Example sentences of "wife had a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Cochrane 's husband added : ‘ My wife had a depressive illness over a long period . |
| 2 | ‘ My wife had a dress very like it . |
| 3 | ‘ Er — he 's out playing golf , ’ her mother replied , and , while Leith was beginning to wonder how long it would be before her father discovered that his joint savings account with his wife had a dent in it , her mother was swiftly changing the subject . |
| 4 | After a few initial displays of outraged incomprehension , Brian had been forced to accept this as a fact of life , explaining to his colleagues and superiors , with a wry smile , that Constance was a friend of his wife 's : his wife had a taste for the eccentric , since she was the daughter of a famous artist , and , oddly enough , believe it or not , Constance was a skilled silversmith . |
| 5 | whose wife had a tapeworm |
| 6 | They decided to move after his wife had a stroke , on their doctor 's advice . |
| 7 | He also told his son that the only reason that he had remained in Salzburg was to ensure that his wife had a pension after his death : |
| 8 | Two more years of it then well You see as long as my wife had a career - it was only because of the little one . |
| 9 | So when her son married and his wife had a baby girl she felt as if she 'd regained the daughter she 'd lost . |
| 10 | HEAVY DUTIES METALLIC KO ONE ON ONE Kirk Hammett ‘ My wife had a baby six months ago . |
| 11 | THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl . |
| 12 | Der summat like that , and his wife had a baby at the same time as Elaine 's so she our midwife would come and er , so the she kept in touch really of of what they were because they wanted to , I 'll take the place off , they wanted to take it over . |
| 13 | Later in Edward I 's reign he and his wife had a series of disputes with the Dublin government . |