Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj] drinks " in BNC.
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1 | Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks . |
2 | Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . |
3 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
4 | But of course I 'd had a few drinks , and I had n't worn my glasses anyway , so when the time came to meet her I was n't quite sure what she looked like . |
5 | Every time he 'd had a few drinks , they took starring roles in the fantasies that played themselves out in his head . |
6 | When he had had a few drinks , though not otherwise , Peter talked about how he knew he ought to have the test to find out if he was HIV negative , as he hoped , as he desperately hoped , but he had not had it yet . |
7 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
8 | When I 've had a few drinks I get a little argumentative . |
9 | Some fellows , when they have had a few drinks , and are in the presence of an attractive woman , are prone to talk too much . |
10 | ‘ But Dad , I feel so ashamed to think that Mr and Mrs Lewis will 'ave ter mix with our kind of neighbours , and you know what Mum 's like when she 's 'ad a few drinks . ’ |