Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably the regret that Flaubert was n't more involved in life is n't just a philanthropic wish for him : if only old Gustave had had a wife and kiddies , he would n't have been so glum about the whole shooting-match ? |
| 2 | Several teenage mothers in this book had had a home tutor and most had enjoyed it . |
| 3 | Already in Carolingian times the imperial army had had a nucleus of fully trained warriors who served their lord in exchange for holding substantial fiefs . |
| 4 | The long night had had a result ; he was back in control again . |
| 5 | The problem had arisen because the first plan used had a river running through the property — what no-one had realised was that the course of the river had changed , leaving a piece of land unconveyed . |
| 6 | One policeman had suffered a detached retina from the blast and one onlooker had had a heart attack . |
| 7 | One trader happened to have a case of brylcream in stock and over the course of several months he saw the retail price of his 144 jars increase : it doubled , trebled , eventually quintupled . |
| 8 | The trees were too close together and the snow-covered gorse seemed to have a life of its own , blocking our passage with its thick stems . |
| 9 | There the rise and swell of incomprehensible Latin seemed to have a grandeur that aroused the spirit of poetry in the Gaels , as if they stood on a rocky shore communing with the waves . |
| 10 | Anyone seeking temporary work beyond his own parish had to have a certificate ( signed by the minister and an overseer ) which acknowledged legal responsibility . |
| 11 | Then the American millionaire had had a heart attack . |
| 12 | This was that although the District would be explicitly recognised as the Responsible Body for Chapter III courses throughout the rural areas scheme , if any class wished to have a Chapter III category course organised by the Cambridge Board the WEA would agree to the Board assuming providing powers for the purpose of meeting the wishes of the students in the class . |
| 13 | Before experiencing a Methodist conversion , Bamford senior had been a noted drinker and wrestler , but even at that time had had a taste for books . |