Example sentences of "[verb] i have have [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Erm and I mean I 've had a recent bereavement , I mean I , I lost my mum at Christmas and got three days leave .
2 Do you know I 've had a blue pen , I 've had a black pen and now I 'm down to a bloody pencil .
3 ‘ Watch it for Christ sake , ’ Billy bawled into the wind , ‘ ca n't you see I 've had a hard night . ’
4 But er , I suppose I had a happy lif well I know I 've had a happy life .
5 ‘ I feel I 've had an enormous advantage over a lot of comedy writers , because they do n't seem to realize how difficult it is .
6 She said I must mention I 've had a few more deliveries from Ercol So we walked into the living room .
7 I think I 'd had a few , few home-made wines .
8 ‘ I think , ’ Anna said a minute later , setting down her brass burden on the kitchen table , ‘ I think I have had a little revelation . ’
9 Do I have to have a Compact job ?
10 ‘ It was discovered I 'd had an acute infection for two or three months , ’ she says , ‘ which meant I was ill when I became pregnant in November — the worst possible time for a developing foetus .
11 I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up .
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