Example sentences of "[pers pn] have such a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet I had such a deep longing for the romantic friendship , for the ami amant , for that ‘ someone to watch over me ’ , that I was often half tempted to succumb to the wiles of youths I felt pretty sure were plain-clothes detectives from the Vice Squad or undercover agents for MI5 . |
| 2 | Huh , I think I had such a good night , you know what you 've bloody well done he said you 've got up he said before you was ready he said , you knew you wanted to get on he said , and you 've got up he said with the intentions he said , you had them bloody cakes he said before you had breakfast , well I had to with her coming |
| 3 | I had such a good time myself , ’ says Susan . |
| 4 | I had such a horrific adolescence and childhood , it 's not surprising I found a way out , an escape from the pain . |
| 5 | I had such a lazy week Christmas week I went down to er Northamptonshire to my son 's . |
| 6 | They told me I had such a heavy infestation , all the little worms hooked on to my gut and sucking my blood , side by side , looked like velvet , and I 'd got tremendous scarring of the gut . |
| 7 | ‘ They told me I had such a heavy infestation , all the little worms hooked on to my gut and sucking my blood , side by side , looked like velvet … ‘ |
| 8 | I had such a weird dream last night |
| 9 | ‘ But I had such a huge appetite , my quota for the day would be gone by breakfast and I 'd start on the following day 's allowance . |
| 10 | ‘ I had such a huge breakfast ’ , Lavender said , ‘ I really could n't eat a thing . ’ |
| 11 | Well , I had such a lovely day , it 's so nice and sunny and warm , should have did send me a card |
| 12 | But I have such a good friend here in Madame Rodet . ’ |
| 13 | Another lettuce then courgette never had so much but I really adore them in the Maybe that 's I have such a small treat you see That 's |
| 14 | ‘ You know — now and again , I have such a silly pipe-dream . |
| 15 | ‘ I laugh but not like I used to and at times like birthdays and anniversaries I have such a lonely feeling . |
| 16 | She has such a good head on her shoulders , ’ they had said , when what they really meant was that whilst Paula was a beauty , she was really very plain but they had to find something good to say about her . |
| 17 | ‘ An ’ she never tell me she has such a beautiful sister-in-law , neither . |
| 18 | ‘ If I was n't a happily married lady , I 'd envy you having such a gorgeous partner . ’ |
| 19 | " Richard , why do you have such a low opinion of yourself ? " |
| 20 | Why did you have such a long break doing nothing ? |
| 21 | I mean you 've such a long walk , have n't you , have n't you ? |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd never have guessed , you 've such a creamy complexion and your eyes are quite light … but then , I expect your father 's English ? ’ |
| 23 | She had such a morbid fear of letting down her husband and the royal family ‘ firm ’ that she performed her official duties when she was quite clearly unwell . |
| 24 | She had such a strong sense of being in the right , of having behaved in a morally correct manner . |
| 25 | It was this lack of independence which so appalled her , while at the same time she knew , when it came down to fundamentals , that she had such a vulnerable appendage permanently dependent on her . |
| 26 | Why was she so unhappy when she had such a charmed life ? |
| 27 | Anyhow , she set to and found the time to make one for me , even though she had such a large family to care for . |
| 28 | Perhaps that was why she had such a hard expression . |
| 29 | She had such a bad figure , that was the trouble . |
| 30 | Not just because she was the same age , but because she had such a dreadful illness , just when she should be enjoying life . |