Example sentences of "[adv] got a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've only got a small Oxford one . |
| 2 | But we 've only got a small supply remember . |
| 3 | Donald Michie 's idea of the ‘ human window ’ , the vital importance of making machines comprehensible to human beings , only got a passing reference , while pride of place was given to Ed Fredkin 's musing about computers of the future which will think about ‘ weighty problems we simply ca n't understand ’ . |
| 4 | But one must recognize that whatever system one puts in has only got a limited life before it becomes irrelevant , and if the payment is for achievement it must do just that . |
| 5 | Bung 'em at the baddies for all you 're worth , but do n't waste 'em — you 've only got a limited supply ! |
| 6 | Okay , well now , what I would like you to do please er because we 've only got a limited amount of time , er incidentally some of you still have n't divide collecting er a small group going with Peter I |
| 7 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 8 | That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount |
| 9 | I 've only got a two-person pod . ’ |
| 10 | In the afternoon we all packed — and had a laff at Paul Weller who 's only got a crap Adidas bag and Peter Hooton who keeps his stuff in a stupid black plimsoll bag — and got the buzz . |
| 11 | ‘ Not to worry , she 's only got a short sentence , she 'll be out soon ’ : that 's what people were saying . |
| 12 | But I think the actual situation in some of these countries is that erm the loggers especially say like in Sarouac , where the government 's only granted three year licences to logging companies , they 're just going in there , cutting everything down because they 've only got a short space of time , and they 're trying to maximise , obviously , their profit . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've only got a poste-restante address myself , ’ said Flavia . |
| 14 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 15 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 16 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 17 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
| 18 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 19 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
| 20 | Just to illustrate how important this thing is , you 've probably all come across and it really irritates me , you see people interviewing people on television and they 've got their clipboard there and they 've obviously got a prepared question so they ca n't falter and fine , that means they 've prepared it . |
| 21 | We 've already got a fabulous programme lined up for 1992 and we all look forward to seeing lots of you then . |
| 22 | ‘ Actually , Jarrett , ’ she said , ‘ I 've already got a prior engagement . |
| 23 | The Lyn , Oslo player has already got a similar offer from Leeds . |
| 24 | The claims of democracy would never have been admitted in the present liberal democracies had those countries not got a solid basis of liberalism first . |
| 25 | ‘ Lachlan , sit you down again and see have I not got a grand idea . |
| 26 | ‘ Has he not got a young lady ? ’ she asked , trying to sound nonchalant , but she could feel herself almost blushing . |
| 27 | We have not got a guilty conscience . |
| 28 | modern traffic calming measures however er I believe we have experts on the Council er in these matters but I believe that by narrowing the road and perhaps giving us pavements because one of our problems is that we have not got a continuous pavement through the village , and it is necessary to cross the road four times in some cases to walk from one end to the other . |
| 29 | We do n't bother any more if we 've not got a good chance of winning . |
| 30 | Despite my luck with the Harlequin ducks the Barrow 's goldeneyes declined to come close enough and I had still not got a good shot when , with reluctance , we left Mýatn . |