Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Of course not ! ’ she replied , and even found a cheerful note from somewhere to add lightly , ‘ I ate a huge meal at lunchtime , so I 'll probably have a snack sent up , ’ and , making for her room before her emotions tripped her up , ‘ You 've been more than kind as it is . |
| 32 | ‘ They wo n't see any less of me and I 'll always have a key to the house , ’ he said . |
| 33 | I do n't think I 'll ever have a use for it . |
| 34 | All those people who 've never done it before and if you 're in bed at the moment I 'll perhaps have a chat with you while you 're in bed this morning . |
| 35 | If I could perhaps have a picture my father painted ? ’ |
| 36 | I could then have a shoal of adult Uaru , and that is a dream I would n't mind realising . |
| 37 | I do n't know if I could ever have a relationship , the way I feel about my body . |
| 38 | ‘ I 'd rather have a turkey ! ’ |
| 39 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 40 | A fucking cake , I 'd rather have a bottle of Gin I 'd prefer to that . |
| 41 | That looks a pretty good job , sweeping the floor , though I 'd rather have a go on the sweeping machine . |
| 42 | I 'd tell my husband I 'd rather have a change of holiday and not go with our friends . |
| 43 | I 'd rather have a meal would n't you ? |
| 44 | I 'd rather have a rat in the house than a dog |
| 45 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 46 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 47 | I 'd rather have a racist straight up and on the rocks any day . |
| 48 | That most people you know , they wo n't try something like that , I mean , I know I 'm a bit like that myself I 'd sooner have a steak . |
| 49 | ‘ I actually won quite easily when I expected that I 'd still have a lot to learn , ’ he explains . |
| 50 | I 'd maybe have a chat chat with them you know , personal like . |
| 51 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 52 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 53 | Well what I would what I would do erm I would rather have a commitment for a date to start when you go out of here and if you say if you 've got if you 've got something that comes up then fine . |
| 54 | Well I did , I took it , I took it out and said , alright when I went and enquired , I said well I would normally have a cheque book now cos I 'm not always in the bank , and I had this slip to say I do n't need one will come automatically he said oh yes , but that breaking down is hopeless , then I should fill it in now and I 'll take it . |
| 55 | So if I were you I would just have a word with your insurance company and make sure that everything 's okay but you 're obviously , they must know that you 've got to leave your er fridge-freezer switched on , so you 've got to have your mains electrics on . |
| 56 | But I saw no other way out : I did n't know if I would ever have a chance again . ’ |
| 57 | The doctors told me I would never have a child of my own . |
| 58 | And one final thought — if I ever come across any Crenicichla species ‘ Xingu III they would fit very well into my tank , with the Uaru , and then I would really have a dream come true ! |
| 59 | ‘ I shall just have a cup of camomile tea . ’ |
| 60 | But it 's something that I think someone can only have a go at if they have a great deal of support and a chance to experiment in a way that still gives them the option erm not to change if they feel that they ca n't handle it any other way erm so I think there are a lot of difficulties associated with this kind of problem . |