Example sentences of "had [adv] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They had all had a normal haemoglobin concentration . |
| 2 | The possession charge had been dropped because her daughter had only had a small amount on her . |
| 3 | Hitherto , the coalition had only had a one-seat majority in the Parliament as a whole and was actually in a minority in the lower house . |
| 4 | Although they had only had a few hours , he was happy with what the squad had uncovered from newspaper cuttings and phone-calls — not that they had detected any connection with Nicola Sharpe . |
| 5 | Meurdesoif , whose firm agreed to pay a £1,250 fine , claimed he had only had a few drinks with lunch on a cross-channel ferry . |
| 6 | Murray Kidd did a good job for us for three years , but he had obviously had a greater affinity for three quarter play than forwards . ’ |
| 7 | Shortly after anchoring the crew came on deck to hang out bedding and clothing to dry , so they had obviously had a wet passage . |
| 8 | ‘ Folk ’ tunes , especially of Scottish origin , had long had a strong presence in the North-East regional culture ; and , as in other areas of the country , they had also been taken up by middle-class circles . |
| 9 | This was Tom Chalmers , who had already had a great influence on the development of broadcasting in Nigeria and was later also to have a major impact on the development of radio in Malawi , Zambia , Botswana , Lesotho and Swaziland . |
| 10 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 11 | Sheffield was a very different type of town , but like most other places that developed into great Victorian cities it had already had a long history as a market and craft centre . |
| 12 | The issue had already had a major impact during the election campaign , when Wolfgang Schnur , a human rights lawyer in Rostock and the leader of Democratic Awakening , resigned his post on March 14 after admitting that he had worked for the Stasi . |
| 13 | Direct broadcasting by satellite ( DBS ) was a long time coming ; but well before its arrival in Europe in 1989 the image of DBS and the reality of low- , medium- and high-powered satellites and of satellite-to-cable systems had already had a profound impact on broadcasting policy . |
| 14 | These had already had a brief clash with the German destroyers and now headed north with the MGB were MLs 5 and 15 , but ML 15 had to be abandoned . |
| 15 | ‘ The nurse said I was very good company , which I thought was praise indeed for a guy who had just had a coronary thrombosis . |
| 16 | The ticket collector , who had just had a new perm , thought the girl 's geometrically cut and excessively short hair awful . |
| 17 | Williams explained in the court that the MRF had just had a new intake of NCOs . |
| 18 | He felt weak and shaking , as though he had just had a huge shock . |
| 19 | To soothe her grief , Mrs Belgrove , who had just had a little boy , designed an all-white garden beyond the lawn . |
| 20 | In addition , the Emperor had always had a vague idea that an Iberian union between Spain and Portugal would be advantageous to both countries . |
| 21 | She had always had a vague idea that psychotherapists made you lie down on a couch and waffle on about your problems until finally , in some miraculous way , they were no longer problems , just a pain that had been gradually eased away . |
| 22 | He could remember a time when he had fallen asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow , and when he had always had a healthy appetite . |
| 23 | It was also known that he was a hobo in his final years , and that he had always had a keen eye for women . |
| 24 | Northern Foods had always had a good name locally , and had earned respect for its relations with its workers . |
| 25 | So if the two eat very much the same , but , for example , Ann had always had a small packet of peanuts with her evening drink , then she will have to give up those peanuts permanently to stay slim for ever . |
| 26 | One woman , who took up a new career in midlife , described how her mother , who had always had a great appetite for life , now seemed.to live through her . |
| 27 | Her father had always had a great deal of time for the Sally Ann . |
| 28 | Paleontology had always had a geographical dimension , and this was exploited more thoroughly as the exploration of the fossil record became possible on a world-wide scale . |
| 29 | Dana had always had a fine sense of her own importance , and Claudia was n't certain she would consider another woman 's need before her own desires . |
| 30 | Municipal socialism in Britain had always had a puritanical element to it , and debates about sexual choice were no part of this tradition . |