Example sentences of "had [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have had Melvin since he was six weeks old and he was a gentle pet . |
| 2 | I 've never had security since I was an eight-year-old kid . |
| 3 | He 'd had dentures since he was twenty , very bad ill-fitting ones , by the way . |
| 4 | Crushes were all very well , they 'd all had crushes since they were seven , but Sam was nearly seventeen , and Camille could see her childhood slipping away . |
| 5 | I know but what all going on is the history , that fact is since the mid-fifties we , we have had dealings cos they 've been one of the stronger of the world |
| 6 | Ahm well I have had uh yeah I mean I have had people if I 'd really wanted to but I mean we 've had baby sitters and things like that . |
| 7 | You ken when there , there are , this , this old Mary that I tell you about er , she 'd had smallpox when she was young , she used to be a herring gutter . |
| 8 | Attractive and popular , she 'd had boyfriends since she 'd been fifteen . |
| 9 | He 's had lessons since he was six . |
| 10 | I had n't had Hilary since he was in the second year . ’ |
| 11 | He 'd never had affection so he could n't give it . |
| 12 | The boy answered , ‘ No sir , I really have n't had time because I 've been so busy working . ’ |
| 13 | We 've had assurances before we we 've had no dialogue with the County Council . |