Example sentences of "[vb past] had a [adj] drinks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks . |
| 2 | Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . |
| 3 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
| 4 | But of course I 'd had a few drinks , and I had n't worn my glasses anyway , so when the time came to meet her I was n't quite sure what she looked like . |
| 5 | Every time he 'd had a few drinks , they took starring roles in the fantasies that played themselves out in his head . |
| 6 | When he had had a few drinks , though not otherwise , Peter talked about how he knew he ought to have the test to find out if he was HIV negative , as he hoped , as he desperately hoped , but he had not had it yet . |