Example sentences of "had the odd [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd had the odd fling even while she was supposed to be engaged to him — the night of the fire was when we started it . |
| 2 | They 've had the odd child who has n't been erm whatnotted and some various |
| 3 | Even mother must have had the odd twinge , incredible as it seems . |
| 4 | Helen , shuffling through them , remembered Louise in the churchyard : even mother must have had the odd twinge … |
| 5 | I do , I hope but we appreciated Claire and Steven had her more than we had , but you know , we 've had the odd times we 've virtually been across there a month or something like , but but when you have a position where you have five |
| 6 | We 've had the odd difference of opinion , while respecting the other 's point of view . |
| 7 | Although bargaining is often very tough you 've always got a better chance if you know with whom you are dealing — it helps if you 've had the odd meal or drink together or a game of squash . |
| 8 | In the Neolithic period , totalitarian states emerged as a result of the reappearance of profound inequalities made possible by the acquisition of agricultural surpluses , whereas in the modern epoch most of the comparable states emerged out of periods of revolution and upheaval constituted mainly by a struggle for equality — a fact that has had the odd consequence of leaving all modern police states with official ideologies strongly committed to a non-existent freedom and egalitarianism for their citizens . |