Example sentences of "i [verb] have a [noun] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ Son , I want to have a word with you about this man in the pictures , so that you 'll know what to do in future .
32 When the nurse indicated that she should go in , she turned to Emma , saying , ‘ Sit there a minute ; I want to have a word with him first . ’
33 ‘ As I said , I want to have a word . ’
34 I want to have a lot of money in the bank .
35 ( 11 ) I want to have a meeting this week .
36 I want to have a talk with you . ’
37 I want to have a talk with Hayley , get to the bottom of this glue-sniffing business . ’
38 If I want to have a job looking after kids , I 'll get one in a nursery .
39 I want to have a dinner party , ’ Larry said .
40 I want to have an ice-cream .
41 I seemed to have a thing about people with the name 's A yeah , beginning with A
42 Mr later on in her evidence said , quote , I consider that after six and a half years , I deserve to have a life of my own , it is not a prison sentence , I have done nothing wrong , I wish to be free to give assistance at my choice , we can not continue to live in our present home , Michael and I can not continue to look after Anna in the way we have .
43 I 'd had a couple of drinks , lapped up some fast food , and jumped into a cab .
44 As he nodded she went on , ‘ I 'd had a bit of a knock in — in a relationship with a man in London , and I was very miserable over Elise 's death .
45 But I 'd had a bellyful of your family and I just wanted to stay out of the whole rotten business .
46 Cos er like I say , if I 'd had a window open or so you know what I mean ?
47 I 'd had a flop , which unnerved me a bit .
48 When I 'd had a bite and patrolled the area , I went back home to sit on the garage roof and have a leisurely wash .
49 I thought I 'd a had a , I thought I 'd had a problem but I , I injured myself as well .
50 ‘ You can tell the difference by their boots , ’ Irena told me before I 'd had a chance to ask the question .
51 But at least I 'd had a chance by then to check out the bit of her which Catherine likes least .
52 This was the old slug 's vicious inheritance , Carson thought bitterly , to dump the money on me before I 'd had a chance to learn how to fight for it or to handle it and too late for it to be of any real use .
53 When I went back to the college everybody was thrilled that I 'd had a chance to meet the queen . "
54 But once I 'd had a chance to calm down a little I realised that what I wanted was you .
55 ‘ I know what you 're thinking , ’ she said before I 'd had a chance to say anything .
56 Anyway , I 'd had a drink in the Club , that 's where I heard .
57 Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know
58 Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’
59 I 'd had a novel published when I was 16 , really quite a poor novel called The Kids , the kind of thing that people write when they 're in the fifth form , except that mine got published .
60 It made me feel sick — as if I 'd had a clout ; in the stomach . ’
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