Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the plain fact is that I have had a devilish run of ill luck , and I do not care for Thompson 's tariff . |
| 2 | He did n't interfere here , Uncle saw to that , so I 've had a free hand in the shop and although I say it myself I 've made a go of it . ’ |
| 3 | My constituency includes part of four divisions , so I have had a unique opportunity to see the problems which the police face in diverse communities . |
| 4 | ‘ Have a good cry ’ , ‘ I 'll feel better once I 've had a good cry ’ , ‘ I 'm worried about her , she has n't shed a tear since she had the news ’ , are all sayings which have a recognized place in our language . |
| 5 | It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving . |
| 6 | box are in the toilet with a paper bag in there 's a , where I used to put them and I 've had a fair look but not sort of |
| 7 | I 'm a 27-year-old woman and I 've had a bald patch about the size of a 10 pence piece on the top of my head for about six weeks now and the hair does n't appear to be re-growing . |
| 8 | You and I have had a great time over the last 32 years … most of the time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If I 've had a big bill , occasionally I 've had to say to my mum ‘ I 've no money left , can I come down for the week ? ’ and I 've had to go down there . |
| 12 | This obviously absorbing hobby is a good stress reliever , ‘ It 's pure escapism and therapeutic — if I have had a frustrating day at work , the minute I get home I pick up a piece of modelling plastic and start modelling , ’ said Rosemary . |
| 13 | I have n't had time to get it up on the machine to change again quickly but I 've had a quick look at the situation with regard to the five per cent increase . |
| 14 | I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you . |
| 15 | ‘ Then I thought , My Gorgeous Life , because I 've had a gorgeous life and I 'm still having one . |
| 16 | There 's been no problem matching clients to carers because I 've had a biggish pool to choose from — there 's been about 30 people on the register at any one time — and I 've only been using a maximum of ten at a time . ’ |
| 17 | I said , ‘ I 'm going nowhere till I 've had a hot pastranu sandwich . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | Ever since I have had a huge interest in any new discovery and great admiration for those who seek adventure below ground . |