Example sentences of "we have [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do we have here a key to understanding how lemmings , eels and other creatures gained their instinctive knowledge of the changing planetary geography ? |
| 2 | We 've not a reading man among us , ’ said Lucie dejectedly . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've only a yard and a bit out the front . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , we 've quite a bit more to do before dinner-time . ’ |
| 5 | Er admittedly they 'll all be available on the Saturday but perhaps we would need , you know , we 've perhaps a little bit more more work to be done . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've still a way to go but I look for improvement all the time and our start this season has shown just that . ’ |
| 7 | We had rather a lot to drink , and before I knew where I was I found myself being hustled into a broom closet by three men . |
| 8 | In those days we had not a care in the world , the only thing that counted was the game in which we were playing . |
| 9 | If we had not a right to the kingdom , we were mere mercenary soldiers . |
| 10 | ‘ Ah but we did n't know what we were doing then ’ , is no doubt the department 's answer , an answer echoed by local farmer , Jack Maher , though the ignorance of local farmers seems understandable , while that of the department seems culpable : ‘ We had n't a clue what they were going to do . |
| 11 | And when I was younger we had n't a binder , we just had the ordinary mower . |
| 12 | We had n't a lot of room for enjoyment . |
| 13 | We had barely a week to find a replacement . |
| 14 | Now that would do , that would do whether the , whether the knuckles were hurt or it was just a minor cut in the palm of the hand there , that would do and you can use the same type of bandage on the foot alright , so that 's if the hand was damaged , now supposing we did n't have the hand damaged , but we had instead a cut up here , okay , again clean it and if you clean it with lots of water always remember to dry off around the wound because bugs love a moist skin to grow in , dry the wound before you apply the dressing okay if you can , dry it off the best you can and then you 're going to place that over the cut , remember you want the pad to be long enough , big enough , okay , now she can hold this for you again , she can hold it above where the wound is and now when you bandage this one you always bandage from the narrow part to the fat part of the limb , you always bandage from the narrow to the fat , so you take the bandage down |
| 15 | oh there was a screw , we had like a screw with er some |
| 16 | But we had only a month in Borneo and after just three days — rather than the recommended three weeks — relaxing in Miri , the capital of Sarawak , we were looking forward to getting down to some trekking , the purpose of the trip . |
| 17 | We had quite a conversation . |
| 18 | We had quite a chat about the Lakes . |
| 19 | Now we had quite a problem trying to obtain erm a bottle size the two litre size at a reasonable price when we set out on this er thing . |
| 20 | ‘ Our final position showed that we had quite a bit of initiative and stamina . |
| 21 | ‘ We had quite a bit of success . |
| 22 | When we complained , we had quite a battle with the manager of the firm , but we argued that the fridge was not in use all the time , and if it had been in our home the fault may have occurred earlier . |
| 23 | But er we , we had quite a difficulty , very , very difficult , we used to have to walk a long way before we could get to a telephone . |
| 24 | We had quite a party in the end , most enjoyable . |
| 25 | By the time we got level with the riot , we had quite a crowd of supporters on our side of the street singing along . |
| 26 | Now the first job he did was to get you well acquainted with the tools , which we had quite a number of them . |
| 27 | But you say something like , the employer marketing to employers , and certainly the the employment officers We had quite a number on that course did n't we . |
| 28 | ‘ I would have said we had quite a number of things to discuss , my darling , ’ Luke contradicted her , the endearment a taunt and a challenge as always , never meant . |
| 29 | er we had quite a number of married women coming in to er , to work as part of their war effort and erm , so that there was quite , there was quite erm quick turnover of staff at that time |
| 30 | We had quite a lot of homework , so that those of us on a train journey involving an hour on either side of the school day , and then a couple of hours work , were not left with much free time . |