked into the living room .
9 ‘ I 've had a few more ideas … well , I 've thought about … areas I did n't think I could use that I now think I can , and I want to develop that stuff , and — ’
10 Markets have had a bad few weeks , but if the City gets upset about the outcome of the election , or the currency markets react strongly , there could be more pain in store .
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