Example sentences of "[verb] a few drinks " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think he needs a few drinks ! ’ |
| 2 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
| 3 | Some fellows , when they have had a few drinks , and are in the presence of an attractive woman , are prone to talk too much . |
| 4 | Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks . |
| 5 | Meurdesoif , whose firm agreed to pay a £1,250 fine , claimed he had only had a few drinks with lunch on a cross-channel ferry . |
| 6 | Harry Andrews , who knew him for years , said , ‘ When he 'd had a few drinks he could be noisy . |
| 7 | When I 've had a few drinks I get a little argumentative . |
| 8 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
| 9 | But of course I 'd had a few drinks , and I had n't worn my glasses anyway , so when the time came to meet her I was n't quite sure what she looked like . |
| 10 | Every time he 'd had a few drinks , they took starring roles in the fantasies that played themselves out in his head . |
| 11 | When he had had a few drinks , though not otherwise , Peter talked about how he knew he ought to have the test to find out if he was HIV negative , as he hoped , as he desperately hoped , but he had not had it yet . |
| 12 | We 'd all had a few drinks . |
| 13 | I 've just had a few drinks . |
| 14 | He was bought a few drinks by workmates then took off on his own , round various bars , to finish the job properly . |
| 15 | She confides , ‘ He gets a few drinks and wants to wipe everybody out . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 17 | If you want to spend your Sundays curled up on the sofa , watching television , and having a few drinks , why not ? |
| 18 | In no time at all I was conducting the band , having a few drinks and thoroughly enjoying myself . |
| 19 | ‘ But Dad , I feel so ashamed to think that Mr and Mrs Lewis will 'ave ter mix with our kind of neighbours , and you know what Mum 's like when she 's 'ad a few drinks . ’ |
| 20 | I took a few drinks up there ( including some for Zak and Donna , which amused them ) , and on my way down the stairs saw the backs of Mercer , and Bambi , Filmer and Daffodil , as they walked through the lounge towards the door to the private car . |
| 21 | If David was to have a few drinks it would all come out . |
| 22 | She went in for a drink one time , she liked a few drinks around midday , she used to say it helped the long hot afternoons slide by , ’ and Nathan smiled to himself , because he could hear her saying it . |
| 23 | Could afford a few drinks but not a meal . |
| 24 | We had a few drinks and all thought he seemed a bit of a laugh so we asked him to come back to the shop with us and have a bit of a sing . |
| 25 | After dinner we all sat in the lounge , the camp supplied wine and Jerry supplied Scotch so we had a few drinks and said our farewells for the night and then back to our cabins were we slept on good mattresses . |
| 26 | ‘ I had a few drinks , ’ Violet was stone-cold sober now . |
| 27 | We have helped ourselves to a buffet , had a few drinks , watched television and played games , as though we were a large family . |
| 28 | , writes : A FRIEND maintains that about 10 years ago he boarded a train in London , played cards and had a few drinks and did n't leave the train until he reached Paris . |
| 29 | ‘ So they went up to the village pub and had a few drinks . |
| 30 | Ha ha , it 's your au — fr … parents ' friend , Janice , Gav beamed , radiating unrepentant guilt ; came round here the other day looking for you we got talking went for a curry had a few drinks ended up back here one thing led to another know how it is always liked older women they 're more experienced know what I mean arf arf anyway spent an extremely enjoyable New Year at her place apart from the usual visit to my folk 's of course oh by the way she 's coming round here tonight I 'm cooking lasagne can you swap rooms seeing Norris wo n't be back until tomorrow it 's just I did n't expect you back until then either , that okay ? |