Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They are not on the whole involved in direct teaching and , second , each of them has to have a separate viewpoint because the focus of the job is mainly outside that of any school .
2 She says : ‘ I tried to have a good marriage , be a good mother and have a career .
3 I want to have a good look round Mr Livesey 's rooms .
4 I want to have a good talk with Mr Makepeace and Mr Farraday … ’
5 At this point , someone might rightly argue : ‘ I happen to live on earth , and it is here that I want to have a happy marriage ! ’
6 I want to have a little chat with you sometime , Bob , ’ he said .
7 Well I I want to have a big picture of England on the wall on which I can start to tick off bits as we get them .
8 I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that .
9 I seemed to have a separate brain for each limb , but they 'd all broken off diplomatic relations .
10 So that was how I came to have a new dress and boots and a real ribbon for my hair instead of the usual string .
11 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 .
12 I hope to have a safe season and be more consistent than in the past two years . ’
13 I happen to have a great deal on my mind at the moment .
14 Well I seem to have a sore throat I ca n't get rid of .
15 Not that I 'm a great , good or great singer it 's just I seem to have a strong voice .
16 Well I like to have a toasted sandwich for dinner .
17 ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said .
18 I like to have a good conversation with a boy . ’
19 I walk a lot — I like to have a good hour 's walk each day if I can .
20 ‘ I like a drink and I like to have a good time !
21 Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house .
22 Do I have to have a Compact job ?
23 Because of the difficulty of leaving the children , my wife and I decided to have a short break away on our own this year .
24 Because of the difficulty of leaving the children , my wife and I decided to have a short break away on our own this year .
25 I managed to have a brief word with the rescued pilot as he was carried on a stretcher into the ambulance .
26 I think to have a specific goal in mind like ‘ OK , I want this song to make someone feel sad ’ is useless .
27 I think to have a classless society in this country everybody has to be equal and not just from the rich to the poor and the poor to the rich , but also there 's many people in this country who suffer from persecution .
28 Ken said , ‘ I had to have a new banjo .
29 I had decided that I had to have a partial confidant at the school .
30 The job needs ‘ someone determined to have a fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay , whether in wages or welfare .
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