Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a few " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? ,
2 ‘ Could I have a few minutes alone with my client , please ? ’
3 Erm can I have a few a that or erm , marmalade sandwiches please .
4 Mm Can I have a few more thank you .
5 I had a few sleepless nights , ’ confessed Hodkinson , whose draw , which he later avenged , came against Thomas Arguelles two years ago .
6 Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure .
7 At one time , I had a few carvings in a corner , away from the meat , but no one noticed them .
8 I had a few beers to celebrate , especially with my mate who 'd seen his bet come up in the end .
9 ‘ At first , I had a few reservations but we got it mixed in a day .
10 I had a few drinks , ’ Violet was stone-cold sober now .
11 He went and I had a few miserable weeks .
12 I had a few pictures unfinished and decided to finish one or two .
13 You could say I had a few choice words with him . ’
14 I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside .
15 Most of my school mates were black , though I had a few white ones .
16 I had a few putts with it at home , but it 's not for me , Chris .
17 I had a few casual relationships after I left the Sorbonne .
18 " I had a few problems getting away . "
19 No I had a few things done , but
20 I had a few problems when I was about thirty and my doctor told me it was just my age and the menopause !
21 ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’
22 I had a few nagging associations , a snatch of a song ( ‘ Beautiful Dreamer ’ ) , a girl 's name ( Lissa ) , and a big white room like hospital ward .
23 Er then I went on to Buffalo and Niagara falls and crossed over to Canada which I had a few friends there .
24 When I went to bed , I had a few ‘ sort of ’ pains , but I did n't think anything of them as I 'd had these kind of niggly pains a lot over the last week or so .
25 In the evening after dinner I had a few words with Barrymore alone .
26 I had a few words with him , then came back to the shop . ’
27 cos I worked two years all the time I had a few bob for that extra that 's all .
28 The the guy ca n't get that cos I had a few shillings more after working two years .
29 ‘ You 'll remember my sayin' I had a few aces up m'sleeve , when we discussed our lack of numbers an ’ the possibility of these people operatin' outside patrols ? ’
30 I had a few too many . ’
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