Example sentences of "[num] [noun prp] have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downside of the book is that it is written in a terribly deadpan style : ‘ At forty-five Picasso had become a successful man . |
| 2 | By 1372 England had suffered a naval defeat at La Rochelle and lost most of the gains which it had made by the time of the treaty of Brétigny ; in the following year much of Brittany was lost ; in 1375 another spectacular naval defeat was suffered ; and in 1376 and 1377 the south and east coasts of England were alerted under threats of invasion or raids . |
| 3 | By 1979 Muhammad had created a multi-household business of brothers and half-brothers . |
| 4 | In September 1991 Chamorro had blocked a similar bill passed by the Assembly in August [ see p. 38432 ] . |
| 5 | It would be too much to say that by 1870 Paris had become a fragrant bower — few cities ever manage that — but it certainly was less odorous and pestilential than it had been . |
| 6 | On Sept. 18 Iskandrov had established a new Defence Ministry , although no minister was appointed . |
| 7 | By 1914 Germany had established a massive lead over Britain in traction and diesel engineering , in dye manufacture , motor engines , mining technology and in optics . |
| 8 | During the Queen 's Silver Jubilee Year in 1977 Charles had encountered a typical scene . |
| 9 | By the time he was twenty Rasputin had married a local girl and before long had sired four children . |
| 10 | In December 1989 Najibullah had arrested a large number of Khalqi officers whom he suspected of plotting against him [ see p. 37184 ] . |
| 11 | The two Philippes have proved a powerful combination . |
| 12 | In 1787 Oldknow had purchased a landed estate at Mellor in Derbyshire , the security for his debts and now the focus for his industrial aspirations . |
| 13 | Throughout 1990 Lee had adopted a conciliatory approach towards relations with the mainland while nevertheless continuing to reject mainland China 's advocacy of the principle of " one country — two systems " as a basis for reunification , proposing instead the rival notion of " one country , two regions " . |
| 14 | By 1761 Leopold had made a crucial decision — to give up both violin teaching and composition in order to devote all his spare time to furthering the careers and education of his children . |