Example sentences of "[vb infin] have a [adj] life " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have spoken about old partners as if they will always have had a long life together and that is indeed the case in many of the pairs whom we currently encounter . |
| 2 | If it were n't for Lennie , George could have had a peaceful life and have married someone but it is this power of ‘ deep-inside ’ love which kept them together . |
| 3 | I 'll have had a good life , and I 'll have tried , and I 'll have made something of myself . |
| 4 | The only way he can justify it to himself , is the belief that otherwise the animal would have had a miserable life . |
| 5 | Well any wife of his would have had a miserable life ! |
| 6 | ‘ You must have had a full life ? ’ |
| 7 | Conversely , in an economy where energy costs are high and fuel conservation is the fashion , the expensive motor car with a high petrol consumption will tend to have a short life cycle , but the economy car will continue for years . |