Example sentences of "[pers pn] have had [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have had a bit of an accident and the car you rented to me this morning is now a burnt out shell ! ’
2 I have had a bit of ‘ medical ’ excitement myself since I last wrote : first when I overturned a full supermarket trolley on to my leg , bursting a small artery with dramatically bloody results .
3 I have had a cheque account with this organisation for over 20 years and a mortgage for seven ; the latter now for a comparatively small proportion of my house value .
4 Yes I mean my wife and I have had a go at that .
5 He has already asked for a return match and when I have had a rest I shall try to accommodate him . ’
6 In punting , too , I have had a tendency to reach for too much length and so have been prone to slicing my kicks .
7 ‘ I will accept nothing of the sort , Miss Kenton , until I have had a chance to deal with the matter .
8 ‘ But I have had a child , and although he 's gone , that love , that joy will stay with me forever .
9 ‘ David and I have had a chat about the goal drought which has suddenly hit the team , ’ explained Quinn .
10 I have had a reference to bovine excrement splashed in red ink across an entire manuscript page .
11 And if that sounds unexciting , I have had a life full of turbulence , and I do n't need any more .
12 At the end , the captain said , ‘ I have had a message which concerns both of our hostages .
13 I have had a message from the Stan Standard Mercury , from Davis , that my a county has been hysterical , we 've talked about being paranoid one time this morning .
14 I have had a couple of games at inside centre and am probably more settled in that position but I enjoy playing stand-off most of all ’ .
15 Erm I have had a couple of interviews with a couple of other companies er
16 It 's alright for a couple of days and I have had a couple of days er peace and quiet , and then er I do n't like it any more after that .
17 I have had a word with Swan and he has agreed to become your personal private aeroplane for just as long as you remain small enough to fly on his back . ’
18 I have had a meeting with Craig McDevitt of the Student Advisory and Counselling Service , during which we discussed the Garden 's staffing structure , re-structuring , effects of economics , and other matters affecting staff morale .
19 For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time .
20 And , if she has a sister who is going out of her mind , I have had a mother eighty-nine years old and senile , I can not be said to deserve any further burdens nor to have failed in carrying out my duty .
21 You may not know , that I have had a book on philosophy published , and am working on another ; my superiors at London University College are pleased with me , and promotion seems probable .
22 Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes .
23 I am happy to tell the hon. Gentleman that I have had a number of meetings with President Vassiliou during the year and that I have already met Turkish Ministers , as has my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary .
24 In addition , I have had a number of informal bilateral discussions with European Community colleagues .
25 I have had a number of informal discussions with the chairman of the Occupational Pensions Board in recent months .
26 In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this .
27 I have had a lot of pleasure over the years keeping and breeding tropical fish , and cichlids in particular .
28 because I have had a lot of hassle
29 It 's just that this year I have had a lot of weak influencing situations , been on a lot of projects groups and so on , and last year I needed a lot of extra staff .
30 ‘ YES , I was fired up — I always get like that when I 've had a bit of stick and I have had a lot of stick lately . ’
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