Example sentences of "even had a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd even had a call from the Archbishop of Canterbury , Robert Runcie , who had been kind enough to phone to say that he had been greatly moved by the vigil and had wanted to let me know that the situation was n't hopeless . |
| 2 | ‘ We have n't even had a telephone call from Mr Ma-jor , ’ said Mr Belcher . |
| 3 | I had n't even had a chance to wash it ! |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but you have n't even had a chance to unpack . ’ |
| 5 | Once Dolly and Gertrude had been in the back row of the chorus at the Palladium , and Gertrude had even had a solo spot with a comic song … he had seen a photo of her somewhere as Burlington Bertie … |
| 6 | I 've even had a go at taking some photos of myself . |
| 7 | Second World War gas masks , tin helmets and posters on treating burns and what to do with incendiary bombs were left over from the days when each factory had a fire watch and some even had a home guard . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've even had a letter from the President 's office asking for your date of return . |
| 9 | I 've even had a letter from Lady Mayhew who before she realized who it was , found herself asking Anna for the whereabouts of Dijon mustard . ’ |
| 10 | The process has become so refined that we even had a section called ‘ Oenology ’ , though it must be admitted that this eventually had to be re-named to ‘ Study of Wine . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Look , dottore , they knew I was there before I got out of the car , before they 'd even had a glimpse of me . ’ |
| 12 | He 's never even had a parish . |
| 13 | It might be different if she had children of her own — but she 's never even had a boyfriend I 've liked . ’ |
| 14 | Her work and studies had been so all-consuming that she had never even had a boyfriend ! |
| 15 | I have n't even had a chocolate . |
| 16 | We 've had several ex-racehorses who have suited us very well and we 've even had a Gelderland carriage horse . |
| 17 | At which poor Jack Rogers — a former bricklayer and union leader , and the member of the executive taking the can back as he replied to the debate — innocently protested they had n't been drunk , they had n't even had a cup of tea . |
| 18 | I have n't eaten a meal or even had a cup of tea for a whole week . ’ |