Example sentences of "[adv] had [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They , they 've suddenly had a few outbreaks of polio have n't they ? |
| 2 | We 'd only had a few dates . |
| 3 | Although they had only had a few hours , he was happy with what the squad had uncovered from newspaper cuttings and phone-calls — not that they had detected any connection with Nicola Sharpe . |
| 4 | ‘ And we 'd only had a few months of marriage . ’ |
| 5 | Meurdesoif , whose firm agreed to pay a £1,250 fine , claimed he had only had a few drinks with lunch on a cross-channel ferry . |
| 6 | So , he 's only had the same length of time doing this as you have so , by the end of the afternoon you ought to be in the position to print out a really neat final version of of of the letter . |
| 7 | We 'd all had a few drinks . |
| 8 | Arthur had obviously had the same idea . |
| 9 | ‘ At least he is symmetrical but his left leg has not had the same exercise so it 's not the same size as his right . ’ |
| 10 | At the same time it should be pointed out that other initiatives along similar lines have not had the same degree of success , and that the question of initial input must be crucial . |
| 11 | Olive Stevenson points out how difficult it is to empathise with older people because we have not had the same experiences . |
| 12 | Now she is learning to walk again and has already had a few day visits home . |
| 13 | He 's already had a few chances , but his time will come … bank on it . ’ |
| 14 | Renault , who supply the £100,000 engines — changed every 400 miles — said : ‘ We 've already had a few people on to us saying they 're not going to buy our cars . |
| 15 | I 've just had a few drinks . |
| 16 | Few people can appreciate Basil 's contribution for none of the present generation started with him in the County , and none of those who have come and gone over the years has ever had the same influence with the teachers for he had a diffidence and a modesty which helped then , a lot . |
| 17 | It had always had a few troops in its settlements to defend property locally , but even when it had begun building up its own little army it had only about 3,000 men in 1749 . |
| 18 | What we should remember , however , is that workers have not always had the same kinds of experiences I have just described and have , consequently , been able to hold on to a sense of political relatedness between themselves as individuals and groups vis-à-vis society and the industrial enterprises within it . |
| 19 | A winter-flowering cherry , planted in memory of someone in a place I can not visit to water regularly , bit the dust last spring , but a replacement seems to have become established and even had a few blossoms this winter . |
| 20 | She had felt much the same herself of late , restless , needing to work off that restlessness , only she had n't had the same opportunities to indulge herself . |
| 21 | ‘ But the horse has certainly had a few adventures in the meantime . |