Example sentences of "[verb] have a [adj] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Victor had bragged , absurdly , that he 'd had a five a.m. rendezvous with her at a private house in Cadogan Square , just before her flight to Poland , and that ‘ the earth had moved ’ .
2 ‘ For someone who started out by stating he was not here to make judgments , you would appear to have a few already to hand , ’ he said acidly .
3 If , as you approach retirement , you become aware that you are not going to have a big enough pension to live as comfortably as you would like , you might seriously consider the possibility of making additional voluntary contributions .
4 ‘ You seem to have a fair enough command of the English language .
5 I enjoyed the function and my friends kept me in good cheer as I was obviously anxious about my husband being in the Gulf and did have a few too many drinks .
6 so it 's not two in a row yeah , we went right , er we 've been right round looking at all shops this week and we 've had a right bloody go have n't we Alec ?
7 You see , I 've had a few quite long relationships before but , although I think the world of this young lady and love her deeply , I do n't feel that I am the marrying kind .
8 " I 've had a few too many . "
9 Yeah well they 've had they 've had a big today .
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