Example sentences of "[conj] had had [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as before , I had spent the intervening three months ‘ supporting ’ myself and this time I was so confident I was able to march into the hospital and into the consulting room certain that whatever I had or had had I was now on top of it . |
| 2 | Did my right hon. and learned Friend notice that last summer the independent report into Leeds primary schools showed clearly that the schools that had had enhanced resources and more teachers could not show a positive correlation between extra resources and higher standards and , moreover , that the report highlighted the problem of teaching methods ? |
| 3 | Gristy had been trolling for mackerel since dawn , and had had one of his best catches ever . |
| 4 | A.A. rang me at 4 o/c she returned on 2nd and had had grand time with Gwenda and families . |
| 5 | He had written her several letters , and had had two prim replies . |
| 6 | He had written her several letters , and had had two prim replies . |
| 7 | Despite her indulgence of him , she had kept him very much tied to her apron strings and had had great difficulty in relinquishing him to a wife . |
| 8 | Within three months , the epidemic strain was cultured from 3 other patients ( M30 , M32 , and M34 ) who had been inpatients over the Christmas period , and had had close contact with patients M8 and M10 . |
| 9 | It had continually opposed socio-political change and had had little understanding of the industrialization process up to that time . |
| 10 | Some young men , who had only experienced farming and had had little opportunity to further their education or develop wider skills , showed some bitterness and frustration . |
| 11 | She had travelled overnight from Germany , by boat and train , and had had little sleep . |
| 12 | Generation has a significant role in this paradigm because in many bilingual communities , the first generation who settled in Britain from abroad were native speakers of a language very unlike English and had had little or no exposure to English . |
| 13 | Dierdriu had never lost a lover , for Dierdriu had been reckless and abandoned , and had had any man she had ever wanted . |
| 14 | It had 300 residential places ( and had had those for only a year ) . |
| 15 | He was reputed to have a lightning start and had had some close races with Allan Wells . |
| 16 | Since I was twenty years old and had had some success in college debating societies , this possibility did not strike me as remote . |
| 17 | Before long , I was introduced to the hysterical world of balletomania and had had several overnight trips to Sadlers Wells theatre to queue up for the cheap seats , once even queueing all night . |
| 18 | I had an MD and had had several articles published , and I was totally demoralised , feeling better qualified than some colleagues in full time senior registrar posts . |
| 19 | He had been brought up to call Mrs Naulls " Nanna " but had had more luck with her than with Dadda when he wanted to change this mode of address . |
| 20 | He knew well enough that he could not , but had had enough experience to know that aggressive tactics often paid . |
| 21 | She was a beauty and he 'd often wanted to steal a kiss , but had had enough sense not to try . |