Example sentences of "'ve had a [noun] of a " in BNC.

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1 RICHARD GUEST ( Romany King ) : ‘ I 've had a bit of a rollicking [ For not riding with more restraint ] .
2 We 've had a bit of a scare , that 's —
3 ‘ Mr Dexter , I 'm afraid we 've had a bit of a problem out here … ’
4 Sort my love life with Rocky out , we 've had a bit of a tiff at the moment , as a result I 've had to drop him from the squad completely and he 'll probably go and join the scum where he 'll show me up like that poncy french bugger who used to play here .
5 oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm
6 I 've a , I 've had a bit of a migraine this morning
7 Erm yeah I 've had a bit of a look at it but my eyes glazed over at about one thirty .
8 ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug .
9 ‘ We 've had a report of a body stranded on the shore on the west side of Kernick Head , sir .
10 I 've had a hell of a time on this tour , you know .
11 We 've had a hell of a job getting this degree of consular access .
12 You 've had a hell of a lot to do — virtually running two houses and now this stupid scene this evening .
13 We 've had a hell of a lot more people , now than we had .
14 I 've had a new plate , I 've had a hell of a lot with , with a one of the
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