Example sentences of "have a [adj] old [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But my favourite is a ‘ 64 Fender Telecaster , which has a knackered old body on it but a great feel and a great sound .
2 Meanwhile , on the other side of the park , a huge crowd of all ages has a right old laugh in front of the stage on which stomp a Teddy Boy-outfitted showband blasting out Showaddywaddy 's greatest hits liberally mixed with C&W classics .
3 Christmas Carol has a certain old miser in it .
4 Even here , I expect his mother comes in from time to time and has a good old poke round . ’
5 It has a lovely old orchard full of damson trees , a paddock with goats and rare sheep and a sunny terrace .
6 Diessenhofen ( the Romans called it Gunodorum ) has a fine old clock tower , under which the road from Schaffhausen to Konstanz passes , then Stein-am-Rhein comes into view on the left bank .
7 Sarah Miles has a fine old time as the wife , alternating that disconcertingly seraphic smile with lots of mad laughter and howls of outrage , while Greg Hicks suggests a bitter soul in torment as Harry , all cold sarcasm and inner pain .
8 What has a dilapidated old barn got to do with Rentokil Office and Retail Cleaning ?
9 FT-SE has a high old time
10 CORONATION STREET star Bill Roache has a high old time with two big fans .
11 He had n't had a good old fight for ages .
12 football may have had a rough old week … but we 've got some celebrating to do now …
13 ‘ After the bath , we can have a good old chat .
14 Why should n't I have a good old weep ?
15 They have no fear at that stage and you may have a right old job to escape being followed .
16 Why do n't they have a big old disaster and see if they feature it on the news
17 they 'll have a tough old game on their hands tomorrow as Colchester are playing well and getting results …
18 It 's not just a question of having a good old chat about the wild 30's .
19 So er I was having a rare old time .
20 The pair were having a right old giggle as they walked through Heathrow airport , despite a tiring flight from Los Angeles .
21 Its looking good for both Swindon and Oxford , but down in the third division Hereford are having a tough old time … they 're just four points and four places off the bottom of the table … on Saturday they missed out at Lincoln … they lost two-nil
22 In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here .
23 We arrived at the ski chalet just about dusk one Sunday evening and the scene was indeed a happy one , with scores of city folk having a gay old time , well wrapped in woollen jumpers and cardigans , and equipped with the necessary skis and poles .
24 At one minute it seemed that he had been having a fine old dream about Humans and banquets and the Frost Giantess frying on a spit .
25 Y-you … ’ she spluttered , and , loving him , found it absolutely beyond belief that he should believe that she and his cousin had just been having a fine old time .
26 It occurs in Henry IV , Part I. Falstaff and the Prince are having a high old time by pretending in turn to be the King chastising Hal for his association with Falstaff .
27 Apart from the fact that there was trouble with one of the other directors — apparently Jefferson was having a high old time with his wife and , to add insult to injury , charging the hotel rooms to expenses — you may recall that Downton lost two very valuable contracts with players in tennis and golf .
28 As for the rest , they were on their chairs whooping and dancing and having a high old time , which is what , I think , was intended .
29 Far from spending long hours on the tiles hunting , scavenging and generally having a high old time with their pals , as tradition and practice dictate , they should be indoors tucked up .
30 I like any types of music , except The Smiths , The Cure , etc I like movies , fun and going out over the weekend to have a good old boogie- Write to Julie …
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