Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said I ca n't I 've just had a sleeping tablet . |
| 2 | ‘ When I bought this hat , I 'd just had a horrible haircut so it covered up the mistake nicely . ’ |
| 3 | I remember waking up in the middle of the night with a big smile on my face , feeling really pleased with myself , thinking that I 'd just had a wet dream . |
| 4 | You know I 'm , in some ways you know I 'm so glad I 've never had like well before you know it used to bother me that I 'd never had a long-term relationship and that |
| 5 | I do n't believe I would ever have found my insects again if I had n't had a printed picture of the complete set of their evolutionary precursors , and even then it was difficult and tedious . |
| 6 | I had n't had a good War for months ; the last one had been the Ordinary Soldiers versus the Aerosols . |
| 7 | Wilson and I had n't had a proper meal the whole time and now my stomach was beginning to remind me there were other things in life besides Scotch and bourbon . |
| 8 | ‘ Although I had not had a sexual experience when I was at high school , I thought I should be ready , if and when it came , and so I thought I should stock up . |
| 9 | Back in the world , I had barely had a nodding acquaintance with the girl . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've already had a brief look at the Arms Park and it seems a great ground . ’ |
| 11 | And I 've not had a good enough reason why — that 's all I 'm hurting Brian , I do n't think that is taking anything too far . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've just had a wizard idea , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've just had a similar shock , Evelyn . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 15 | in it , the other one 's , my one 's rosy and erm , and a nice mattress , hardly used mattress , twenty five quid the lot , I 'm well pleased with it , I 've just had a lovely weekend , I 've had Val and her husband over from Jersey |
| 16 | I 've just had a bad time . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've just had a dreadful thought , ’ said Chrissie , her eyes wide with foreboding and an ominous throb in her voice which seemed for once totally natural . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've just had a wonderful idea ! |
| 19 | But by when I 've just had a little crumb I 've said they can have the rest back . |
| 20 | ‘ Chris , I 've just had a threatening phone call , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've just had a glowing drama report from her school . |
| 22 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 23 | ‘ I 've always had a strong desire to have a real family . |
| 24 | While I confess that when it comes to Ovation roundback instruments I 've never really seen what the fuss was about , I 've always had a sneaking admiration for anyone who uses them . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've always had a fertile imagination , ’ he says . |
| 26 | Another time I was lying in a hospital bed after a car crash — I 'd been lucky and escaped with minor injuries , but I 've always had a keen sense of drama , so I lay there feeling as though I 'd just come through the Battle of Britain . |
| 27 | You could say I 've always had a vested interest in lingerie . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've always had a deplorable tendency to exhibitionism , ’ Guy agreed , his deep voice full of laughter . |
| 29 | Anyway , I 've always had a soft spot for this , there 's no problem about the existence of large morphological changes due to a single mutation . |
| 30 | Just saying , I 've always had a funny neck have n't I ? |