Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [noun] had [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later there were claims that armed Fatah supporters had entered the campus in order to sway the results of student council elections . |
| 2 | A drop of precious Old Spice aftershave had added the final touch , and now he wanted a drink . |
| 3 | Two days previously an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman had told the Sunday Times that Iran might revoke the decree if the UK " declared respect for Islam " ; this was described by the UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on June 5 as " a very significant olive branch " from Iran . |
| 4 | Chip Lohmiller 's 45-yard field goal had put the Redskins 15–14 ahead with just three minutes left . |
| 5 | New Scientist noted the dangers from Colorado beetle and said that British Rail scientists had won the railbus war over another story that said ‘ Go-ahead for space platform ’ , causing unfounded optimism in commuters . |
| 6 | The French horse Argument had won the Prix Ganay at Longchamp earlier in the season . |
| 7 | On Aug. 13 it was reported that a Manila judge had dismissed 11 of the 39 charges against Marcos on the grounds that the government 's de-regulation of foreign exchange dealings had removed the court 's authority to hear charges relating to currency violations arising from the overseas bank accounts held by Marcos . |
| 8 | India 's deteriorating foreign exchange situation had forced the government to adopt drastic import curbs in March [ see p. 38151 ] , which had led to an immediate reduction in the import of manufacturing components and metals . |
| 9 | Condemnation of the way in which the Social Work Department had handled the case came from all sides . |
| 10 | A light rain shower had hurried the last of the rubber-neck tourists off the streets and the restaurants and sex shows ( mostly on video these days ) were switching off their come-hither lights . |
| 11 | The 1980 Social Security Act had made the abdication of one 's duty to support one 's dependants a criminal offence . |
| 12 | Under cross-examination from Andrew Arnold , for Ling Trust , Mr Thomson admitted that social security officials had visited the charity just before his departure , and ‘ went away happy ’ with its running . |
| 13 | Careful restoration work had turned the once polluted waters of the river crystal clear , and created a thriving breeding ground for fish . |
| 14 | Before the French Revolution Burke had supported the popular cause against undue monarchical power ; in fact , he had even been rumoured to have been the author of Junius 's letters . |
| 15 | Their triple-engined ski boat had blocked the exit to the road and when people asked them to move it the BMW people started arguing . |
| 16 | The woman who died was a heavy smoker and the Family Planning Association here points out that the French health ministry had stressed the dangers to smokers . |
| 17 | It appeared that a German S.P. gun had joined the snipers and was lobbing the occasional shell into the vicinity of the orchard . |
| 18 | The announcement came after weak commodity prices for almost all raw material exports had cost the country an estimated US$450 million in lost export revenues in the first quarter . |
| 19 | He withdrew to his favourite castle at Chinon and there , on 6th July he died , having learned at the last that his favourite son John had joined the rebels against him . |
| 20 | One of the light calibre bullets had missed the top of my head by an inch and a half ! ’ |
| 21 | He denounced Collor 's " unrealistic " modernization policies which , he said , had been a step backwards for the economy and had impoverished Brazil , while high interest rates had prevented the government from investing in productive activities . |
| 22 | If professional textile designers had translated the patterns , they would probably have perfected the colour register — the correct alignment of the plates in four-colour printing . |
| 23 | The Health and Safety Executive found that sodium hypochlorite used to unblock a toilet in the male changing rooms had caused the problem . |
| 24 | From an examination of global hypsometry Wegener had noted the concentration of large areas of the Earth 's surface around two levels representing the continental platforms and the ocean basins . |
| 25 | In typical style Shaheen had commissioned the QE2 to take a large party of people to the opening and offered me a cabin on her , but as I could not spare the time and was not sure that I would be entirely at home with my fellow passengers , I flew over in response to his invitation . |
| 26 | Luckily the real health worker had examined the babies only the day before , and Karen , who was already suspicious , asked for identification . |
| 27 | The next day I overheard her telling Mother about how that spasmo ballet company had cancelled the rest of their performances and gone home . |
| 28 | And now ’ — The Fat Controller consulted his watch ; an endomorphic gold Rolex had replaced the full hunter — ‘ it 's getting on for nine-thirty . |
| 29 | One quick telephone call had booked the aircraft , another fixed a rendezvous with a fellow salesman . |
| 30 | The previous evening Chamorro had urged the population to " rescue " the anniversary as a national event , claiming that the Sandinistas had betrayed the 1979 revolution by replacing one dictatorship with another . |