Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Albert , she had remarked — Rose had n't known Twitch even had a Christian name — is like pummy stone , whereas Naseby ( who had had a definite smirk on his face when he saw her new hat ) is like Irritating Plaster , he causes irruptions . |
| 2 | They , they 've suddenly had a few outbreaks of polio have n't they ? |
| 3 | Yeah it wo n't I mean , that wo n't stay on for an hour I mean I 've literally had a hot bath put the water on , you know , af it goes off at nine o'clock in the morning put that radiator , put that button on to reset the hot water for five minutes it 's bo boilers lit up ten minutes and then it 's gone off |
| 4 | ‘ I 've just had a wizard idea , ’ he said . |
| 5 | There was another one came in with a little bit of a strain yesterday morning , so what 've done this morning , we 've just had a collective training session and we 've told them to report at quarter to eleven in the morning . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've just had a similar shock , Evelyn . |
| 7 | And they 've just had a new car have n't they ? |
| 8 | We 've just had a remarkable vote of confidence I think , in management but N C V O , like many organisations relies very heavily on the abilities , energy and commitment of its honorary officers . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've just had a dreadful thought , ’ said Chrissie , her eyes wide with foreboding and an ominous throb in her voice which seemed for once totally natural . |
| 11 | But by when I 've just had a little crumb I 've said they can have the rest back . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've just had a wonderful idea ! |
| 13 | in it , the other one 's , my one 's rosy and erm , and a nice mattress , hardly used mattress , twenty five quid the lot , I 'm well pleased with it , I 've just had a lovely weekend , I 've had Val and her husband over from Jersey |
| 14 | Steve Bradbury says it 's a great place to be stuck … they 've just had a fried breakfast and now they are having free drinks |
| 15 | ‘ I 've just had a glowing drama report from her school . |
| 16 | I 've just had a bad time . |
| 17 | ‘ Chris , I 've just had a threatening phone call , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I 've just had a few drinks . |
| 19 | Renault , who supply the £100,000 engines — changed every 400 miles — said : ‘ We 've already had a few people on to us saying they 're not going to buy our cars . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've already had a brief look at the Arms Park and it seems a great ground . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've always had a fertile imagination , ’ he says . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've always had a strong desire to have a real family . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've always had a deplorable tendency to exhibitionism , ’ Guy agreed , his deep voice full of laughter . |
| 24 | But then we 've always had a spare bedroom have n't we , only having the one child . |
| 25 | Another time I was lying in a hospital bed after a car crash — I 'd been lucky and escaped with minor injuries , but I 've always had a keen sense of drama , so I lay there feeling as though I 'd just come through the Battle of Britain . |
| 26 | While I confess that when it comes to Ovation roundback instruments I 've never really seen what the fuss was about , I 've always had a sneaking admiration for anyone who uses them . |
| 27 | You could say I 've always had a vested interest in lingerie . |
| 28 | and of course we 've always had a different view about what morals are anyway all of us I mean once again if we went round the table and say you know expand on your moral position , I 'm sure we would get four probably ten actually different viewpoints . |
| 29 | Anyway , I 've always had a soft spot for this , there 's no problem about the existence of large morphological changes due to a single mutation . |
| 30 | Just saying , I 've always had a funny neck have n't I ? |