Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 2 | And he would n't have dismissed a Melissa with a kiss as light as thistledown — the sort of kiss he might had bestowed on a child . |
| 3 | Eventually he released her with what appeared to be reluctance , which was strange , she thought , because she would have expected a man with his inhibitions about women to have just brushed her mouth briefly and then dropped her like a glowing ember . |
| 4 | He said that if they had not gained the upper hand then the old Völkisch parties would certainly have picked a fight with Poland . |
| 5 | The strong-bodied American , with his rugged features , had spoken with a quiet simplicity ; and as he 'd watched him and heard him , Morse thought he could well have enjoyed a pint with the fellow . |
| 6 | I would have done a car with somebody holding it |
| 7 | The early Church , noting that this miracle took place in the wilderness , ‘ a lonely place ’ , would have seen a parallel with the feeding of the children of Israel with manna in the wilderness of the Sinai desert . |
| 8 | They looked about ten , with long hair , both so brown and handsome I could have hugged them ; if I were a woman I would have made a date with them for ten years ' time . |
| 9 | He would have preferred a showdown with Gina , but it was fun to watch Eleanor fighting her by stealth . |
| 10 | ‘ It looks as if he must have had a run-in with a few trees finding his way home that night . |
| 11 | I might have had a word with him if I 'd caught him . |
| 12 | Someone must have had a word with the band about their playing after the last tour and subsequent departure from east west Records because this show as a 200pc better affair . |
| 13 | His claim about South African involvement was subsequently ridiculed in the press and elsewhere in a way reminiscent of the scorn poured for so many years on the suggestion that British intelligence might have had a link with the Zinoviev letter . |
| 14 | Tiny Rowland may have become a bore with his obsession over DTI 's failure to publish the report on the House of Fraser — but on this occasion he is on the side of the Gods . |
| 15 | Indeed , there was a period about three years ago when it looked as though even 35mm slides might have found a match with the introduction of devices like the VideoShow system which project the image on the computer 's screen directly onto a conventional viewing screen . |
| 16 | ‘ But you ca n't have spent a lifetime with someone and not feel some affection for them . ’ |
| 17 | A spokesman , Mr Ian Taylor , said Dillons may have struck a deal with one or more publishers to sell discounted books outside the NBA . |
| 18 | True , it would not have been seen by people in Bristol or Birmingham but it might just have struck a chord with somebody in the area where the crime was committed . |
| 19 | A rest in Ireland , a confession before the Jockey Club , possibly a new relationship — it all should have signified a break with the past , particularly the recent , unhappy past , but history ca n't be discarded like an old coat . |
| 20 | This is a short-cut walkers are not supposed to take , to prevent erosion , but it would have taken a man with a Rotweiler and a machine-gun to stop me , so desperate was I to get back to the car and home . |
| 21 | This column indicates any errors against the relevant modules ; for example , you may have specified a module with an incorrect syntax . |
| 22 | On the other hand , those who wanted to play with more power would have required a piano with a check . |