Example sentences of "have have a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made sure that er on each occasion er we reached a figure or a set of figures that would be mutually acceptable to ask the colleague or colleagues and , and then it was registered in the minutes as a , so we could refer back to er any cases er that were similar and that then made life easier for the shop stewards er who may have had a recurrence of the same problem . |
| 2 | Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping-bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe . |
| 3 | Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He could have had a bit of a crush , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but the main attraction was my career . |
| 5 | you do n't know the full story , she might have had a bit of a |
| 6 | Previously , she would have had a contribution of £19.00 . |
| 7 | Another complaint was that the trial judge failed to give the jury any warning about the evidence of Zaidie and Matadial as witnesses who may have had a purpose of their own to serve or whose evidence could be tainted by an improper motive . |
| 8 | I feel I would have had a chance of breaking my North West ‘ duck ’ . |
| 9 | Rosenior must have had a rush of blood as he kicked Kernaghan . |
| 10 | I suppose it was good at the time that I was n't kissing Andrew , otherwise I would have had a mouthful of sick . |
| 11 | It will probably have been sold to you by an insurance broker or insurance company salesman and , at time of buying , you will have had a choice of four different types of investment policy : with profits , unit linked , deposit administration and non-profit policy . |
| 12 | They may have been the gigantic reptilian analogue of the elephant , and it may be no coincidence that the elephant also has its nasal openings on top of the skull , with the nostrils in this case sited at the end of the trunk it has been suggested that some sauropods may have had a proboscis of some sort . |
| 13 | I mean I , it 's no good me husbands to look af , I I this is my second husband but er with my first husband er I I sort of erm if it 's been left to him , God bless him , he 's dead now but if it 'd been left to him I 'd have had a houseful of children you know . |
| 14 | She would have had a sort of power over him . |
| 15 | Active swimmers in the surface waters of the present oceans are likely to feed directly on the plankton , and the trilobites may have had a method of harvesting large quantities of minute food . |
| 16 | Even Phyllis 's racial prejudice might have had a touch of the humorous about it , if it were n't so offensive and pathetic . |
| 17 | Early Minoan Phaistos , over one hectare in area , may have had a population of 300–450 , Early Minoan Mallia , with its area of 2.58 hectares , had a population of 700–1,000 , and Early Minoan Knossos was almost twice as big as Mallia , with a maximum extent of 4.84 hectares and a population estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,900 . |
| 18 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 19 | I estimate that the L.O.R. must have had a stock of at least 1000 tickets to cover all needs . |
| 20 | If effort had counted for anything , we would have had a family of Catholic proportions . |
| 21 | Francis said : ‘ We should have had a number of free-kicks in dangerous areas that could have produced things but they were n't given . ’ |
| 22 | My mum must have had a seizure of something when she had me — ‘ Let's call him Lenworth ! ’ |
| 23 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 24 | had committed against the barge hirers the tort of procuring breaches of their contract with their men — the plaintiffs would have had a cause of action not only in respect of breaches of hiring contracts but also in respect of new business they were unable to undertake . |
| 25 | Others may have had a succession of live-in boy or girl friends , lasting as long as it suited them both . |
| 26 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |
| 27 | Well they must have had a lot of bottle . |
| 28 | On that night , Tuesday , 24 August 1773 , they talked of murderers being hanged — Lord Errol must have had a fund of such stories : he was the Lord High Constable of Scotland ; then they drank port , and were seen to their rooms by their host himself . |
| 29 | I 'd rather have have a cup of tea |
| 30 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |