Example sentences of "[adv] had [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And fortunately I suddenly had inspiration , just at the last possible moment . |
| 2 | The unfortunate animals apparently had poison bottles strapped to their backs , with the openings pointing towards their tails . |
| 3 | It is significant that there was little overlap between the ducal and Stanley affinities , although some royal officials necessarily had dealings with both lords . |
| 4 | It is significant that there was little overlap between the ducal and Stanley affinities , although some royal officials necessarily had dealings with both lords . |
| 5 | Those in Islay range from a very simple wall , which at one time perhaps had wood stakes on it , built to enclose a headland and had a narrow entrance at the steepest part , to a substantial hill fort like Borraichill Mhor which encloses a considerable area . |
| 6 | Those in Islay range from a very simple wall , which at one time perhaps had wood stakes on it , built to enclose a headland and had a narrow entrance at the steepest part , to a substantial hill fort like Borraichill Mhor which encloses a considerable area . |
| 7 | If Anwar now perhaps had reason for entertaining minor reservations about Changez ( though Changez seemed delighted by Anwar , and laughed at everything he said even when it was serious ) , this could be nothing compared to Jamila 's antipathy . |
| 8 | Among them will be three Warrington men who all had transplants at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester . |
| 9 | We sat companionably enough , each ruminating on the nature of existence so early in the morning and contemplating the day 's activity , although Bernard obviously had opinions on that as well , judging by his expression . |
| 10 | In my desperation I had been making plans to try and sneak the putter from Harley 's bag to have a surreptitious look at it — a truly dicey plan because Harley rarely let the putter out of his sight and , when he did , his caddie obviously had instructions to guard it with his life . |
| 11 | Rome obviously had magistrates capable of dealing with the Greeks on proper diplomatic lines when she became involved with them during the conquest of southern Italy in the last decades of the fourth century . |
| 12 | Apart from calling Blum ‘ the most dangerous man in Indo-China ’ de Lattre complained of all the ‘ missionary young men ’ the US was sending to Vietnam , of the way in which they undermined the idea of the French Union and , as he obviously had time to read the reports as soon as they were sent , he objected strenuously and in person to US correspondents who did not share his more exalted view of France 's mission in Indo-China . |
| 13 | Others , like Hayling , obviously had talent , but none of them had even a fraction of the experience or ability which had twice earned him the Journalist of the Year award for his coverage of Vietnam and Cambodia . |
| 14 | He obviously had impregnation on his mind , but by now Lydia had lost her temper and she told him to get stuffed . |
| 15 | ’ Schisgal obviously had Dustin in mind when he wrote this . |
| 16 | Not only had Lothar consolidated his position west of the Meuse ; he had heavily defeated Louis the German 's forces in the Rhineland and driven Louis back to Bavaria . |
| 17 | Not only had Yolland been deceived about the BCR 's intentions at Stretford Bridge ; he had also failed to realise that the need to reverse trains at Lydham Heath made tender first running on some part of the line inevitable , whether or not there was a turntable at the lower end of the railway . |
| 18 | Not only had travel been impossible , it felt like ages since she had seen any beautiful clothes or touched any rich materials . |
| 19 | I only had scratches . |
| 20 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 21 | Moreover not only had Iraq , eager for an end to the war for some time , agreed to the principle of a cease-fire but Iran , initially sceptical and despite Ayatollah Khomeini 's strong misgivings , accepted the resolution , and also the proposal that the UN secretary-general visit Iran forthwith to study the practicalities of the cease-fire . |
| 22 | The most common forms of sickle cell disease are sickle cell trait where the abnormal gene is inherited from one parent only had sickle cell anaemia where two copies of the abnormal gene are inherited , one from each parent . |
| 23 | If speaker D had gone on at some length about ‘ cobbles ’ or rough roads in general , or if the analysis only had part of this fragment , up to C 's it was rather rough , then we might have had no evidence of a divergence in speakers ' topics within the conversation . |
| 24 | Now , for the first time , I was surrounded by people who not only had cancer , but unlike those in hospital , knew that they had it . |
| 25 | Not only had Margrida assumed that Simon was her boyfriend , but Celeste had clearly thought the same yesterday — and just now a hearty , middle-aged Dalgety executive had stopped her to say how fortunate their new driver was to have such a pretty and successful young lady as his amor . |
| 26 | I did n't think too much about this at the time , although I knew they usually only had money for their ‘ little pleasures ’ after they 'd done the washing and pawned it . |
| 27 | Army Group E was unable to stop the northward advance of these formations , which included 25–30,000 horses and only had rations for another 48 hours . |
| 28 | Not only had Auguste taken her to see the amusing Charley 's Aunt , but Alfred had escorted her to Ramsgate to see Harbour Lights . |
| 29 | Not only had dialogue with the French communist party on this highly sensitive issue rapidly degenerated into counter-productive name calling , but also Sartre himself had been gradually moving progressively closer during the late 1940s and early 1950s to the politics of the PCF . |
| 30 | He only had minutes . |