Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I had a great uncle who fought under him at Ladysmith . ’ |
2 | I had a nasty feeling she 'd remember me because she was the sort of woman who would remember somebody offering to drink Newcastle Brown Ale out of her shoe on Degree Day . |
3 | I think if I had a bigger bust my guts would n't look so big . |
4 | ‘ At the same time , in the back of my mind , there was the thought that , actually , I had a distant connection who was doing just the same thing . ’ |
5 | ‘ As the midwife came into the room , I had a strong contraction which really felt as though I was in labour . |
6 | ‘ I had a successful career myself that I could have pursued had I opted to . ’ |
7 | I had a vague recollection somebody said he had this pet shop at Blagden or som not Blagden er |
8 | I had a vague feeling there was probably a simple way of lifting an old woman off the floor , bit I did n't know what it was . |
9 | I had a good idea what was in that . |
10 | I had a sneaking feeling he 'd do well at Scum , Hughes is the ideal partner for him . |
11 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |
12 | I had a Festive Cichlid which jumped out of my tank and was out for some time . |
13 | I had a lovely lunch I just thought I 'd try and get my own way for once . |
14 | And now I had a lovely fellow I 'd grown up with in the same village , the same sort of background , we 'd known each other since we were eleven , twelve , |
15 | The war was over , I had a steady boyfriend who was n't likely to be shot down over the Ruhr , and I was working with a bunch of very congenial people . |
16 | ‘ If I had a magic wand I would wave it and get Nigel back . |
17 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
18 | I had a longstanding boyfriend whom I was happy with . |
19 | I had a funny feeling it was the same for him — disgusting . |
20 | ‘ I had a funny feeling you 'd be around here somewhere , ’ she said . |
21 | If I had a broken window I would n't put my fingers through it — no way . |
22 | Well if I had a broken freezer I 'd mend it . |
23 | It was all as though I had a horrible secret I had to keep . ’ |
24 | We 'd made three or four visits to the area to look around before we finally moved down , but I had no real idea what was happening . |
25 | I had an Indian wristband she liked , got it from one of the reservation workshops , leather with turquoise beads . |
26 | Formerly I had an English couple who used to come every day , that lasted seven or eight years then they got too old . |
27 | I was from a family in Northern California , about thirty miles out of San Francisco ; I had an older brother who had and still has a great collection of 45s , but we were actually swimmers . |
28 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |
29 | But if these beings had left any fingerprints I had the strong feeling they would n't be the kind you get down at Scotland Yard . |
30 | I had the strong impression he might be tempted to come back and give us a bit more front-line colour from the other side of the grave . |