Example sentences of "[vb base] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All the previously unbeaten sides lost , leaving only SCUM unbeaten ( but they ve had easy games except for the home game to newcastle which was 1–1 ) . |
2 | We 've had extra officers in there all the time , but we 're going to step that up now . |
3 | It 's not just because we 've had police officers injured — we 've had extra officers in their all the time , but we 're going to step that up now . |
4 | For what 's is worth , as a motorist , I may tell you I 'm thirty years standing , and I explained to the people when I phoned your office up , I 've had thirty years standing as a driver , I check my oil , I check my water , I lost no compression , no water . |
5 | Right , it 's Christopher 's turn then , you 've had one turn . |
6 | ROLLERSKATE SKINNY sound like hyperactive urchins who 've had one bottle of Strongbow too many and been let loose in the local guitar shop . |
7 | We did n't bother about it much , we 've had one member as being two or three of the latest . |
8 | Over the last 24 hours , we 've had one inch of rain . |
9 | We 've had one ball in somebody 's lunch-basket already . ’ |
10 | Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party |
11 | I think once you 've had one holiday abroad you know , he 'd love it ! |
12 | ‘ Darling , you 've had one wife and one fiancée and you have a son who 's going to need you more and more . |
13 | ‘ We 've had one case of a vehicle careering straight through the middle of nesting terns , destroying the eggs , ’ said Mr Waterson . |
14 | But er I 've had one arrest in there and that was a girl . |
15 | I 've had one time sheet yet that has n't been cut up , the last two or three months . |
16 | Erm I 've had one comment from the people in Nottingham , that er we need to have a clearer idea of exactly what we want from people , and then let them go away and and read more detailed bumf in more detail . |
17 | They 've had one bus over by the look of it with the |
18 | ‘ I know why you 're here and I might tell you I 've had one hell of an afternoon . ’ |
19 | Hmm , well leave it there and I 'll see how I go , cos I 've had one carrot and I , sort of like , I had your carrot and I 'm putting mine quite rich though that 's the thing , I quite like that bit there cos that 's like brown sugar erm |
20 | And we 've had one meeting be , between , just really detailed some of the , some of the issues that we find and focus on them a bit more . |
21 | I 've had such fun ! |
22 | I 've had many students who 've done this in front of me who 've started off by saying , my client is not a criminal . |
23 | ‘ So far they 've had good bushel weights . ’ |
24 | I 've had good Christmases since but it 's a feeling I can not shed . |
25 | we 've had good dentists , good doctors . |
26 | ‘ We 've had good weather for weeks now . |
27 | But we are now changing — we 've had two campaigns this year on human rights and the environment thanks to Ted Turner at CNN ( the news network ) . |
28 | The thing 's I 've had two attempts at me and I 've never had any feedback whatsoever . |
29 | We 've had two women through this week . |
30 | Wh while you 're on that madam chairman , I 've had two persons er contact me as regarding , you know playing field and er it 's a no go for dogs is n't it , and th and we therefore the people have mentioned they had to go down the side of the playing field onto the onto the old , and er have we an obligation to er to pave not pave it but er make it , it 's a very steep bank , a very steep old ladies dare n't go down , and they know they 're breaking the law by taking the dog in the in the er recreation ground , and I just wondered whether we had an obligation to er . |