Example sentences of "[coord] 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 | Gristy had been trolling for mackerel since dawn , and had had one of his best catches ever . |
| 3 | A.A. rang me at 4 o/c she returned on 2nd and had had grand time with Gwenda and families . |
| 4 | He had written her several letters , and had had two prim replies . |
| 5 | He had written her several letters , and had had two prim replies . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It had continually opposed socio-political change and had had little understanding of the industrialization process up to that time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She had travelled overnight from Germany , by boat and train , and had had little sleep . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Dierdriu had never lost a lover , for Dierdriu had been reckless and abandoned , and had had any man she had ever wanted . |
| 13 | It had 300 residential places ( and had had those for only a year ) . |
| 14 | He was reputed to have a lightning start and had had some close races with Allan Wells . |
| 15 | Since I was twenty years old and had had some success in college debating societies , this possibility did not strike me as remote . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He knew well enough that he could not , but had had enough experience to know that aggressive tactics often paid . |
| 20 | She was a beauty and he 'd often wanted to steal a kiss , but had had enough sense not to try . |