Example sentences of "time [pers pn] had a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 From that time I had a wall to lean my back on .
2 Stephen had just granted me the barony , and I decided ‘ t was time I had a wife .
3 Turning to face Luce , his hands thrust into the pockets of his beige trousers , he went on , ‘ Last year I decided it was high time I had a wife and family .
4 The second time I had a affair , I learned a lesson which was even more valuable , albeit terribly painful .
5 The way things were going I thought it was time I had a slit trench to dive into .
6 ‘ I ca n't remember the last time I had a holiday although I go abroad to work .
7 So the first time I had a conversation with Mr Wogan was live on television !
8 It was attached to the monitor so the nurses could see what was happening to the baby and every time I had a contraction my stomach went rock hard so the belt dug into me .
9 ‘ This time I had a crush on a woman at work , ’ he said .
10 I could n't find out much that morning , but the next time I had a chance , I did .
11 My remark that last time I had a bracelet like that put on I had a baby three hours later is greeted by a stony stare !
12 ‘ I think , ’ said Owen , ‘ it 's time I had a word with Mordecai . ’
13 Actually it 's about time I had a cup of tea .
14 At the time I had a job as youth worker at a sports centre in Acton .
15 At one time I had a Morris and on my way back from West London Stadium I dropped off two other athletes in Wood Lane .
16 I made up my mind then that next time I had a baby I would love it .
17 ‘ I think it 's about time I had a talk with her . ’
18 This time she had a gambit .
19 It was the first time she had a chance to look at him closely .
20 Next time she had a nightmare , she would try imagining smashing , like eggs , the faceless looters and killers of her dreams .
21 After a time she had a stroke which semiparalysed her .
22 This time she had a gun .
23 You presented me with a daughter lately it 's high time you had a present yourself . ’
24 Once upon a time you had a dream — that you lived in a world of simple market forces where everything or everybody had a price or value .
25 ‘ Is n't it time you had a rest ? ’ enquired Penry Vaughan , startling her .
26 Personally I think it 's about time you had a bit of life . ’
27 If they were , every time you had a communications problem , the answer would be simple .
28 But think of the last time you had a meal out and the service you encountered .
29 I think it 's time we had a drink .
30 time we had a wash up and a cup of tea I think .
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