Example sentences of "lucky to have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They think I 'm lucky to have a friend like Oliver . |
| 2 | The Conservatives have been lucky to have a plethora of external think tanks , which come up with the ideas , while being strictly deniable ( the IPPR has somehow not done quite the same for Labour ) . |
| 3 | ‘ In this precarious profession , ’ he informed her , ‘ one is lucky to have a foot in the door . |
| 4 | There was a time when she could remember thinking it was a very nice room and that she was lucky to have a carpet on the floor and not just lino . |
| 5 | He was lucky to have a job like this . |
| 6 | Most of us consider ourselves lucky to have a job . |
| 7 | AT3 : ‘ I 've thought it over ; cuts ; lucky to have a job ! ’ |
| 8 | Then the fortunate staff who are still employed and they 're regarded as fortunate that you 've still got a job , because that 's what the management use repeatedly to professional people like nurses , sisters and other professional organizations who work within the Health Service , you 're very lucky to have a job . |
| 9 | Gloria said he only went along with her because of the housing shortages , because he knew he was lucky to have a room at all , even if it was only half a room at Mrs Parvis 's . |
| 10 | Andrew ‘ Will ’ Williams , is 18-years-old and thinks he is lucky to have a Youth Training place with Saks , at Skinnergate , Darlington . |
| 11 | I 'm very well aware that the director before me built a very stable platform on which we can operate , and that we 're lucky to have a region that 's so rich in talent , erm in artistic talent , and in enthusiasm . |
| 12 | He thinks the Pisans are lucky to have a tower at all . |
| 13 | She 's lucky to have a doctor who just says bed rest and signs a sick note and |