Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [art] new [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If we 're so rich , can I have a new door ?
2 shall I have a new wedding ring ?
3 Can I have a new chair ?
4 JTR and I had a new door to walk through practically every night .
5 McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’
6 I had a new man to help me now .
7 Another time , Wilma 's parents took us both to the Teatro Regio to see La Traviata , my first opera , and I had a new dress for the occasion .
8 Now I had a new mission in life — to ensure that every tinker caravan in Ireland contained a picture of a donkey dancing while a devil played the fiddle .
9 Oh no , no I 'd , I had a new case of furniture , I had some of this furniture there .
10 I had a new curate to do my work — Arthur Nicholls , a young man of twenty-eight .
11 I had a new top on , and I 'd washed my hair , I was dead pleased she 'd noticed .
12 Therefore , next time they spawned I left the eggs where they were until I had a new tank prepared for the adults .
13 I had a new bedroom suite did n't I ?
14 I applied for an interview , and shortly afterwards found that I had a new job .
15 When I came out of my room again I had a new identity , I was a new person .
16 No we did n't because I had bought various things , I like antiques so does my husband , I 'd bought various things while he was away in this erm , the card table and er , I had a new place of stuff , er but since we 've been , but we had odd chairs did n't we ?
17 Yes , erm , I had a new face made eleven years ago , and I 'm very happy with this face .
18 The Chancellor provided no clue on whether any policy change was in prospect during his address , but when asked about joining the exchange rate mechanism of the EMS on the BBC 's Newsnight programme he said : ‘ I have no new announcement to make about that , neither today nor indeed at the Mansion House ’ — referring to his annual speech on monetary policy and City issues at a banquet there next Thursday night .
19 But Mr Lawson later told BBC Television 's Newsnight : ‘ I have no new announcement to make about that , neither today nor indeed at the Mansion House . ’
20 Though most of them are to my boring straight tastes profoundly unerotic , the process is interesting none the less and I have a new hero : the Earl of Rochester .
21 I have a new wardrobe full of clothes I could n't wear before and fit comfortably into a size 10/12 instead of struggling into a size 14 .
22 I have a new life now and new friends .
23 I have a new brick wall , how can I promote the growth of moss and algae that will make it look less new ?
24 And , well , let me be brutal , I have a new wunderkind . ’
25 She said at the weekend : ‘ If I have a new relationship it will be with someone my own age . ’
26 I have a new mission . ’
27 I have a new friend , ’ Mrs Ames said , ‘ I should not like to stay away from home too long , just because of that .
28 ‘ Actually I have a new job as a hostess at le Chat Noir , so there will be no disturbance to Monsieur Nadirpur . ’
29 I have a new set of friends and something to look forward to everyday .
30 It means I have a new tight-head partner working with me and there should be a better balance in the scrum . ’
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