Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb mod] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But should it be that anyone ever wished to posit that I have attained at least a little of that crucial quality of ‘ dignity ’ in the course of my career , such a person may wish to be directed towards that conference of March 1923 as representing the moment when I first demonstrated I might have a capacity for such a quality . |
| 2 | I imagined I would have a lot of spare time , but my diary is always full . |
| 3 | It turned out he was escaping a planned course of ECT because no one on his ward believed he might have a drink problem . |
| 4 | What happened you used to have a pin and a button and a a reel of cotton . |
| 5 | ‘ When the lease on the Old Bells came free I grabbed it , thinking whatever happened we 'd have a job and home . ’ |
| 6 | April and Pet declared they 'd have a cup . |
| 7 | As a matter of fact , I was talking to him briefly this afternoon and we agreed we 'd have a chat some time . |
| 8 | so I decided I 'd have a go in a factory , aha , and I come in it was over in the other place , the noise was unbelievable , really unbelievable . |
| 9 | No we had a reasonably good dinner and , and we did n't want no tea when we come home , this could have been some of it cos all I had then when we did about seven o'clock when we decided we 'd have a bowl of soup , erm , we stuffed ourselves , we had toast and breakfast erm , we had one or two sweets in the hospital , er while we were waiting and then er , we went to Asda and then we got er |
| 10 | He was not wearing wellingtons , just his working boots , but he decided he must have a look . |
| 11 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought I might have a word with Eddie Brady . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Until Sir Thomas died and you thought I might have a motive for murder ? ’ she finished sweetly . |
| 14 | I thought I would have a go at senior rugby for a season , then pack it in . |
| 15 | ‘ I never thought I should have a friend to play with and a pony to ride , Aunty ! ’ she said happily , as she got ready to go out and call for Angela Yatton . |
| 16 | I thought I 'd have a hangover , I did n't have a hangover . |
| 17 | Well there 's two things I 'd like I ca n't have both of them I thought I 'd have a prawn and cocktail |
| 18 | ‘ Of course , I never thought I 'd have a coach as good as Mr O'Dell , but he kindly suggested I should call in on a Saturday afternoon , while the pub was shut … . ’ |
| 19 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I thought I 'd have a go , just for fun , and phone the station , ’ said Moira . |
| 21 | I have n't read any match report yet … so I thought I 'd have a go at a quick one & include a few comments about Rocky as well . |
| 22 | ‘ My thoughts exactly , which is why I thought I 'd have a chat with you . ’ |
| 23 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 24 | ‘ Just thought I 'd have a walk . ’ |
| 25 | But , once upstairs , she knew she would have a job to get out again , especially if her father knew her destination . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought you ought to have a room with a double bed , for when your boyfriend comes to visit you . ’ |
| 27 | Then as her gaze focused unconsciously on the hyacinth-coloured bedspread , she found herself remembering what Silvia had said : ‘ I thought you ought to have a room with a double bed , for when your boyfriend comes to visit you ’ . |
| 28 | Now , feeling the train grubbiness all over he– , she thought she might have a bath . |
| 29 | I thought she would have a fit on the spot . |
| 30 | I did n't tell you because I knew we 'd have a scene like this and I do n't like it . |