Example sentences of "had had a [adj] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He had had a stiff greeting that morning from the Grand Commander Louis de Magnac , whom he had tricked over Loppe , and again on shipboard coming from Rhodes .
2 My passenger had had a lucky escape that night ; he had used his wits well and survived another fight .
3 But , head to head with the world 's No 1 , the strapping Scot had had a four-under- par 66 to his conqueror 's 68 and the satisfaction of having unfurled a draw just when he needed it most .
4 Anyone acting out of character worried her in this way , until she had had a silent time alone , to work it out and grow used to the change .
5 Dmitri agreed with her , and they had had a passionate argument last night with Marchak , who drove racing cars , and Frolovna , who had loved a matador for two weeks in Spain .
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