Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
2 | ‘ Could I have a few minutes alone with my client , please ? ’ |
3 | I mean the first two the first two or three nights after and that 's like the sleeping death because it 's it 'd been so long since I had a complete nights sleep . |
4 | I had a stupid girls ’ education . |
5 | I had a hundred photocopies made of their reply and began another support-raising campaign , including a copy of the letter from the SAS with each request . |
6 | There had been a few times , with my accent , I 'd been called names , but as soon as they knew I was Jewish I had a hundred mothers and brothers and fathers to take care of me . |
7 | I had a hundred men in there , dismantling the place back to the bare walls . |
8 | I do n't know what I did to disturb things , but it was soon obvious I had a blue-green algae problem . |
9 | I had a few putts with it at home , but it 's not for me , Chris . |
10 | Er then I went on to Buffalo and Niagara falls and crossed over to Canada which I had a few friends there . |
11 | At one time , I had a few carvings in a corner , away from the meat , but no one noticed them . |
12 | I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly . |
13 | The the guy ca n't get that cos I had a few shillings more after working two years . |
14 | Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure . |
15 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
16 | ‘ You 'll remember my sayin' I had a few aces up m'sleeve , when we discussed our lack of numbers an ’ the possibility of these people operatin' outside patrols ? ’ |
17 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |
18 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
19 | " I had a few problems getting away . " |
20 | I had a few problems when I was about thirty and my doctor told me it was just my age and the menopause ! |
21 | No I had a few things done , but |
22 | ‘ When I got the call to come to Belgium I had a few things to do , ’ he explained . |
23 | Me and Andy looked all over for you both last night I had a few things on my mind |
24 | Last night I had a few things on my mind to be able to apologize . |
25 | In the evening after dinner I had a few words with Barrymore alone . |
26 | I had a few words with him , then came back to the shop . ’ |
27 | ‘ I had a few drinks , ’ Violet was stone-cold sober now . |
28 | I had a few pictures unfinished and decided to finish one or two . |
29 | ‘ At first , I had a few reservations but we got it mixed in a day . |
30 | I had a few beers to celebrate , especially with my mate who 'd seen his bet come up in the end . |