Example sentences of "[vb past] had many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that they 'd had many takers , no more than fifty , mostly scum from prison camps attracted by the offer of good food , women and money . |
| 2 | He said police had had many chances over the past five years to interview or arrest Newall . |
| 3 | By 1920 those searching for better defences against microbial infection had had many setbacks . |
| 4 | I had had many tests . |
| 5 | They had had many rows like this , and it was a measure of how far their relationship had come that Edward , while sometimes scorched by the depth of Erica 's cynicism , fought his corner without descending into rage and came back for more . |
| 6 | She had had many colds during the last few years , but this one seemed much the worst . |
| 7 | She had had many boyfriends before meeting Mr Smith and lived with him for about one year before they married , five months before Keith was born . |
| 8 | She had had many boyfriends before meeting Mr Smith and lived with him for about one year before they married , five months before Keith was born . |
| 9 | In passing she had mentioned once that she missed the fox terrier , Rex , they had had many years ago as children . |
| 10 | He and his mother had had many arguments and disagreements over the past few years . |