Example sentences of "[noun] had a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 2 | There were several cars in the drive and when I went into the house I saw that Mrs Rumney had a few people in for drinks ; people like herself — upper class and of obvious refinement . |
| 3 | One night , at home in the beach house he and Astrid , their son Alexander and I were sharing , Den had a few Scotches sitting around the piano and revealed a talent for playing ‘ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes ’ with his nose . |
| 4 | He said that Microsoft would like to have the dominant position in the industry that IBM had a few years ago ‘ but I do n't think that will happen ’ . |
| 5 | Ha ha , it 's your au — fr … parents ' friend , Janice , Gav beamed , radiating unrepentant guilt ; came round here the other day looking for you we got talking went for a curry had a few drinks ended up back here one thing led to another know how it is always liked older women they 're more experienced know what I mean arf arf anyway spent an extremely enjoyable New Year at her place apart from the usual visit to my folk 's of course oh by the way she 's coming round here tonight I 'm cooking lasagne can you swap rooms seeing Norris wo n't be back until tomorrow it 's just I did n't expect you back until then either , that okay ? |
| 6 | The boarding-school had a few pets and we were allowed to look after them in our free time . |
| 7 | The England team had a few players who were later to play first-class cricket , and were brought together by one W.S. Donne , who , if he did n't enjoy great success on the Olympic playing field , achieved eminence in Rugby Union , elected president of the RFU in 1923–24 . |
| 8 | Some of the boys who had just left school used to be mischieful when they brought the farm-horses in , but the smith had a few tricks to put them in their place . |
| 9 | In the case of the tms and citB promoters , however , stable complexes were not detected until the nascent RNA had a few more nucleotides ( 11 ) . |
| 10 | Both teams had a few short corners which came to nothing . |
| 11 | Mr Ben Ali had a few minor constitutional changes to offer , but the absence of substantive concessions to the opposition parties has taken some of the gloss off his big day . |
| 12 | Holomisa had a few days earlier claimed to have knowledge of a planned coup attempt against him , stating that members of the neo-Nazi Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging ( AWB ) were involved in guerrilla training on South African territory near the Transkei border . |
| 13 | And there was nothing for my father had a few drinks you know and he 'd come home and he he 'd just come he 'd he 'd b be whistling coming up the street you know . |
| 14 | West Ham had a few good shots ( bar & post ) . |
| 15 | Strachan had a few shots over the bar , with McAllister swaggering around , doing little . |
| 16 | The first version had a few interface bugs , but Lotus has fixed them with updates and the current version is as bug-free as software can be . |
| 17 | City had a few chances , and unfortunately they took one late in the second half , shortly after we 'd started shouting ‘ What 's like to be outclassed ’ at the boys in blue . |
| 18 | Fabia did note that Ven had a few pleasant words with the hard-working lady before she , smiling , left the room . |
| 19 | As we reached the island pool , I suggested Blair had a few more casts before finishing . |
| 20 | The park had a few fairly large hills ( or so it seemed to me at the time ) topped by a castle , a lake with a river running through it and quite a few trees scattered here and there . |
| 21 | in addition , I have a Blue Ring Angel which at the time of purchase had a few white-spot-like fluffy things on the edges of his fins . |
| 22 | her , her mum was having him , but she had a , her mum had a few things to do , so |
| 23 | There was practically none of the systematic planning and oversight which so characterised Bath and many other spas : that could only come from the implementation of a single plan by a great landowner and architect , and Brighton had a few of these . |
| 24 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 25 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 26 | Sarah had a few days ' leave while Joe was home and Maureen suggested , while Anne and her father were present , that Joe took Sarah out sometimes . |
| 27 | I think my dad had a few differences with them on the upbringing of his children . ’ |
| 28 | When she finished , Nick had a few muttered words with his colleagues before asking her one or two questions , mostly concerning times , places and names . |
| 29 | Gloucester had a few players out as well . |