Example sentences of "[that] [noun prp] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A difficult birth was soon linked to a disputed paternity , for it was said that Hortense had had a lover — several names were suggested — and that Louis-Napoleon was the result of an illicit union .
2 ‘ And funnier still that Chignell has got a job in Plymouth !
3 ‘ Oh , how kind ! ’ she exclaimed , and felt inordinately pleased that Ven had given a thought to her before he had gone away .
4 There had also been rumours that Germany had paid a ransom to get two of their hostages out a few months earlier , and what with Germany breaking ranks , Irangate and now this suspected deal for the French hostages , British newspapers were of full moral outrage at the weakness of other countries and their capitulation in the fight against terrorism .
5 Anne had talked so much about the gramophone at the Redmond house that Pat had bought a cabinet gramophone for the parlour , stipulating that the family must buy the records .
6 There may be a certain exaggeration in the statement that Napoleon had offered a reward for the taking of ‘ the English incendiary ‘ Kvinn or Quin ’ who had been responsible for the burning of three French battleships in the Gulf of Villefranche last year ’ but the sixteen year-old 's behaviour while in prison in Toulon is entirely in keeping with what we know about him :
7 False rumours soon spread that Hardy had suffered a defeat and that no British Ship remained in the home waters to prevent imminent invasion .
8 And it was entirely likely she 'd produce documented evidence that Crevecoeur had signed a contract with her , effectively handing over hir body for however long the contract stipulated .
9 Henry was a great friend of the playwright and decided that Dustin had misread a line .
10 Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision .
11 ‘ You 'll find an oilskin jacket in the locker at the foot of the stairs , ’ I said , ‘ and you 'll also discover that Ellen has left a Thermos of coffee on the stove , and I like mine without sugar but with milk .
12 This makes it unlikely that Edward had sought a protectorate .
13 This makes it unlikely that Edward had sought a protectorate .
14 Pat , instead of joining Alice in their scrubbing and painting , went off to " a friend " , came back saying that Bert had telephoned a message .
15 I remember hearing Hardnut their solicitor — saying that Dersingham had spent a fortune trying to trace someone to leave the place to . ’
16 Harari says that ACtec has hired a team from the Israeli army to work on spread-spectrum technology and ‘ they know what they are doing ’ .
17 And he made a number of management changes which reinforced the impression that Eurotunnel had become a company capable of acting in the best interests of bankers and shareholders and standing up to the demands of the Anglo-French contracting consortium .
18 How strange , then , that England has become a world power in the performance of medieval and Renaissance music ( to speak of no other ) during the last 25 years .
19 The fact that no one has created a furore over this would suggest that Ireland has travelled a hell of a healthy distance since those dark days in the 60's when your book was banned .
20 When they kissed , it seemed that Tessa had embraced a mirror image very slightly distorted by the glass .
21 Cherry noted , as a most extraordinary circumstance , that Sewell had given a demonstration which actually lasted nearly 10 minutes ‘ which might be short and sweet : if it was intelligible , it was the first time ’ .
22 Molla " Idhari ( Molla Izari ) , on hearing that Hocazade had become a kadi , is reported to have said : " What a disaster , his acceptance of the kadilik .
23 So she sat down very happily with her tea when she saw that Tom had accepted a cup as well and had brought in an extra chair from the sitting-room .
24 At a press conference on June 9 ( after the close of polls ) , it was revealed that Bartoncik had attended a meeting with Havel and his advisers on June 5 , when he was shown documentation indicating his involvement as a paid informer for the StB for 17 years .
25 It seemed that Walsh had reached a career crossroads after taking 174 wickets in 50 Tests .
26 I did n't know any of the songs except oh have you heard that Mr 's become a nun ?
27 The announcement in April 1981 that SLOA had bought a rake of eight Pullman cars , mounted on 100mph Commonwealth bogies and fitted with dual steam/electric heating , seemed to be the answer to a prayer .
28 I presumed that Prentice had had a word in somebody 's shell-like , or maybe nobody was very interested .
29 Fortunately the rumour began to circulate that Disraeli had used a WP and suddenly computers were ‘ in ’ .
30 He knew that Hoggatt 's had a heartbeat — all institutions did — but the pulse eluded him .
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