Example sentences of "[pron] had [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But I had exactly the contrary feeling .
2 Ross 's experience struck an identical chord with me , for John Sheard and I had exactly the same experience on the first ascent of Face Route where the second , hanging on a sling to remove gear , was observed by a member of the establishment and a rumour immediately started that was rapidly translated into guidebook writer 's ‘ fact ’ .
3 I had exactly the same problem when using Windows 3.1 with an Epson LQ400 printer .
4 When I eventually arrived back at Duxford , I had exactly the same amount of fuel on board that I flew out with ! ’
5 yes , I had exactly the same thing , being a top flight secretary at work
6 I had exactly the same feeling about her , although we had never met . ’
7 Well , when that thing in the mask jumped out from behind the boxes and ran up the stairs , I had exactly the same feeling .
8 Arrayed against me I had both the TUC-affiliated unions and the Royal College of Nursing , the professional organization representing the nurses .
9 Matter of fact , as I told Heather , I stumbled on something that last evening which suggested I had completely the wrong end of the stick .
10 Of 112 outfits , I had only the haziest recollection of red , pink and leopard-print .
11 I also went there when I had only the vaguest knowledge of what I wanted .
12 I had only the vaguest recollections of England .
13 The bulk was in Latin , a language of which I had only the barest understanding from a single term spent in its study at Elizabeth Barton 's .
14 Sophia herself was wearing a green jersey suit and a small hat , but she felt that she did not look so absolutely right as Ianthe , whose plain blue woollen dress was set off by a feather-trimmed hat which had just the right touch of slightly dowdy elegance — if there could be such a thing .
15 items consisted of two pairs of hands which were either similarly or differently orientated , and pairs of faces which had either the same expression or a different one .
16 The Burnham Committee , which had since the First World War been responsible for determining the salaries of teachers , now produced a unified scheme , making no formal distinction between the remuneration of teachers in Primary , secondary modern , or grammar schools .
17 The Thurn und Taxis family , which had since the sixteenth century controlled the postal services of the smaller German States , maintained on behalf of the Emperor similar establishments in many cities of the Holy Roman Empire .
18 However , in 1932 a colleague of Rutherford 's at Cambridge , James Chadwick , discovered that the nucleus contained another particle , called the neutron , which had almost the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge .
19 This solution was applied both to aircraft and to Motor Torpedo Boats , which had much the same troubles as wooden aircraft .
20 My mom said she had just the greatest time with you all last year .
21 If only he knew that looking after his dogs had made her feel that she had just the smallest stake in his life , that it had in some measure comforted her for his absence .
22 She had only the tiniest portion of porridge , a Baby Bear portion , but she took the longest to eat it , nibbling in tiny crumbs from the edge of the spoon .
23 Divorcee Mrs Robinson was arrested in April , 1989 , and while awaiting trial , she said she had only the vaguest idea of what she was being accused .
24 Everyone who had even the tiniest piece of spare ground was encouraged to grow salads , vegetables and fruit and to dig for victory .
25 But Caspar , who had only the sketchiest knowledge of these matters , did not know .
26 You 're going to get more , it 's just as if we had just the big pipe from the
27 Er there was very little effect on the A sixty one through the centre of Harrogate or to the north of Harrogate , the sorts of traffic flows that we had prior the southern bypass are still there .
28 The pens had the ordinary steel nibs and it was essential that they had just the right amount of ink on them or blots resulted .
29 They had just the one son , Cecil , but four daughters , Ella , Connie , Rance and Muriel .
30 The Prussian government passed legislation designed to Germanise landholdings in the border districts , but these laws were so badly framed and so crudely implemented that they had exactly the reverse effect from that intended .
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