Example sentences of "[verb] have a [adj] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hodge , who joined Leeds from Nottingham Forest in a £900,000 deal , has had a frustrating time this season . |
| 2 | This boat has had a general re-fit 1988–1989 — new teak deck , awlgripped hull and mast , new engine , heater , fridge , instruments , nav . |
| 3 | Hampson , who had not been sent off prior to this season , has had a wretched past seven weeks . |
| 4 | Within sight of power , the group has had a public bust-up likely to reduce its appeal in the forthcoming election . |
| 5 | " English " , then , by the first decade of the new century , had come to have a multi-faceted character due to its variation of role within the new provincial colleges , Oxbridge , and the national system of schooling . |
| 6 | I was optimistic , because I 'd had a good turnout two years earlier for a smaller project , the clean-up of an old railway path . |
| 7 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 8 | I have taken some photographs , but they are still in the camera , and I hope to have a complete set ready for the next Journal . |
| 9 | The pulsed emission from Vela , although time-variable , has been seen to have a flat spectrum similar to that of PSR1706–44 during some observations ( ref. 20 ; and G.K. et al. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 10 | But I 've got to have a maxi boiler first . |
| 11 | They 're also going to have a obstetric department first time |
| 12 | Having had a small suitcase packed weeks ago , she alerted the maternity wing of the clinic in which she was booked , asked the receptionist downstairs to get her a taxi and took herself off there as if the early arrival of babies was an everyday occurrence in her life . |
| 13 | ‘ Do you realise , Frances … ’ he said slowly , ‘ I did that performance tonight without having had a single drink all day … ? |
| 14 | They 'd have had a nine inch thick |
| 15 | We should have had a general election last Thursday , rather than three by-elections . |
| 16 | Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps . |
| 17 | Hey they must have had a good meal other night . |
| 18 | But to be really effective the mailing should have had a good deal more planning than this . |
| 19 | Why did the right hon. Gentleman not decide to have a higher grade environmental impact assessment ? |
| 20 | We do , however , appreciate that being creatures of habit , many people may prefer to have a similar breakfast each day , for the sake of speed and perhaps taste also . |
| 21 | It had temporarily slipped my mind , but someone did have a spare key some while ago . |
| 22 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
| 23 | Since I 've been involved in er , in the partnerships we 've always tried to have a joint number one with Three Hills and Church Langley as I explained before and it 's always been a very difficult balancing act you know , to keep both going along . |
| 24 | He had had a stiff greeting that morning from the Grand Commander Louis de Magnac , whom he had tricked over Loppe , and again on shipboard coming from Rhodes . |
| 25 | My passenger had had a lucky escape that night ; he had used his wits well and survived another fight . |
| 26 | But , head to head with the world 's No 1 , the strapping Scot had had a four-under- par 66 to his conqueror 's 68 and the satisfaction of having unfurled a draw just when he needed it most . |
| 27 | Anyone acting out of character worried her in this way , until she had had a silent time alone , to work it out and grow used to the change . |
| 28 | Dmitri agreed with her , and they had had a passionate argument last night with Marchak , who drove racing cars , and Frolovna , who had loved a matador for two weeks in Spain . |
| 29 | I 've had a good run all week , I 've er |
| 30 | You 've had a good drink this week . |