Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , could n't you have sold a few of those ? ’
2 I could have got a nine to five job but I never wanted one .
3 ‘ You must have got a few in the Houses of Parliament , ’ he said , smiling .
4 And then Danny McCann could have scored a second for Fairmile in the dying moments , but he shot over from a good position .
5 Are there any rules for writing poetry in the sense that does it have to rhyme , does it have to have a rhythm , does it have to have a particular for to be recognised and accepted as a piece of poetry as opposed , perhaps , to a piece of prose ?
6 However even if you get maximum assistance with the Poll Tax , you will still have to pay a fifth of your Poll tax bill .
7 But of course they are , and there is little doubt that neither Joyce nor myself could ever have achieved a tenth of the success we have without the help and support , not to mention the sheer selflessness and lack of ego , of the men who chose to love us .
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