Example sentences of "be [adj] [pers pn] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 're interested I have a job for you , ’ she said shortly . |
| 2 | When , unwillingly , she did , he smiled and remarked , ‘ As soon as you 're ready I have a surprise for you . ’ |
| 3 | So if you are lucky you have a person who was not at all interested in what was happening out in front of the group of children miming and doing the actions to a song they may well not have known before . |
| 4 | ‘ I know he was very wrong to rob me but I 'm grateful he had a change of heart when I took ill . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid we have a lot of people in top management today whose background is such that they do n't really get involved with people on the shop floor . |
| 6 | I 'm afraid you have a murder on your hands , Inspector . " |
| 7 | Not just having a majority in parliament to govern you and that was being described at that particular time by the Tory government that their majority would be adequate they had a majority of twenty one . |
| 8 | I 'm glad I had a word with Steve though |
| 9 | Since the reserviour was built it has become an important tourist and recreational centre but now none of the businesses can be sure they have a future . |
| 10 | The San Francisco Museum is loaning us their beautiful Dirck Bouts ‘ Madonna and Child ’ that was done from the same cartoon or pattern as ours , the main difference being that theirs has a brocade background and ours is plain . |
| 11 | You 'd go to you 'd go to bed in a well if you were lucky you had a nightshirt or even in your own shirt that you was , as a young man you would . |
| 12 | If they were good they had a choice : share a banana split , or a trip to the pet shop to watch the gerbils screw . |
| 13 | I suppose it 's possible he had a row with Nicola and killed her . ’ |
| 14 | That 's right she has a sort of massive dose every now and then . |
| 15 | Oh right that 's right you had a deli did n't you ? |
| 16 | If they feel that the committee is erring they have a duty to intervene and point out what they think is the best course . |
| 17 | I am Matilda 's teacher at school and it is important I have a word with you and your wife . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ To ask if it is true you have a room that can be rented . |
| 19 | It was clear he had a problem . |
| 20 | No wonder the police had given Wheeler a roasting about security ; it was amazing they had a piece of altar silver to bless themselves with . |
| 21 | Some well I myself I was lucky I had a job with my brother in law , he was working there on the railway and he knew them well . |
| 22 | The woman was lucky she had a perm in then this morning ? |
| 23 | When I was younger I had a sort of affinity with Peter O'Toole , but I did n't mix with actors much . |
| 24 | I mean I 'd had a sort of cry I suppose , but at the actual time I was glad I had a daughter [ after two sons ] . |
| 25 | Although I could not see his face , there was something unpleasing about him and I was glad I had a weapon . |
| 26 | They were seated by one of the windows , and Paige was glad she had a head for heights . |
| 27 | Moved by an ancient sentiment as she cradled the dress , so that it lolled in her arms like someone drowned , she said that she was glad she had a daughter to wear it ; and I said , politely , that I could see it must be a pleasing economy . |
| 28 | Next morning the ward was so hectic that Juliet was glad she had a half-day , and relieved that she could go to Nigel 's party without having to persuade someone to change shifts with her . |
| 29 | I first discovered I had a breech baby at 30 weeks and by 36 weeks it was obvious she had a mind of her own and was going to stay that way . |
| 30 | Maxim was n't sure himself , but he was sure he had a lot more experience than they in locating the origins of gunshots . |