Example sentences of "time i [verb] had a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ This is the first time I 've had a chance to talk to you on your own , ’ he said thoughtfully , a speculative gleam in his hazel eyes . |
2 | The first time I 've had a chance to have a look through this so could I erm |
3 | Right okay what I this will be the first time I 've had a look at er a little bit more of your background so erm while I 'm doing that , although you may have already inside information , I I guess you 'd seen the brochure before had you ? |
4 | Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped . |
5 | I usually find , though , that I have done so much walking and sightseeing during the day that , by the time I have had a meal and a bath , I am quite happy to read in bed for an hour and then go to sleep . |
6 | For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time . |
7 | Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes . |