Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do n't think I had a great deal to do with it . ’
2 " I did n't know you had a set time for dealing with housing . "
3 I did n't know they had a big library .
4 Joe went downstairs to have a word with the Beavis family , to let them know he had a young woman upstairs and why .
5 With a sort of tragic turn of fate , she did not know he had a mad wife .
6 Two rows of pegs decorated her succulent crack , making it appear she had a wooden hedgehog between her legs .
7 I do n't think she had a single dress with full sleeves .
8 You let me think you had a serious boyfriend , that you were on the point of marriage . ’
9 And I 'd sure see you had a lovely time , ’ he went on with almost too much intensity in his voice , so that he feared he might have frightened her off .
10 Can you remember we had a judicial review ?
11 He 's getting on , you know , and — gentlemen of your age will understand he had a bad war , Arctic convoys and all that .
12 I do hope you had a spare reel . ’
13 I do hope you had a good trip and found everyone well .
14 " I do wish I had a Naughty Friend , " Nicandra spoke from the bottom of her heart as she lagged her way back to Dada and the sofa , bringing the red leather-bound book that had lain on top of other red leather-bound books piled one above the other on the lower shelf of a mahogany whatnot .
15 ‘ I take risks , but they 're calculated risks and I would n't take them if I did n't think they had a good chance of succeeding .
16 I 've read about Mr help line , I did n't realise he had a direct connection to the almighty but he 's obviously got his instructions and erm we are very pleased that he 's going along the right lines .
17 I mean , she was all kitted out in breeches and boots and he surely did n't think he had a likely candidate for a signature ? ’
18 ‘ It was as much hers as it was Terry 's , I suppose , but the Bank he heisted it from might think it had a prior claim .
19 However , amongst those who did come we had a good combination of past experience and new ideas .
20 I must say I had a big shock when I married Nick .
21 As far as the exceptions to the policy is concerned , we , again I I would n't say we had a strong feeling on this , but on balance I think it that if it is considered that they are needed they would probably be better dealt with in a separate policy .
22 I 'd say he had a little smile , to himself , when he heard the score from Highbury
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