Example sentences of "i [vb base] [adv] had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've already had a brief look at the Arms Park and it seems a great ground . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've just had a wizard idea , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just had a similar shock , Evelyn . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | I 've just had a bad time . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just had a wonderful idea ! |
| 9 | But by when I 've just had a little crumb I 've said they can have the rest back . |
| 10 | ‘ Chris , I 've just had a threatening phone call , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've just had a glowing drama report from her school . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | ‘ I 've always had a strong desire to have a real family . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've always had a fertile imagination , ’ he says . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You could say I 've always had a vested interest in lingerie . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've always had a deplorable tendency to exhibitionism , ’ Guy agreed , his deep voice full of laughter . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Just saying , I 've always had a funny neck have n't I ? |
| 21 | But I 've never had a psychical experience in my life . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've never had a good experience of a boss with a short upper lip , ’ said Fred . |
| 23 | It could be a car , like we 've just said , but then again , I 've never had a new car , it could be , are you with me . |
| 24 | Let's say , let's say , let's say that Graham , who 's a bigger hitter than me , and got more influence , and more influential client bank than me , his idea of a new car is a new X J S , a nice Jag , me , my dream car , I 've never had a new car , is a nice Lada soft-top coupe , with G T X heated rear window , Okay . |
| 25 | I 've never had a lesbian relationship and I 've had lots of boyfriends . |
| 26 | And he added : ‘ I 've never had a broken toe before but Ian Botham will tell me I 'm a big softie if I 'm not playing by the middle of next month . |
| 27 | I have also had a short conversation with her in court using the medium of her cannon communicator and its ticker tape . |
| 28 | Usually I can only suggest possible methods of locating a partner for a large cichlid — unless I have just had a similar query from someone else , in which case I will happily operate a marriage bureau as long as both fishkeepers are agreeable . |
| 29 | I have though had a good ratio of women to men shown in the gallery but I do n't think that is what draws women to me . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm very happy and I have always had a good relationship with the board . ’ |