Example sentences of "[vb past] had a [noun] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scotty was weary , the gigs were far apart , he 'd had a touch of the ‘ flu and , at over 60 , really did n't feel up to it . |
| 2 | She 'd had a number of the wives in tonight , all choosing bits and pieces out of their Christmas Club money . |
| 3 | After some months of working with him it gradually emerged that although he had indeed identified his wife 's body he had had a member of the hospital staff with him at all times . |
| 4 | Sister Ignatia had said that Flora could n't know whether she wanted to come or not until she had had a sniff of the place , seen some of the other girls . |
| 5 | She had had a glimpse of the academic sort of ‘ summer school ’ when she went to Oxford to lecture on Ivy to some foreign students . |
| 6 | He smiled , his eyes twinkling as he told Iain how he had had a glimpse of the lower decks , which had all been cut away in the centre and some sort of plastic covering installed . |