Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] had " in BNC.
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1 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
2 | But she 's had a hard season and lost 17 kilos in weight after her latest win at York . |
3 | Peter immediately explained Carol 's codeine allergy but the doctor replied : ‘ But she 's had some already . ’ |
4 | But she 's had meningitis back which is a bit tricky for old health ! |
5 | Erm but she 's had a nice time . |
6 | Erm and my wife 's not terribly well , she 's about here now but she 's had a she 's been in hospital two years ago with her heart so I 'm |
7 | but she 's had quite a lot of training in other things actually and with the man marketing department that they 've got there they might not need that the thing coming up I 've just had what 's interesting about that and what I do n't like about it is not to because I have a lot of respect for her . |
8 | But he has had his vision of family , home , and work , and that is as real as the thwarting of it . |
9 | ‘ It is quite true that he had the pharmacist 's poodle bitch twice in fifteen minutes on the steps of the Convent of St Mary , but he has had almost every bitch in Porto Venus over the past three years . |
10 | But he has had personal success at triggering such changes . |
11 | But he has had more than his fair share of injuries in that time . |
12 | ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him . |
13 | ‘ He is a good man , mademoiselle — all the world would tell you so — but he has had to be strong — to bear everything on his shoulders . |
14 | Given the number that he drew in the ballot , it was not certain that he would have the chance of a debate on his Bill , but he has had that opportunity and has spoken with his customary mellifluence . |
15 | ‘ He does n't usually throw tantrums , ’ Ashley said ruefully , as Vitor came round from the boot , ‘ but he has had a very long day . ’ |
16 | But he 's had his own little campaign to rubbish it now , just because he has n't got it any more . |
17 | ‘ We do n't always see eye to eye , ’ Marler reflected , blowing smoke circles , ‘ Newman and I. But he 's had a tough time , I 'll give him that . ’ |
18 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books . |
19 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of the telephone books . |
20 | But he 's had a lot of space and he 's by and large used it very very well . |
21 | My first , er , but sad duty is simply to say that Sir Kenneth , our President , had hoped to be here , but he 's had er , an operation and er , he is not really quite well enough , so I was asked as a Vice-President , whether I would stand in for him , at the weekend , and er I shall do my best , and erm , I 'm glad to have to opportunity of doing one or two things , but we 'll come to those in due time . |
22 | But he 's had to close some of the deeper galleries which only pot holers use , because of the build up of toxic gasses . |
23 | With 4 wins under his belt , you 'd think Mansell would be confident of Championship success , but he 's had three near misses and is as worried as ever . |
24 | Still on , but he 's had it taken , he had it taken away last week . |
25 | Antony has got a temporary cap on one of his teeth but he 's had it about twice really . |
26 | Yeah but he 's had one and a half then . |
27 | I know , but he 's had all this treatment has n't he , to make his face white . |
28 | Erm no I do n't think so but he 's had his tea . |
29 | again , but he 's had to cancel that |
30 | Erm I asked and she said that his dad sent him off to get it X-rayed and she goes , But he 's had a history with his toe poor blighter . |