Example sentences of "[pers pn] once had a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Tallis said , ‘ I once had a vision of your son .
2 I once had a drink with David Thomson at Camden Town in London , ’ I said , ‘ and I know Martina slightly . ’
3 I once had a plaster on my finger , ’ said Lydia , ‘ and I was making duck pancakes because an editor and his wife were coming to dinner , and when I 'd rolled up all the pancakes I found the plaster was missing . ’
4 I once had a week in a boarding-house called St Monica 's , ’ he said .
5 I once had a letter from a woman asking me if I could settle a dispute she was having with her partner .
6 I once had a sort of vague idea that life in the country was innocent and uncomplicated , ’ said Lydia .
7 He bought that because he once had a tiff with a BBC car park attendant who would n't let him in .
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