Example sentences of "[vb base] had [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ First I 've had for ages . |
| 2 | and er , it helps me to , it 's only a hobby , you know , but er , it 's one that I 've had for donkey years , I want to er keep going with it as long as I can |
| 3 | And then when you 're older , scutage , tallage , and how many old goats we 've had for archbishops and popes . |
| 4 | Mm the most we 've had for months . |
| 5 | I pile the CDs on top of the tapes which balance on my redundant vinyl collection that 's heaped on top of the ancient 78s I 've had for years . ’ |
| 6 | All I have to wear are the same old rags I 've had for years . |
| 7 | I I 've been coming here for forty years so far and and provocative statement I think in your programme this Autumn is the best that you 've had for years it 's a very good combination of classical and and modern plays and I really congratulate you on this programme and I would like to see that standard maintained . |
| 8 | The worst they 've had for years , apparently . ’ |
| 9 | This is the worst snowfall we 've had for years . |
| 10 | But that 's , that 's something I 've had for years , but my arms and shoulders |
| 11 | Just be very brief , chair , erm could I ask that we have a report before council on this , and I know it will be an extra two hours on the poor council debate , but I think this is so important , and it does affect the planet for hundreds of years to come , and I think if we ca n't have a discussion on this in full council , well , it 's the most important thing we 've had for years probably , and I think we should have a discussion before council sit . |
| 12 | Yes Chairman i it relates to the the body of the policies in the structure plan and if Aida 's plan generally conforms then we must er issue a statement of general conformity er however if there is a , a problem that we 've had for example about the wording of the reference to the erm East Worthing access road , then although that it 's quite proper for this committee to be concerned about that wording and ultimately possibly even to object to the plan on the basis of the wording , it does n't affect the extent to which the plan conforms or does n't conform with the structure plan overall . |
| 13 | ‘ I suspect it 's probably the first decent meal you 've had for days , Melody . |
| 14 | Customs men raided Timbmet 's yard at Bicester this afternoon … impounding twenty-four tons of Allerce … a Chilean hardwood which they 've had for sale on their books since nineteen ninty . |
| 15 | And it was all in a bunch , so I 've had to sort of unhook it . |
| 16 | And I thought we 've had to Eileen back something before because they 've fought . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've been lucky in that I 've always had pace , but the regular training and coaching I 've had at Wigan has made me stronger and faster . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't recall the good times I 've had at Wembley with anything like the same frequency — not just because there have n't been as many of them ( my personal Wembley record is played ten , won two , lost eight ) , but because when you support a football team , misery is the only currency that can purchase real ecstasy . |
| 19 | Erm but some of these childrens ' addresses that we 've had at St Paul 's they are very interesting and you get something out of them . |
| 20 | Keith , I 've had a look at page one seven four , Chemical and Allied Industries and I ca n't find anything in there about the recent problems that we 've had at Allbright and Wilsons . |
| 21 | I love my fiancé very much but his personal hygiene leaves a lot to be desired , and judging by the conversations I 've had with friends , their men are just the same . |
| 22 | Erm er is , is that the only experience you 've had with blues parties ? |
| 23 | My Lord I think it 's right that that it 's clear from the discussions I 've had with Mr that the plaintiff is going to be in the witness box for some considerable time and I think if your Lordship 's had an opportunity to read the witness statement , seen the areas of dispute , the nature of the the fact that arised and had a look at some of the documentation , it would be much er er a much speedier process than it would otherwise be . |
| 24 | I the work I 'd done in the past the training I 've had the experience I 've had with Hector and his work that was all leading up to that . |
| 25 | We 've had the winter timetable which er proposes some quite serious cuts in services , and we 've had of course , the constant rumour off fairs increases . |
| 26 | I just know that I would n't sacrifice the experiences I 've had on drugs for anything . ’ |
| 27 | And erm you know , I I 've had on occasion , when there have been a couple of people in our flat , we had n't either done or said anything . |
| 28 | The windows have been cleaned for the first time in a year , and what with my contact lenses ( which I 've had since Christmas ) , the view is much improved . |
| 29 | We are , as ever , delighted with the responses we 've had from artists so far and we are currently working with a superb international line-up which includes Alexei Sayle , Spinal Tap ( reforming specially for the show ) , Spitting Image , Julian Clary , Dave Stewart ( performing a specially composed number ) , Jason Donovan ( duetting with Kim Wilde ) , Tom Jones , Roger Daltrey ( with The Chieftains ) , Lisa Stansfield , EMF , Seal , Beverley Craven , Midge Ure , Mica Paris , and , as they say , many many , many more . |
| 30 | If we 'd had half the help from British Government for crumbling schools we 've had from Europe , we 'd have had a lot more done . |