Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the provision contained in rule 3(7) was enacted , the law governing standing to apply for prerogative orders was , in simplified terms , as follows : a person could apply for certiorari or prohibition provided he or she had a genuine grievance or , in other words , provided the applicant was a person aggrieved by the challenged decision . |
| 2 | His Offensive Weapons ( Scotland ) Bill would put the onus on the person carrying a knife to prove he or she had a valid reason for doing so . |
| 3 | In a spoken message we notice the quality of the voice as well : maybe the speaker 's voice was shaking , or they had a particular accent , or hesitated , or slurred their words . |
| 4 | For the first time , Shirnette and me had a real fight , because of what I hated most . |
| 5 | John Gould and I had a tremendous rapport and the run was a happy one with constant ‘ House Full ’ signs up . |
| 6 | ‘ Obviously , I have a tremendous amount of memories from here and I had a tremendous amount of success here , too . |
| 7 | And so quite a big job has been cutting reeds back around the islands and the banks , and also we 've had what they call blooms of blanketweed , not so much recently but , apparently it 's more common with new ponds and I had a tremendous bloom of blanketweed the first year after I made it . |
| 8 | My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from . |
| 9 | Eventually , all the pressure built up and I had a nervous breakdown . |
| 10 | But somebody had been there much later , there was no doubt about that , and I had a sore spot on my head to prove it . |
| 11 | So my w Jessie and I had a wee break . |
| 12 | And I had a nice letter from the commanding officer the Royal Artillery . |
| 13 | Bill and I had a great deal in common . |
| 14 | I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone . |
| 15 | thing and I had a blazing row with them on the telephone |
| 16 | I 've got to say that I did enjoy this outing ; although the day began with a freezing start it warmed up later and I had a pleasant time working amongst the iron and other junk that abounds on the riverside . |
| 17 | The voice stopped and I had a similar feeling to the one I had just before I found Toby trussed up in his cupboard . |
| 18 | and I had a Labour bloke round last night . |
| 19 | And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! ) |
| 20 | Er , I I had to care for my elderly parents when my son was two and a half and I had a six month old baby and er , I would agree with the previous speaker , it certainly does change your life . |
| 21 | JTR and I had a new door to walk through practically every night . |
| 22 | Another time , Wilma 's parents took us both to the Teatro Regio to see La Traviata , my first opera , and I had a new dress for the occasion . |
| 23 | My father died erm sixteen years ago and I was put on to tranquillizers , up until that point I had never needed a drug in my life , and I was put onto tranquillizers and I had a terrible experience ! |
| 24 | Just looked at me saw how I was , prescribed the Tamazapam tablets , and I had a terrible experience with those and that 's only in the last year ! |
| 25 | Omar and I had a tiring discussion with him , beset by clouds of flies . |
| 26 | As it was , others advised him against precipitating the issue , and I had a late word with him shortly before his evening meeting with the Conservative Political Centre ; but by then it was too late for he considered himself to be committed to his friends . |
| 27 | And I had a slight mishap , the simplest thing in the world , really , when I was using a shovel in the calf house . |
| 28 | One like this , and I had a like gash about two inches up my legs . |
| 29 | In a way I was happy : I had achieved something , I was winning for the first time in my life , and I had a strong sense of myself as a differentiated individual . |
| 30 | And I had a strong need to pit myself against her many suitors , and win . |