Example sentences of "[Wh pn] had [vb pp] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to an assessment by Jovic , who had cut short a visit to the UN in New York , the conflict between Serbia and Croatia , combined with escalating tensions in Slovenia ( see below ) , presented Yugoslavia with an unprecedented crisis . |
| 2 | Mitchell , who had turned down a place in Scotland 's team for the world cross-country trial to concentrate on his marathon commitments , clocked 2hr 21min 56 sec . |
| 3 | Rangers got no joy , either , from a referee who had turned down a first-half penalty claim for hand ball and was similarly unmoved when Huistra fell after making contact with Dykstra . |
| 4 | Well , i it was n't too bad at all , they the tailor 's shop actually , it was er a tailor and his wife , who had built up a business over the years , in Stapleford , and it was very well patronized by Stapleford people . |
| 5 | Eddie Shah , who had built up a group of free weeklies based in Stockport , determined to launch a national daily , Today . |
| 6 | The general standard of farming was good , reflecting the influence of the sons who had attained either a degree or a diploma in agriculture before returning home . |
| 7 | Actually she was a former girlfriend , and he had n't exactly visited her , because upon arriving he discovered she was living with an Algerian rug merchant — she had somehow neglected to mention this in her postcards — who had pulled out a scimitar and threatened to send the Swede home with his goolies in a sandwich bag if he did n't clear off instantly . |
| 8 | The latter , who had helped clear a space and set up the seating , had so enjoyed it they said that if the vicar would make it an annual event he could count on their support , they would organise their outing to coincide with it . |
| 9 | In this , she was encouraged by Shelley Saxon , a former manager with Honey Perriam , who had set up a consultancy practice and worked from an office in the same building . |
| 10 | In some ways , though , Nick — as he insisted people call him — lived in the shadow of his father Alec , a renowned pacifist who had set up a Chair of Peace Studies at Bradford University on the sensible grounds that everywhere else seemed to study war . |
| 11 | Recently , Iris had taken an interest in a group of young artists who had set up a studio in a converted barn in Lower Benbury . |
| 12 | Yet he it was who had set up a meeting with ‘ Miguelito ’ quite deliberately , knowing that he was going to dupe her into going . |
| 13 | Even Warrant-Officer Gilbert , who had arrived just a week before them , was still here . |
| 14 | ‘ Are we prisoners ? ’ said Gurder , who had cooled off a bit . |
| 15 | The ex-wife , who had taken quite a shine to him , kept it reserved . |
| 16 | After giving due praise for the ‘ truly magnificent score o 68 gross ’ ( not an official record as a temporary green was in use ) , Jack goes on to write , with sensitive appreciation , ‘ Spare a thought if you will for Fred Willson who had handed in a card of 43 points in the same competition , a Stableford round , which in ordinary circumstances surely would have entitled anyone to anticipate receiving the most acceptable prize from the Captain . |
| 17 | In the weeks before Christmas , the agent was starting to sack staff , some of whom had joined only a week before the order was issued . |