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 .
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