Example sentences of "have a [adj] friends " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has a former Friends of the Earth director as a policy adviser and it donates a penny to charity for every returned plastic carrier bag — two ways in which J. Sainsbury is setting out its stall as a leader on environmental issues . |
| 2 | Just say , ‘ I 'm having a few friends round to dinner . |
| 3 | I 'm having a few friends in on Saturday evening , along with some new acquaintances , and I 'd like you all to come . ’ |
| 4 | Rodrigo was yet but a youth , and the Count was a mighty man in arms , one who gave his voice first in the Cortes , and was held to be the best in the war , and so powerful that he had a thousand friends among the mountains . |
| 5 | Emily knew that her beautiful daughter had a dozen friends at school , she had seen her walking down the street when classes were over , surrounded by other girls . |
| 6 | Pamela only had a few friends ( 1 year ) . |
| 7 | What it boiled down to was : there was here , where he had friends and family , or there was London where he had a few friends and a lot of contacts , and it felt like things were happening , and where you could fill time with something no matter how mixed up and fraudulent you felt … or there was abroad , of course ; the rest of the world ; India ( to take the most extreme example he 'd found so far ) , where you felt like an alien , lumbering and self-conscious , materially far more rich and spiritually far more poor than the people who thronged the place , where just by that intensity of touching , that very sweating crowdedness , you felt more apart , more consigned to a different , echoing place inside yourself . |
| 8 | Er then I went on to Buffalo and Niagara falls and crossed over to Canada which I had a few friends there . |
| 9 | ‘ I have a few friends that are not connected with the group in some way . |
| 10 | ‘ I lead a relatively quiet life , though I have a few friends in the industry because it 's important to have a grape-vine . |
| 11 | This excellent quiz type program for up to four players is well worth ordering for those evenings you have a few friends round for a couple of drinks . |
| 12 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |