Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] [pron] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very annoyed over the whole business this end , when it transpired that nobody had any information on the subject either . |
| 2 | The doctor arrived and after examining me pronounced that I had some sort of mystery virus , and there was nothing he could do for me . |
| 3 | The monopolistic merchants found that they had insufficient capital to advance the loans required ; there was much evasion of the monopolies ; and the export trade itself was disrupted by the crown 's impressment of merchant shipping for war , and its political pressures on Flanders . |
| 4 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
| 5 | They then got his notes out and found that he had malignant hypertension — just high blood pressure . |
| 6 | The mocking-birds were probably his best clue , since here he found that he had clear evidence showing that the populations of different islands were quite distinct . |
| 7 | Sally found that she had good abilities in this area . |
| 8 | She took out her wallet and found that she had six pounds and ten shillings which she placed on the chair by his bed ; ‘ Will that be enough to be going on with ? ’ she asked . |
| 9 | She realized that she had some confusions of her own that needed sorting out . |
| 10 | ‘ I presumed that you had another candidate — or should I say victim ? — lined up . ’ |
| 11 | Harbury surmised that he had more reason than anybody : he had been severely demoted , he had been given a rough time and he was partly responsible for Martin Ayling selling to MacQuillan . |
| 12 | At this Maria Candida , who had been listening on the stairs , let out a wail of joy at the thought that she would be seeing Portugal again ; Leonora went to embrace her daughter and whisper her blessings , while Gerald , who knew when he was beaten and was never any good in emotional situations , announced that he had important business in the castle yard , and would return as soon as he had attended to it . |
| 13 | They listened to the Black story and admitted that it had important implications . |
| 14 | Q My 3-year-old mongrel has just been to the vet to have his teeth cleaned , as a checkup revealed that he had dental problems . |
| 15 | Referral for hearing tests revealed that he had recurrent otitis media and consequently had intermittent hearing loss . |
| 16 | He believed that they had greater capacity to do so than previous generations and hence would be less in need of support from the state when they reached old-age — there was therefore no need to establish complex insurance machinery . |
| 17 | Some of the professionals believed that they had greater patience than their able-bodied colleagues , and often pointed out that their patients and clients had greater confidence in them and were more likely to take their advice . |
| 18 | Most of the disabled professionals believed that they had more knowledge of disability than their colleagues . |
| 19 | In Harvey ( 1981 ) 72 Cr App R 139 , the Court of Appeal held that whether a threat to kill , rape or maim was a proper means of reinforcing the demand was a question for the jury , as was the question whether the accused believed that he had reasonable grounds . |
| 20 | ‘ did , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority ’ Means that this offence is not committed if the accused believed that he had lawful authority to do it or that he would have had the owner 's consent if the owner knew of his doing it and the circumstances of it . |
| 21 | LINTON WAS VERY surprised to be woken so early , and told that he had another journey to make , before breakfast . |
| 22 | He also noted that they had narrow bodies , as the B.E.T . |
| 23 | He noticed that she had one button of her blouse more than usual undone . |
| 24 | The mention of suspension is of interest : that the cause of it — truancy — is not only a 20th century phenomenon is shown by the next paragraph of the Report : " The parent of George Highton who had been suspended on account of frequent absence attended by order of the Deputation and stated that he had 3 boys in the School and that the one complained of was so refractory as to be beyond his management and would not attend as he should , frequently persuading his Brothers to follow his example and having gone into service he wished him to be dismissed , which was done , and the parent was informed that if the other two were not more regular in their attendance they would also be discharged . " |
| 25 | Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded . |
| 26 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 27 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 28 | The tests showed that she had inoperable lung cancer . |
| 29 | ‘ Tests showed that she had this condition , and it has deteriorated over the years . |
| 30 | Rosie said , ‘ Er — um — ’ and Shelley guessed that she had other plans for Saturday . |