Example sentences of "[pron] 've had a " in BNC.

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1 I 've had a fifty-pound note stolen . ’
2 I 've had a rather difficult time of it of late and it may be affecting my attitude to people . ’
3 Randall , 38 , who hit more than 1,000 first-class runs for Nottinghamshire , said : ‘ I 've had a bit of cartilage trimmed off , but it feels fine now and should n't cause me any problems at all next season . ’
4 He said last night : ‘ I 've had a spot of bother for the past four or five years with my knee so I had these X-rays done and they found a bone growth about the size of a pea .
5 I 've had a religious experience . ’
6 I 've had a number of opportunities and taking them , particularly in the oil industry , has sometimes been a desperate gamble . ’
7 I 've had a touch of the Dave Berrow 's recently and just ca n't score points .
8 I 've had a long day , Nora .
9 ELL , I 've had a happy life ’ — as Hazlitt may not have said after all , in which case bang goes the cheeriest of all the Famous Last Words .
10 I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes .
11 When I was an apprentice there were two component plants in Europe , and now there are seventeen , and I 've had a hand in establishing the last twelve .
12 I 've had a good few of them , Mummy . ’
13 I 've had a hell of a time on this tour , you know .
14 I 've had a terrible morning .
15 I 've had a life-long interest in physical research .
16 I 've had a copy made , ’ he said , ‘ you can take it with you , show it to your sister .
17 Betrayed by that shit Sarah Walker who was once his landlord 's daughter , plunged into crippling debt , mocked by polite society and dinner-table assassins , tortured by a cancer of the stomach , he could still prop himself up on one elbow in a room as shabby as this one and say exultantly ‘ Well , I 've had a happy life ! ’
18 Kylie told the magazine reporter : ‘ I 've had a great family life and have n't had the sort of problems she encountered .
19 I 've had a strange experience , Konstantin !
20 I 've had a horrible morning .
21 ‘ You know it 's only when I 've had a drink I stop hearing those damned machines . ’
22 ‘ So I 've had a run of bad luck .
23 RICHARD GUEST ( Romany King ) : ‘ I 've had a bit of a rollicking [ For not riding with more restraint ] .
24 ‘ Not in the least now that I 've had a chance to study you him .
25 I 've had a bad morning .
26 It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving .
27 So she said , ‘ If tha wants to know , I 've had a gill of beer and me chips and fish . ’
28 I 've had a good long life — well , a long life , eh , Father Kenneth ? — and I 'm not right done yet .
29 ‘ Then I thought , My Gorgeous Life , because I 've had a gorgeous life and I 'm still having one .
30 I 've had a little help from Barry Humphries in this , and I hope I 've paid him due credit , thought he did start that nasty rumour that he was me or I was him .
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