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

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1 Does it conceal a kind of romantic fascism , where everyone has a proper state and none should aspire to alter or change this state ?
2 Typically , someone has a bright idea and decides to put it into play .
3 Oh I 'd a little workshop and used to make stuff .
4 Allen studied the Neolithic revolution and became convinced that it was not a matter of someone having a bright idea and beginning to plant seeds .
5 Well why should I have a pretty dress and a cake when it 's the love that 's there and not a piece of paper or a special day !
6 I saved up these back pages until I had a complete set and my mother sewed them together on her treadle -operated Singer machine .
7 I had a spare bedroom and eventually , we agreed that he would come and live in my flat as a lodger — which is what happened .
8 John Gould and I had a tremendous rapport and the run was a happy one with constant ‘ House Full ’ signs up .
9 I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) .
10 I had a good look and some of his class came to wave to me .
11 Gail said : ‘ I would love to do it again — I had a good time and met lots of interesting people including great athletes such as Britain 's Colin Jackson .
12 I 'd be quite happy to go to work if erm if I had a good job and my boyfriend stayed at home , that 'd suit me fine !
13 — Sure , I had a good job and a comfortable home , I even had people who invited me to their houses .
14 I had a little money and French had always been the lingua franca of my home .
15 I had a divine right and a solemn duty to warn them , but failed miserably .
16 Eventually I had a better bite and to my surprise I hauled in a roach of 11b 5oz .
17 At first I could n't see them , but when I heard a little quack I had a close look and saw them all there huddled together and trying to keep warm .
18 I realized that I had a splitting headache and that my knee joints were uncertain of their purpose when I stood up .
19 I dashed past her and , stopping a safe distance away , I had a quick wash and watched her and Marcus .
20 The evening before the diagnosis was made I had a double whisky and developed sneezing and rhinitis , but on this occasion I developed severe bronchospasm within a few minutes .
21 I had a little stomach-ache and I thought it was something I 'd eaten .
22 And I , I had a little truck and run it down from down into .
23 I had a little postcard and I ca n't find it
24 Once I had a loose outline and the beginnings of a likeness , I switched to the broad tip of the same pen and with its flat edge broadly modelled the shadows of the face .
25 I had a busy day and it was after six o'clock before I got round to The Laurels .
26 I had a tough childhood and it spurred me on to great heights . ’
27 I had a WONDERFUL time and can only say that Malcolm and I are looking forward very much to many happy journeys in her at home and abroad in the future .
28 I had a false nose and chin that were amazing they looked so real .
29 So I have a good breakfast and go back to bed .
30 I have a good ear and pick things up quickly . ’
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