| Had it out | 10 |
| Had its premiere | 16 |
| Had just a bite of | 18 |
| Had kids | 8 |
| Had kittens | 11 |
| Had la grippe | 13 |
| Had lapses onstage | 18 |
| Had learned | 11 |
| Had leftovers, e.g. | 19 |
| Had leftovers, for instance | 27 |
| Had leftovers, maybe | 20 |
| Had leftovers, perhaps | 22 |
| Had leftovers, say | 18 |
| Had liabilities | 15 |
| Had life | 8 |
| Had life, e.g. | 14 |
| Had lingering effects | 21 |
| Had lobster | 11 |
| Had longer legs than? | 21 |
| Had longings | 12 |
| Had lunch | 9 |
| Had lunch in | 12 |
| Had lunch, e.g. | 15 |
| Had markers out | 15 |
| Had Marlboros, say | 18 |
| Had memorized | 13 |
| Had met | 7 |
| Had met before | 14 |
| Had microwaved leftovers, say | 29 |
| Had misgivings | 14 |
| Had money in the bank | 21 |
| Had more points than | 20 |
| Had more than a feeling | 23 |
| Had more than a gut feeling | 27 |
| Had more than a hunch | 21 |
| Had more than a thirst for | 26 |
| Had more than just a hunch | 26 |
| Had much too much of | 20 |
| Had need of an E.R., maybe | 26 |
| Had night visions | 17 |
| Had nightmares | 14 |
| Had nightmares, say | 19 |
| Had no catching up to do | 24 |
| Had no co-pilot | 15 |
| Had no doubt | 12 |
| Had no doubts | 13 |
| Had no doubts about | 19 |
| Had no existence | 16 |
| Had no need for a spare | 23 |
| Had no need to rally | 20 |
| Had no play in crazy eights | 27 |
| Had no use for | 14 |
| Had none left | 13 |
| Had not been | 12 |
| Had nothing | 11 |
| Had nothing good to say about | 29 |
| Had nowhere to go but up | 24 |
| Had obligations | 15 |
| Had occasion for | 16 |
| Had office hours | 16 |
| Had on | 6 |
| Had on one's back | 21 |
| Had on one's person | 23 |
| Had on one's résumé | 29 |
| Had on one's wish list | 26 |
| Had one do through persuasion | 29 |
| Had one hit with "There She Goes" (with "The") | 66 |
| Had one's cake | 18 |
| Had one's fingers crossed | 29 |
| Had one's foot in the door? | 31 |
| Had one's revenge | 21 |
| Had one's suspicions about | 30 |
| Had one's ups and downs | 27 |
| Had one's ups and downs? | 28 |
| Had one's whey | 18 |
| Had one's whey? | 19 |
| Had opportunities to repent | 27 |
| Had origin | 10 |
| Had outstanding debts | 21 |
| Had over for dinner | 19 |
| Had overdrawn | 13 |
| Had pains | 9 |
| Had passed its expiration date | 30 |
| Had payables | 12 |
| Had payments due | 16 |
| Had peanuts and Cracker Jack | 28 |
| Had people over | 15 |
| Had pheasant under glass | 24 |
| Had pheasant under glass, e.g. | 30 |
| Had pity (for) | 14 |
| Had pizza delivered, maybe | 26 |
| Had pizza delivered, perhaps | 28 |
| Had pizza delivered, say | 24 |
| Had pizza, e.g. | 15 |
| Had plenty | 10 |
| Had possession of | 17 |
| Had pot luck, perhaps | 21 |
| Had preconceptions of | 21 |
| Had pressing problems | 21 |
| Had prior arrangements | 22 |