Example sentences of "[pron] have had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Over the years , in my role as home tutor to his mother , I had had a privileged relationship with Balbinder and his family . |
| 32 | I could see the room beginning to spin as though I had had a dreadful shock or a moment of unbearable fear . |
| 33 | I had had a sudden image of Syl bringing me breakfast in a bed which we had shared , and I heard myself saying aloud , ‘ No ! ’ |
| 34 | I had had a whole afternoon spent upon me , been the centre of attention , cost the State a fortune and my wife had given up a whole day of precious work to be with me . |
| 35 | From the mid-sixties I had had a homosexual identity and I did say to people that I was homosexual ; but in the early seventies that had a completely different meaning . |
| 36 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 37 | Er well , I 've had a sore throat . |
| 38 | Mm I 've got , I 've had a bloody cold for fucking ages . |
| 39 | I said , ‘ I 'm going nowhere till I 've had a hot pastranu sandwich . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ I 've had a splendid time , ’ she replied instead , and when some minutes later a taxi whisked them back to their hotel she felt it had been a dream of an evening . |
| 41 | ‘ I 've had a little help from Barry Humphries in this , and I hope I 've paid him due credit , thought he did start that nasty rumour that he was me or I was him . |
| 42 | " Yes , I 've had a little difficulty these last two mornings . |
| 43 | Mainly er that among groups now I 've had a definite offer from the er Sunday school again , wanting |
| 44 | ‘ Since I 've had a sit-down job I ca n't seem to get the weight off , ’ says Nicholle , a publishers ' assistant from Bristol . |
| 45 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 46 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 47 | So , though I had a bad time , well I had a , I 've had a great life since ! |
| 48 | Kylie told the magazine reporter : ‘ I 've had a great family life and have n't had the sort of problems she encountered . |
| 49 | Firstly , I 've had a great season with all my favourite teams ( Manchester United , Rangers and Linfield ) , winning their respective league titles . |
| 50 | ‘ I 've had a great time , ’ Ashley said , thanking Vitor when he brought the car to a halt . |
| 51 | I 've had a great deal of fun reviewing Animation Works Interactive , so much so that I 've been staying in the office well past my normal time just to play with it . |
| 52 | Do you know I 've had a blue pen , I 've had a black pen and now I 'm down to a bloody pencil . |
| 53 | ‘ I 've had a stormy relationship with everyone I 've ever worked with , ’ says Nicky , ‘ because I care about what I do ! |
| 54 | ‘ I 've had a 50-year addiction to The Northern Echo , ’ he said . |
| 55 | No , I 've had a better idea ! |
| 56 | but he must of been all worked up and since then I 've had a right struggle , most nights |
| 57 | ‘ I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear . |
| 58 | Er but , you know , I , I 'd , as I say , I think er and then if we just , if we can just pick up like the odd I mean , I 've , I 've had a long chat with Anne , we 've had a long , erm meeting with Anne yesterday about it , and she 's gon na start pushing cos you know , she 's really done the Royal upstairs , it 's |
| 59 | I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best . |
| 60 | ‘ I 've had a long day , Nora . |