Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | If two assets have the same risk but one of them has a lower return than the other , then it is sold and the proceeds are invested in the other . |
2 | Oh I 'd a little workshop and used to make stuff . |
3 | Well why should I have a pretty dress and a cake when it 's the love that 's there and not a piece of paper or a special day ! |
4 | I saved up these back pages until I had a complete set and my mother sewed them together on her treadle -operated Singer machine . |
5 | I had a spare bedroom and eventually , we agreed that he would come and live in my flat as a lodger — which is what happened . |
6 | I had a mobile phone but I could n't get any international calls . ’ |
7 | I had a wee office but it was kind |
8 | I had a distinct impression that many of the organisers had had professional theatre experience and that , naturally , their point of view was coloured by this , while the teachers had arrived at the point of realising the potential of drama as a tool of education . |
9 | John Gould and I had a tremendous rapport and the run was a happy one with constant ‘ House Full ’ signs up . |
10 | I had a deep-seated feeling that the whole business of seances , trying to get in touch with spirits and souls who had ‘ passed on ’ was wrong and dangerous for me , and I did not want to get involved . |
11 | I had a moderate start but came through very fast over the last half of the race to win . |
12 | But on my way through the old garden I had a strange feeling that something was wrong , and I ran back upstairs to check that Miss Havisham was all right . |
13 | I had a warm bath while packed a bag . |
14 | I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone . |
15 | Apart from having to go over the unpleasant details of Froggy 's death yet again , I had a nasty feeling that Inspector Drew 's bright and suspicious eyes masked darker ideas about my role in Froggy 's murder . |
16 | I had a nasty feeling that Mme Guérigny 's sisters-in-law , Agnes and Agathe , might well be ‘ interested ’ . |
17 | I had a nasty feeling that a little tragedy was building up here . |
18 | I had a nasty feeling that I was part of this do-it-yourself metaphor . |
19 | But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough . |
20 | I had a duck-billed platypus when I was up at Trinity , |
21 | We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here . |
22 | I had a strong feeling that Barton MacLane was no cop . |
23 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
24 | I have to pick it up , she said oh that 's good , as I say I had a brilliant interview when the other members of staff come Steve and erm , I forget what the girl 's name was , but she 's already had a |
25 | My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from . |
26 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
27 | I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) . |
28 | And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! ) |
29 | Out popped a very strange gentleman from this aircraft that I noticed had American markings , but I still did not know what the aircraft was , I had a vague idea but I was not sure . |
30 | I had a similar problem when I wanted to rout a decorative edge around small components . |