Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] had [art] [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 | It is a measure of the fundamental instincts of Citrine and his colleagues that , where they had the greater power to centralise , it was centralisation , and not devolved responsibility , which was their watchword . |
| 12 | Some men could hide there , where he had a small tower . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 15 | He subsequently went to King 's College , Cambridge , where he had a distinguished career as exhibitioner , scholar , and fellow . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He stayed in Buckingham Palace where he had a special classroom just for him . |
| 19 | Compared to all the other seven departments the ‘ stagnated ’ had the lowest score on all dimensions except ‘ challenge ’ ( where it was in the middle ) and ‘ conflicts ’ ( where it had the highest score ) . |
| 20 | We telephoned Mr Hector Charlesworth but he was , as yet , unable to take any remedial action , although I had the distinct impression that he would have liked to do so . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | When I came into the room , you were lying with the sheet half off you , so I had the full benefit of the sight of your virginal pyjamas . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Once I had the basic colours put in I would then sometimes , for added intensity , dip the point of a certain colour into the water and apply it direct for a small intense spot of pigment . |
| 26 | Maggie was undressing him impatiently too although she had no real idea of what she was doing . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ Did … did you sleep here beside me last night ? ’ she demanded huskily , although she had a sinking feeling that she already knew the answer . |
| 30 | 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 . |