Example sentences of "had some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McLaren 's abiding fears that Virgin were working to undermine his influence on the group had some substance . |
| 2 | The petitions on their own may be unreliable , but the response of the Crown to them must surely be an indication that they had some substance : a government which was regularly short of funds would be unlikely to grant remissions , and the fact that different towns were allowed varying amounts of tax allowance suggests that some attempt was made to calculate the resources available . |
| 3 | erm simply because erm the later in the market it was obviously important that erm people had some substance all be it very small er |
| 4 | She had some ketoacidosis and responded to conventional treatment . |
| 5 | Like Maurice , with whom they had some affinities , Nevin and Schaff had a horror of party-spirit and sectarianism , and also of the individualism they found deeply entrenched in much American Protestantism , especially in the revivalist movements which came more and more to the fore through the nineteenth century . |
| 6 | The wide range of existing tranquillizers had no common chemical features by which they could be identified , so this approach had some merit , particularly in inspiring chemists and setting them free to pursue interesting chemical problems with no biological constraints . |
| 7 | Jim was of the opinion that the parrot ploy had some merit , mentioning a woman with one that spoke a very interesting variety of English . |
| 8 | Would it now get about that Mrs Markham was a little peculiar or , worse still , that she had some assignation ? |
| 9 | Each had some dealings with black clients , though few had a caseload of more than 25 per cent . |
| 10 | ‘ Chap I know , ’ lied Greg , ‘ had some dealings with him . |
| 11 | Other Whigs had gone into exile , as too had some Nonconformists ; those who remained in England were either in jail or under such close government surveillance that they were in no position to offer a serious challenge to the new King . |
| 12 | For the first time , it appeared , Mrs Thatcher had some measure of command over her own Cabinet . |
| 13 | He said the young people obviously thought they had some measure of adult approval . |
| 14 | Lord Donaldson , Master of the Rolls , said he had some sympathy for Dr Richard Colman . |
| 15 | Lord Donaldson , Master of the Rolls , said he had some sympathy for Dr Richard Colman and there was no suggestion that he was a ‘ quack ’ . |
| 16 | At first it was men who were not allowed into the house and although this position resulted in a lot of criticism and ridicule , most feminists had some sympathy so long as we did n't seriously advocate separatism for all women . |
| 17 | Not surprisingly , the proposal was strongly opposed by many residents of the area , and Crossman , as Minister of Housing , had some sympathy with them . |
| 18 | I had some sympathy at the time , but not anymore . |
| 19 | Eliza 's priorities were as a mother , and if Gould had some sympathy with this , it gave them little ground for compromise . |
| 20 | It is possible that Childebert and his mother , Brunhild , had some sympathy for Gundovald , who was careful not to lay claim to Childebert 's territory ; indeed he took oaths on Childebert 's behalf . |
| 21 | Police had been called to Moreton Valence by neighbours , who had some sympathy for the travellers as well as the police . |
| 22 | Lord Milligan said he had some sympathy with Sim 's predicament but he had chosen to defy the law rather than the people who were threatening him . |
| 23 | I had some tangerines . |
| 24 | I had some notes jotted down on a card somewhere , but I quickly went off them and chatted about whatever seemed interesting . |
| 25 | If two people had some disagreement she could find a way of softening that situation . |
| 26 | He had some Hoola Hoops and he crunched them all up and then he went |
| 27 | In his account of the final stage , it is as if the unheard melody of which he had some intimation suddenly becomes audible and transposes all his experience into its terms : In my prayer I was reaching out to heaven with heartfelt longing when I became aware , in a way I can not explain , of a symphony of song , and in myself I sensed a corresponding harmony at once wholly delectable and heavenly , which persisted in my mind . |
| 28 | He had some home truths to impart and presented them without fear or favour . |
| 29 | A 300 million fund was therefore established for making ‘ payments ’ ( as distinct from compensation ) to owners who could successfully claim that their land had some development value on the ‘ appointed day ’ — the day on which the provisions of the Bill which prevented landowners from realising development values came into force . |
| 30 | Brown still had some head bandages underneath a large Greek Air Force cap which , with reduced bandaging , lay almost around his neck . |