Example sentences of "i [adv] have a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference . |
| 2 | I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 | Though I must admit , I only have a bite at lunchtime myself . |
| 7 | I only having a look at it . |
| 8 | I just had a bit of my Sunday joint left over , ’ said Ianthe apologetically . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | ‘ I just had a go at everything . |
| 11 | So then I just had a drive round all the sites . |
| 12 | Well according to the er Express I just had a look at , they reckon it 's on but for about half the original sum . |
| 13 | No , I ju I just had a look at that I could n't do anything . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | I just had a chat with Christine . |
| 16 | I 'm sorry , I just have a bit of a headache , that 's all . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I just have a couple of things to finish . |
| 18 | And I just have a couple of other things I want to say to you and then we can all go home . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | I just have a cigarette for , to keep you calm . |
| 22 | I know , but can I just have a burst of adverts ? |
| 23 | Can I just have a cup of tea ? |
| 24 | Can I just have a light off your cigarette then ? |
| 25 | ‘ I generally have a glass of sherry before lunch , ’ said Cornelius . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I already have a lot of children to care for . ’ |
| 29 | Tallis said , ‘ I once had a vision of your son . |
| 30 | ‘ I once had a drink with David Thomson at Camden Town in London , ’ I said , ‘ and I know Martina slightly . ’ |