Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through its low branches I had a latticed view of the buildings that made up my home . |
| 2 | When people queried whether Eva 's alert mind would get bored repeating the same course every couple of months she had a ready answer . |
| 3 | hiding Joe remembers : ‘ In my early days I had a big following in Barnsley , bigger even than at home in Bradford and I played Alex there one night for a few pounds . |
| 4 | After 5 weeks I had a small nitrite reading and there was no trace of ammonia . |
| 5 | As his hand reaches out for mine , I recollect that at one point in those early post-war years I had a positive dread of men in uniform , and my terror grew in direct proportion with each extra pip . |
| 6 | ‘ In those days you had a proper band with a brass section and a couple of girl backing singers , ’ says Jim , who met his wife Eileen at the club . |
| 7 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 8 | At the height of his troubles we had a similar conversation … only the boot was on the other foot and I just used the same words back to him . |
| 9 | And this scenario , we 've got a client who started with er , it looks like a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of life cover , after five years he had a further need , perhaps erm , a further child or , as I say , er , a lifestyle increase or whatever . |
| 10 | Without any shaping on the hip and no darts I had a straight tube of fabric with a centre back split for ease in walking . |
| 11 | I was panicking a bit about a week before the sale as stuff was not coming in very quickly but thanks to Nursery Needs and all those who did last minute searches we had a good amount of stuff to sell in the end . |
| 12 | For at least one of these anecdotes he had a written source ; he was not the first to see the confrontation between Clovis and Alaric in religious terms . |
| 13 | Reced er the precedent for the situation that we are in now , yes indeed there is one and it was when er the Labour government was last in power in nineteen seventy eight , when we had er er er to er set up the European constituencies we had a limited time to do it in and all the countries in Europe had to agree to bring forward the same kind of agreement and put it into effect at the same time . |
| 14 | In many ways he had a great influence on me . |
| 15 | Very pale with very large bubbles it had a harsh aftertaste and was generally quite disappointing . |
| 16 | From the windows he had a clear view of the Brandenburg Gate . |
| 17 | Unlike the banned groups it had a large membership and was represented in several state legislatures . |
| 18 | After lessons we had a small cup of coffee and half a piece of brown bread , then half an hour 's play , then homework . |
| 19 | That 's in the oh a lot of people did , oh yes , lot of people spent the money but I was one of the fortunate ones I had a little bit left because I mean I was , er I was very lucky myself , I mean I had a decent job at that time from time I left school and when I was on the dredging plant , I mean you take er in nineteen twenty five when er a schoolboy left school , his money was about ten shillings a week as an errand boy but I was one of the fortunate being a cabin boy on the dredger , I was getting thirty five shillings a week which was a lot of money and then after a few months they , I , they wanted another deck hand , so of course I went on there on four pound a week and then I was well off . |
| 20 | She hurried back down to put away the food already in the kitchen , and by the time Penry returned with the last couple of boxes she had a tea-tray waiting , complete with a plate of tempting cakes from the small bakery in Brides Haven . |
| 21 | As adults we had a good relationship , sadly ended by his death in a motorbike accident in 1979 . |
| 22 | As professional soldiers they had a great reputation for ruthlessness both in battle and in ravaging the countryside . |
| 23 | Thank goodness , though that for all he was n't so free with his smiles he had a terrific sense of humour and had not held against her the blunt , not to say impolite way she 'd asked if he was prepared to give her an interview . |
| 24 | As I understood , he was asleep for much of the time , and indeed , I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room . |