Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] have a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You let them in to have a laugh at them or you let them in because you want to listen to what they 're saying .
2 I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference .
3 I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’
4 I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up .
5 I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march .
6 I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march .
7 Though I must admit , I only have a bite at lunchtime myself .
8 I only having a look at it .
9 I just had a bit of my Sunday joint left over , ’ said Ianthe apologetically .
10 that we had that like a little sitting room , I just had a settee in there and a couple of chairs , it was lovely and cosy in there
11 I just had a go at everything .
12 So then I just had a drive round all the sites .
13 Well according to the er Express I just had a look at , they reckon it 's on but for about half the original sum .
14 No , I ju I just had a look at that I could n't do anything .
15 ‘ Like , you 're the kind of person I 'd like to talk to if I just had a fight with my girlfriend or was in trouble with the law or something . ’
16 I just had a chat with Christine .
17 I 'm sorry , I just have a bit of a headache , that 's all . ’
18 I just have a couple of things to finish .
19 And I just have a couple of other things I want to say to you and then we can all go home .
20 no , no I 'm not that keen on it I just have a couple of biscuits and a cup of tea when I come home
21 I just have a lot of respect for someone who can pick up a piece of wood or metal and make music out of it . ’
22 I just have a cigarette for , to keep you calm .
23 I know , but can I just have a burst of adverts ?
24 Can I just have a cup of tea ?
25 Can I just have a light off your cigarette then ?
26 I generally have a glass of sherry before lunch , ’ said Cornelius .
27 The debt was written off in a long , slow reckoning of my own , though by the time I reached my mid-teens I already had a certainty of the future waiting — a void to be filled as I chose , with nothing predetermined .
28 I already have a version of the program which uses a few more " genes " to control colour , in the same kind of way as the other nine genes control shape .
29 I already have a lot of children to care for . ’
30 Tallis said , ‘ I once had a vision of your son .
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