Example sentences of "[vb base] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I I think erm a lot of teachers would now look back on those days with er a certain fondness now bearing in mind what 's what 's happened since and the the the succession of education secretaries we 've had since since then I mean had the only one in recent years who I would say has attempted a genuine dialogue with the teachers and tried to do something constructive is John McGregor . |
| 2 | Cos you did n't know whether they 'd had er you know had a lot to drink or had a load of drugs and start going on the rampage or something . |
| 3 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 4 | Ok … well it looks like we ve had one superb performance , one good but uninspired , and one bad . |
| 5 | Overall , we ve had 1 excellent game , 2 good games ( with regard to possession ) and one bad . |
| 6 | All the previously unbeaten sides lost , leaving only SCUM unbeaten ( but they ve had easy games except for the home game to newcastle which was 1–1 ) . |
| 7 | It means that considering the difficult start we ve had , we are still OK . |
| 8 | We ve had precious few decent crosses/corners/free kicks into the box . |
| 9 | We ve had to sell players to fund it . |
| 10 | Everyone else was lying around and I just thought : ‘ That 's it , I 've had enough ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ Ever since I resigned , I 've had to put up with this incessant , ‘ You 've got to be realistic , ’ from you . |
| 12 | I 've had just about enough of this . |
| 13 | I 've had enough of it ! ’ |
| 14 | All this did , of course , cost money , but if you 've had even a comparatively small amount of that and then lost it , you do tend to realize how transient the whole thing is and not worry so much about getting it back again . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've had a fifty-pound note stolen . ’ |
| 16 | I 've had a rather difficult time of it of late and it may be affecting my attitude to people . ’ |
| 17 | This is the first time I 've had someone round to tea in years , and it happens on the very day I become homeless . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've had enough and I 'm going to try my luck in a country I can actually understand . |
| 19 | Because I 've had to spend a couple of nights in a porchway ? ’ |
| 20 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 21 | I 've had rather a surprising piece of news , that 's all . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Yeah , I 've had some of it already . |
| 23 | ‘ You 've had some trouble up there , have n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | There 's going to be new legislation soon which will make it dead easy for landlords to kick tenants out and I 've had enough of all this as it is . ’ |
| 25 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 26 | It must be strange to be the object of my affection , she thought idly , especially if all you 've had is hard-chested men doing their best but never sure . |
| 27 | You 've had ample time to get your feet under the table by now and one or two things have come up which I 'd like you to pursue . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm a pretty tough sort of bloke — you have to be to run a pub , ’ John said , ‘ but I 've had tears in my eyes today . ’ |
| 29 | After all , they 've had their say years ago and made a meal of it : undeclared top-roping , hold chipping , secret rests , etc . |
| 30 | If you 've had similar experiences , please write to Esther Rantzen at ‘ That 's Life ’ , BBC Television , Lime Grove Studios , London W12 7RJ , or to Miss M Boothroyd , ‘ The Dog House ’ , Good luck with the campaign ; if we can be of any further help , let us know . |