Example sentences of "[conj] had [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1985 some two-thirds ( 63 per cent ) of one-parent families ( with nearly a million children ) were living in poverty — that is they were either receiving supplementary benefit ( now income support ) or had incomes below the supplementary benefit ( sb ) level . |
| 2 | Near the summit of the pyramid was a category of semi-educated members numbering a few thousand occupying subordinate positions : most of these were previously non-political residents or nationals of the Soviet Union or had links with the Chinese communists . |
| 3 | Zimbabwe , achieving independence in the 1980s , faced leaner economic times than had Zambia in the 1960s . |
| 4 | None of the overpayments were to companies that had directors in the second category . |
| 5 | One set wore the same number of rings , another shared the curious habit of flushing the lavatory before using it while others married on the same day , had the same jobs and had spouses of the same name . |
| 6 | Martin Brundle , in the second Camel Benetton Ford , had gearbox problems during the morning and had difficulty with the bumpy track in the afternoon session . |
| 7 | Master Peter was a papal subdeacon and notary and had access to the papal registers so that the pope felt confident that the collection might be used , as he put it , " without any scruple of doubt " . |
| 8 | Gabriella Gast , 47 , who had worked for the Federal Counterintelligence Agency ( Bundesnachrichtendienst — BND ) since 1973 and had access to the weekly intelligence report sent to Kohl , was arrested as announced on Oct. 2 . |
| 9 | The staff coach included living quarters for the medical officer , and had accommodation for the chief surgeon , two doctors and two sisters . |
| 10 | Then you turned thirty , started to nod off at ten-thirty and had attacks of the Blue Spots when you ran up a flight of stairs . |
| 11 | Moors were geographically scattered but had concentrations in the Eastern Province and Puttalam district . |