Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By the time the highlights were on t.v I 'd had a few beers and was n't paying much attention ! |
| 32 | Jesus , it 's pathetic , but I 'd had a few bourbons … ’ |
| 33 | So that was how I came to have a new dress and boots and a real ribbon for my hair instead of the usual string . |
| 34 | The test car I drove had a serious wind noise problem , which will not be the first time Ford has heard that about the Escort , but it otherwise came across as well conceived — it 's easy to load and has a completely flat floor with rear seats folded — and competent . |
| 35 | I have taken some photographs , but they are still in the camera , and I hope to have a complete set ready for the next Journal . |
| 36 | I hope to have a safe season and be more consistent than in the past two years . ’ |
| 37 | I happen to have a great deal on my mind at the moment . |
| 38 | Well I seem to have a sore throat I ca n't get rid of . |
| 39 | ‘ I seem to have a veritable Serpentine in my locks , ’ said the newcomer , still shedding water and laughing wildly . |
| 40 | Not that I 'm a great , good or great singer it 's just I seem to have a strong voice . |
| 41 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 42 | None the less , I am delighted that many of my hon. Friends who I know have a keen interest in the subject of regional government are in their places this morning . |
| 43 | Well I like to have a toasted sandwich for dinner . |
| 44 | ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said . |
| 45 | ‘ I like to have a good conversation with a boy . ’ |
| 46 | I walk a lot — I like to have a good hour 's walk each day if I can . |
| 47 | ‘ I like a drink and I like to have a good time ! |
| 48 | Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house . |
| 49 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 50 | Erm , er , the funding for that project which I understand has a total cost in excess of a hundred and sixty thousand pounds , has been met from a variety of sources , er , primarily local , but with a contribution from the County Council through the Leisure Services Committee , and also through the Resources Management sub-committee , and in a , indirect sense , in that the , the , the land transferred to the County Council from the District Council for a particular sum , when the project did n't go ahead , the land went back to the District , and had appreciated in value in the intervening time . |
| 51 | Do I have to have a Compact job ? |
| 52 | Because of the difficulty of leaving the children , my wife and I decided to have a short break away on our own this year . |
| 53 | Because of the difficulty of leaving the children , my wife and I decided to have a short break away on our own this year . |
| 54 | I thought it would be great down there , but I started having a bad time so I went back to Newcastle . |
| 55 | The people I knew had a terrific dread of it , and they very rightly dreaded it . |
| 56 | ‘ The hospital I chose had a birthing pool and I met a midwife who I liked immediately . |
| 57 | I managed to have a brief word with the rescued pilot as he was carried on a stretcher into the ambulance . |
| 58 | ‘ But I do have a real feeling of joy ! ’ |
| 59 | If I am disenchanted by the indifference of literary criticism toward examining the range of that concern , I do have a lasting resort : the writers themselves . |
| 60 | ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry . |