Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I stopped right there , where I had an uninterrupted view , and watched the rim of it flatten out , spreading fire along the ocean 's edge . |
2 | She rubbed her arm , where she had a large bruise above the elbow . |
3 | So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning . |
4 | During our journey we had been taken to Sherwood Forest , where we had a short while to look around and similarly at Chatsworth house . |
5 | We returned to the Duke 's house in the forest , where we had an excellent dinner . |
6 | That day we walked from Glaramara to Castle Crags , where we had an excellent view over Derwent Water before crossing the valley to explore Grange Fell . |
7 | Most of them would also have borrowed in the open market , maybe from a clearing bank where they had a current account and the manager had allowed them to draw over and above what was in it — an overdraft ( the cheapest way of borrowing ? ) — or perhaps a Personal Loan . |
8 | On 15 September some 80 guests were present at an Overseas Reception at London Weekend Television House , where they had a first class view of the flypast from the eighteenth floor . |
9 | courses in turn , tended to select for observation those schools where they had a good relationship with the drama specialist . |
10 | Then , putting it on and pulling the collar tight about her throat , she lit the candle that was standing in a holder on her bedside table , and went quietly out and along the corridor to the kitchen , through it and into the scullery , where they had a running tap above a shallow stone sink . |
11 | Some men could hide there , where he had a small tower . |
12 | The body of Arthur Brumhill , who was 76 , was found last Friday in the basement of a pet shop where he had a part-time job . |
13 | The body of Arthur Brumhill , who was 76 , was found last Friday in the basement of a pet shop where he had a part-time job . |
14 | He subsequently went to King 's College , Cambridge , where he had a distinguished career as exhibitioner , scholar , and fellow . |
15 | Alongside this and particularly following the Exeter commission , Fowler also maintained his connection with his native county where he had a long-standing patron in William Courtenay , tenth Earl of Devon , his works including the Totnes bridge ( 1826–8 ) , a small group of churches , and alterations to the Earl of Devon 's Powderham Castle ( 1837–48 ) . |
16 | And having found a vantage-point where he had a clear view of the meadows and was himself sheltered , he halted his pony and stood to watch , narrowing his eyes to single out coat-armour , and number the forces in the English party . |
17 | He stayed in Buckingham Palace where he had a special classroom just for him . |
18 | When Granpa brought us all home from midday mass there was still no sign of Dad , so I had a second night with the double bed all to myself . |
19 | We got about Amsterdam on bicycles — I had n't ridden one since I was seven years old — and that had stabilisers — so I had a little trouble . |
20 | Once I had a loose outline and the beginnings of a likeness , I switched to the broad tip of the same pen and with its flat edge broadly modelled the shadows of the face . |
21 | By the time she had got her cases up to the guest room , made the bed up and sorted out her food supplies it was beginning to get dark and , although she had a burning desire to go up to the studio , caution prevailed . |
22 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |
23 | ‘ Did … did you sleep here beside me last night ? ’ she demanded huskily , although she had a sinking feeling that she already knew the answer . |
24 | However , although she had an absolute majority of the MPs entitled to participate , she failed by four votes to register in addition the required 15 per cent margin ( 56 votes ) over Heseltine , and a second ballot was necessary . |
25 | It came to her as a shock that , although she had an excellent opportunity to be acquainted with high school children through her son , she did not know any of his friends . |
26 | Although she had an unpleasant feeling that she did know who formed the current centrepiece of this particular seraglio . |
27 | But er according to my mother 's great joy , she got seasick even on the landing stage in in Liverpool and never came out of her cabin , so she had a big time as a young women running around the ship . |
28 | Instructions were also given on making pretty matching covers for ones ration book and identity card and gas masks so you had a complete ensemble these are these are the belts and erm |
29 | Anyway , so you had a slanging match . |
30 | pretty good in those days , two pounds a week which helped things out and er although we had a big family of eleven of us , including mum and dad , er contributi contr contributions from them where , well , whatever they could make , a shilling here and a shilling there . |