Example sentences of "all had a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It had an emergency exit which they all had a go at unbolting . |
2 | Oh I was on about sewing cos I said I 'd let them , you know , they were all doing a bit of sewing the other weekend , they all had a go like erm ooh , you know , I was saying he that Scott can cook and that , you know , we 've had a note he 's having one on , supposed to be all all of them to be independent , you know ? |
3 | there was other ones made clothes pegs and and er well they all , they all had a kind of trade . |
4 | They all had their , they all had a kind of trade they could |
5 | His strength of character was invaluable in dealing with the guards and his commitment to his fellow hostages was such that he would listen quietly and matter of factly on the occasions when we all had a heart-to-heart about the little ways in which we got on each others ' nerves . |
6 | It was time they all had a holiday . |
7 | ‘ I think it would be a good idea if we all had a swim before breakfast , do n't you ? ’ he said , the announcement seized upon with alacrity by the two little girls who , once again , began jumping up and down on the mattress as if it were a trampoline . |
8 | She confirmed she had been to Hawaii with the hunk and said : ‘ We all had a laugh , that 's all . |
9 | so we all had a laugh about it when we went off , I said come on who 's the culprit who upset god above from Yorkshire ? |
10 | No patients had fasting triglyceride concentrations >5.0 mmol/l or cholesterol concentrations >7.8 mmol/l , none were receiving lipid lowering treatment or insulin , and all had a haemoglobin A 1 c concentration <9.5 ( reference range 2.8–4.4 ) % and a body mass index <35 kg/m . |
11 | They would work more effectively , Dr Benton says , if they all had a bowl of cereal , a slice of toast or a bacon sandwich first thing . |
12 | When I came home the sun was shining brilliantly and warmly into the front of the house so I first of all had a read about the similar groups and then had a quick and short snooze till the phone rang and I began work on the laptop in the sunshine , as the battery capacity lasts about an hour or so . |
13 | All had a badge . |
14 | They were harnessable and all had a sense of individuality . |
15 | Previous patterns of working , sets of beliefs about parents and their willingness and capacity to play a larger part in decisions about their children with special educational needs , professional uncertainty and paternalism all had a part to play in the process . |
16 | Perhaps most important is the need to recognise that a balance of forces was usually operating at any one time : pressure groups for change , politicians , civil servants and individual personalities all had a part to play . |
17 | We all had a whale of a time , drifting on the surface and drowning in the depths with the four fishermen . |
18 | you see and ther I su I suppose there was about ten or a dozen girls behind the counter because it was early and late turn for them because you see we were open , you see , until ten o'clock at night , you see , and er then , well , anyway , after that erm I heard about this job going as Assistant Manageress at Cambridge and er so I applied and the Manager said to me , I thought well I 'll be here ten years , erm I can be here until I 'm you know , donkeys years and er so he said well look you may not get a job because he said that another girl coming from Norwich to go to Cambridge to see the Manager as well as you and so you might not get it , she might get it , and , however , I went and er I , I met the Manager and the Manageress in the front office , the Manager 's office and we all had a chat but I did n't see the girl from Norwich , she must have gone some other day and anyway I got the job , you see , and er , and so I went to Cambridge as Assistant Manageress and I very well and I got to know all kinds of people , all nationalities being a university city . |
19 | Yes you did , you all had a chat with each other at the end of the referred lead session did n't you . |
20 | ‘ We all had a pecking order — there was n't just sexual abuse but physical and emotional too . |
21 | Nithard and his companions had sworn to the truce at Orléans " because they all had a lot of confidence in [ Charles 's ] cleverness " . |
22 | Yes there were , there were about ten I think , but they were all widely separated , we all had a lot of ground around us , so , s so you were n't on top of your next door neighbour , you did n't , you hardly see them , or hear them really , there was plenty of room . |
23 | There is no doubt of its instinct for splendour ; the Stewart kings all had a taste for lavish spending , and the ability to find the money to indulge it . |
24 | All had a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis confirmed by air contrast barium enema , sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy , with previous rectal or colonoscopic biopsies . |
25 | The coffin stowed away in the loft and discreetly covered so as not to alarm the plumber , we all had a coffee with a small touch of something stronger , and Alan recounted how he and Joy had arrived to collect it . |
26 | They all had a paper the Evening News , the Standard , the Star , the Sporting Life ah all the papers wanted to know about the horses . |
27 | John produced the remains of a bottle of whisky and they all had a dram to celebrate . |
28 | She got Tunisia all had a guess |
29 | Yeah we went to France and then the thing about the bath came back and we all had a bath but we were all wearing clothes |
30 | In the evening , Michael came in with Patsy 's husband , the boys and Chris , and we all had a meal together . |