Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] have [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They returned to their seats , where Carlos had bought iced colas for them all . |
| 2 | The journey , arranged and paid for by Baron Grimm , was by the slowest means necessitating lengthy stops , where Mozart had to pay living expenses . |
| 3 | And , avoiding the area , now shiny with disinfectant , where Carter had fallen most prisoners finished their lunch . |
| 4 | Not just in the alleys of St Jude 's , where John-William had taken good care never to be devoured himself , but everywhere . |
| 5 | Globe artichokes are very unpredictable from seed , so Dobies have introduced young plants of ‘ Camus de Bretagne ’ , one of the finest varieties available . |
| 6 | Although Lukic has made bad mistakes at ( unfortunaltely ) critical times I do n't think he is a complete donkey . |
| 7 | Once Shamir had rejected this invitation , Peres entered into intensive negotiations in an attempt to achieve a majority . |
| 8 | Although Grubb has sent Denizen back to his New Jersey stable for a rest , before coming to Europe in May in search of a place in Britain 's Olympic team , he brings a useful substitute in Ever . |
| 9 | They are both living on social security , although Alan has had various jobs in the past . |
| 10 | Although Cypress has made great efforts to get the HyperSparc to the launch platform so quickly ( when compared to Viking , see front page ) — the design process spanned just 18 months — Cypress has one major problem : it has no customers signed-up for the thing yet . |
| 11 | Although Wordsworth had produced more poems than Coleridge for their joint volume , Lyrical Ballads , honour was satisfied by giving the long Ancient Mariner — or Ancyent Marinere as it was originally spelt — pride of place . |
| 12 | Although Iceland had changed some years before to driving on the right , the bus which was well past its sell-by date — was right-hand drive ; the first bit of England I had seen for three weeks . |
| 13 | The press and public were excluded from the hearing , although Greene had given earlier assurances that the tape would be released after it had been edited in order to excise any classified information which might be disclosed inadvertently . |
| 14 | Although DATEC has provided external moderators , who play a key role in maintaining standards , the colleges are also encouraged to provide their own assessors to assist staff where necessary and , as DATEC regards meeting industrial needs as a prime requirement , it has encouraged the colleges to appoint industrial assessors . |
| 15 | Her mother came from a high-born Portuguese family , so Sara had learnt that language from the cradle ; and the devoted services of the family chaplain had provided her with considerable ability in French and Latin as well . |
| 16 | Although Bush had imposed some sanctions immediately following the massacre [ see pp. 36722 ; 36815 ] , he had subsequently faced a great deal of congressional criticism for his " soft " China policy [ see p. 37341 ] . |
| 17 | Although Linnaeus had spent four days at Chelsea in July , when the plants in the Garden were perfect , he had concentrated on dried plants — this to Miller was unforgiveable . |
| 18 | Although Iraq had achieved formal independence in 1932 , with the exit of the British administration installed under the League of Nations mandate , there remained for a number of years a substantial British presence . |
| 19 | Although Iraq had paid some $1,300 million ( or roughly one-half ) of the money for the ships , their delivery had been blocked by the imposition in 1986 of an Italian embargo on lethal weaponry to Iran and Iraq . |
| 20 | Although Mercury has made little impact in local telephone services , it has begun to make an impact on BT 's operations in long-distance and overseas links . |
| 21 | Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence , the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent . |
| 22 | Although Woodie had given this explanation pretty often , he was surprised to have to make it to a child of six . |
| 23 | The whole of Havant 's operation has been spun off as a separate business , so Wilkie has to find outside customers for the plant 's mix of personal computer and mid-range disk drives ; integrated disk subsystems and ‘ flexible circuitry ’ expertise ( those plastic straps bearing solder tracks found when opening up a personal computer or disk drive ) . |
| 24 | Although Teague has resumed light training , he looks certain to miss England 's match against Fiji on 4 November and has told his club that he does not expect to be fit until the middle of next month . |
| 25 | Although Zimbabwe has had some success in redressing racial inequalities , there have been limits on how far social inequalities have been checked . |
| 26 | I recorded one and he took it home and if Jim had recorded another episode on it I do n't remembering him doing it . |
| 27 | But if Clarence had exercised reasonable care , the court would have to decide whether the Trust were at fault . |
| 28 | I 'll see if Annunziata 's got any lemons . ’ |
| 29 | Middlesbrough would have been dead and buried if Taylor had taken other scoring chances before the break . |
| 30 | ‘ I know that if Ken had had any kind of sexual relationship it would n't have been with anyone he knew well . |