Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd even had a call from the Archbishop of Canterbury , Robert Runcie , who had been kind enough to phone to say that he had been greatly moved by the vigil and had wanted to let me know that the situation was n't hopeless .
2 In a way it did n't surprise me , because I 'd already had a taste of what he was up to with that land .
3 I 'd never had a holiday till I was twenty-five !
4 Now my twenty first birthday I 'd never had a copper for weeks , w e had n't got anything , anything at all , and all we got really was the old fashioned dog biscuits .
5 Anyone 'd think I 'd never had a baby before . ’
6 it 's always a bit a it came home to me with great a vigour and enthusiasm when I was walking round the kitting station at R A F Innsworth with a supermarket trolley getting it filled with kit and when I got to the end they handed me my dog tags and my gun , I thought what have I let myself in for because I 'd never worn dog tags before and I 'd never had a gun with live ammunition in it that got strapped to my hip and you suddenly realise , I 'm going into a real war it was quite a nerve racking experience for a few days
7 I 'd never had a woman when I married Bella .
8 I 'd never had a lover before , I have no comparison , ’ she said shortly .
9 I 'd always had a fantasy about living with an artist and waking up in the morning and him standing there with a canvas .
10 I 'd better have a drink . ’
11 I 'd better have a bottle then .
12 I 'd better have a word , ’ said the Brigadier , withdrawing his head and opening the door .
13 I thought I 'd better have a word with you about the incredibly clever trick-ending .
14 I 'd better have a word with him .
15 I 'd better have a look , ’ he said .
16 And talking of checking , I 'd better have a look through the house to see if anything 's missing .
17 I 'd better have a look at you . ’
18 I 'd better have a look at it first . ’
19 Er well perhaps I 'd better have a look .
20 I I was only off the plane just last week I 'd better have a look at this
21 ‘ What would I give now to have a joint of beef like I had in those days ! ’
22 I know this morning it 's , I changed his nappy and I like always have a bottle of you know those
23 I remember once having a passion to read and argue endlessly on such topics .
24 I knit on a Brother 891 with ribber mainly , although I do also have a Passap Duo 80 .
25 I think both have a place in the world , but I see Metropolitan Area technology used for connecting different types of data network , with Asynchronous Transfer Mode for internetworking of broadband networks . ’
26 I 'm sure he 's going to be fine , but I think I 'll have to make it clear that I did actually have a life before he came along , and I do n't particularly want to do everything with him !
27 It was a reasonably clear evening and since I had already had a couple of glasses of champagne I decided to cycle over to Sally 's flat in Fulham .
28 I was what I felt unconsciously I had never had a chance to be : a little girl .
29 As one recently retired 62-year-old put it : ‘ I had hardly had a chance to enjoy a couple of days pottering in the garden for the first time in years , when my wife was nagging me to go out and find something to do .
30 I 've already had a couple of tentative enquiries .
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