Example sentences of "[pron] have a [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Nearly everyone has a snapshot of their dog caught at some amusing moment , and now is your chance to have it distributed nationwide in a leaflet or on a greeting card .
2 It 's vital that everyone has a sense of belonging to the school and is kept fully informed of events that are taking place .
3 Game theory , in general , postulates a set of ‘ players ’ ( the ‘ interested parties ’ , be they individuals or groups ) , each of whom has a set of strategies ; strategies meaning courses of action that can be taken , which may be conditional on moves made by the others .
4 That cargo plane of yours has a range of three thousand , six hundred sea miles .
5 I must have knocked it or something and I 'd a couple of shots left and I ought to have shot the swine but I could n't , not while he was sitting there killing himself laughing .
6 And I 'd a breath of fresh air .
7 And then there was this memorable exchange : ‘ Vic , can I have a couple of words please ? ’
8 Can I have a couple of these mummy ?
9 Can I have a couple of er chicken fillets please ?
10 Could I have a drink of water ? ’
11 ‘ Mummy , can I have a drink of water ? ’
12 Clare can I have a drink of water please ?
13 Clare can I have a drink of water please ?
14 Group members ' perceptions of expected behaviour are concerned with bits of behaviour ( ‘ Can I make jokes in this group ? ’ ) , rather than with the behaviour as a continuing phenomenon ( ‘ Do I have a sense of humour ? ’ ) .
15 But why should n't I have a sense of humour ? ’
16 and do you know , she had the most enormous Christmas er lunch , about six o'clock she said , could I have a bowl of soup ?
17 ‘ Could I have a pair of boots ? ’
18 Is this a mating ritual or do I have a pair of schizos in the tank ?
19 Can I have a pair of scissors , I think I 'll cut
20 ‘ Could I — could I have a bit of garden ? ’
21 Can I have a bit of your apple please ?
22 Fiona was saying to me today at school , oh Emma can I have a bit of your height please ?
23 Can I have a bit of cheese on the side on the plate ?
24 We 've got , can I have a bit of attention please .
25 Can I have a bit of that
26 Please can I have a bit of Kit-Kat ?
27 You see I have a problem of a — ’ and she smiled again — ‘ a rather delicate nature … ’
28 ‘ Can I have a bag of chips , please ? ’
29 May I have a show of hands , from all those in favour , please .
30 ‘ May I have a list of the dead ? ’ he asked .
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