Example sentences of "i [vb base] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The red chair where I sit has a long seat , comfortable for a tall person . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to have a good look round Mr Livesey 's rooms . |
| 3 | I want to have a good talk with Mr Makepeace and Mr Farraday … ’ |
| 4 | At this point , someone might rightly argue : ‘ I happen to live on earth , and it is here that I want to have a happy marriage ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I want to have a little chat with you sometime , Bob , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Well I I want to have a big picture of England on the wall on which I can start to tick off bits as we get them . |
| 7 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 9 | I have taken some photographs , but they are still in the camera , and I hope to have a complete set ready for the next Journal . |
| 10 | I hope to have a safe season and be more consistent than in the past two years . ’ |
| 11 | I happen to have a great deal on my mind at the moment . |
| 12 | Well I seem to have a sore throat I ca n't get rid of . |
| 13 | ‘ I seem to have a veritable Serpentine in my locks , ’ said the newcomer , still shedding water and laughing wildly . |
| 14 | Not that I 'm a great , good or great singer it 's just I seem to have a strong voice . |
| 15 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 16 | None the less , I am delighted that many of my hon. Friends who I know have a keen interest in the subject of regional government are in their places this morning . |
| 17 | Well I like to have a toasted sandwich for dinner . |
| 18 | ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ I like to have a good conversation with a boy . ’ |
| 20 | I walk a lot — I like to have a good hour 's walk each day if I can . |
| 21 | ‘ I like a drink and I like to have a good time ! |
| 22 | Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house . |
| 23 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 24 | Erm , er , the funding for that project which I understand has a total cost in excess of a hundred and sixty thousand pounds , has been met from a variety of sources , er , primarily local , but with a contribution from the County Council through the Leisure Services Committee , and also through the Resources Management sub-committee , and in a , indirect sense , in that the , the , the land transferred to the County Council from the District Council for a particular sum , when the project did n't go ahead , the land went back to the District , and had appreciated in value in the intervening time . |
| 25 | ‘ But I do have a real feeling of joy ! ’ |
| 26 | If I am disenchanted by the indifference of literary criticism toward examining the range of that concern , I do have a lasting resort : the writers themselves . |
| 27 | ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry . |
| 28 | ‘ I do have a casual attitude to everything , yeah , that 's true . |
| 29 | ‘ But I do have a first-class ticket from Cardiff to London in my fist . |
| 30 | As I play football , I do have a practical use for the shorts and socks if I get them . |