Example sentences of "[subord] they had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | courses in turn , tended to select for observation those schools where they had a good relationship with the drama specialist . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | At one point you know , there was no point buying wheat from the United States , alright , because although they had a comparative advantage in production , the costs of transportation were prohibitive and in essence we can produce it cheaper over here than the er , the import cost of foreign produced wheat . |
| 6 | Such ideas have probably influenced the process of teaching more than the content of courses in higher education , although they had a direct bearing on the original terms of reference of university extra-mural departments . |
| 7 | ‘ So they had a small secret do with just close friends , then went back four weeks later for the proper wedding . |
| 8 | And when my father spoke about He got a holi they got a holiday from the school , that day , because the teacher came to see this old body going out the glen that 's body and they walked out , so it 'd be two miles out and then maybe another three miles up the er Glen Shee kirk here , so they had a good bit to carry him . |
| 9 | The English had been fishing there for over a century , and had been settled for over fifty years , so they had a strong position for making the French give up any claims to settle there . |
| 10 | From an employer 's point of view , would n't that be er , better if they had a key man insurance under something like erm , well under a Cover Master , for example , because if he was a long term em employer |
| 11 | The burden inevitably fell mainly on the mothers and it seemed that their loneliness could at least be lessened if they had a regular opportunity to share their experiences . |
| 12 | They would have lists of all the people that had bought books from them or might have bought books from them in the past , categorized by where they live , the age of the person , the sex , the special interests , the past purchases , and then they would send out special books erm special letters , if they had a new doggie book coming out they might select all the ladies over fifty-five who had bought doggie books in the past . |
| 13 | More significantly , if they had a reasonable house they could take paid lodgers in their children 's former rooms . |
| 14 | Accordingly , it submitted that a member state might introduce rules which entailed that nationals of other member states might utilise that member state 's quotas only if they had a close connection with that state . |
| 15 | In the second panel the same people , considerably sobered and looking as if they had a serious hangover , were being led away by the classic medieval figure of Death , a grisly skeleton in a black robe and cowl , who rather reminded Preston of an old schoolmaster he had known called Mr Pilkington . |
| 16 | Whilst there , I ask if they had a spare room , and they did have one upstairs which was very cheap . |
| 17 | Patients were excluded if they had a systemic illness requiring treatment or were currently being treated with antiulcer agents . |
| 18 | For example , a couple with two children aged six and 11 would still be entitled to DWA if they had a net income of £189 a week . |
| 19 | He was acting as if they had a settled relationship , but they had n't . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , just Church of Scotland ; but if they had a Provisional Wing , I think he 'd be on it . ’ |
| 21 | If they had a communicable disease and it entailed investigating the vagina to find out , then I suppose the doctor is entitled to do that . |
| 22 | ‘ The publishers would feel … happier … if they had a medical all-clear before signing . |
| 23 | You might also ask them if they had a big hi-jacking at the end of May . |
| 24 | ‘ A programme like this might be all right if they had a proper documentary on the subject sometimes , but they do n't , ’ he said . |
| 25 | What they need is centralized control as if they had a single mainframe . |
| 26 | From these reports , we may identify a general category of the chronically sick : people who replied ‘ yes ’ when asked if they had a long-standing illness , disability or infirmity which limited their activities in any way . |
| 27 | ‘ We approached the local minister to ascertain if they had a visiting committee . |
| 28 | It can of course be no more than speculation to consider whether this total concern with instalment size makes people less likely to keep up conscientiously with the payments than they would be if they had a clear idea of their total commitment . |
| 29 | I had the sense to know that my children could n't be happy unless they had a happy mother , and so I consulted my doctor . |
| 30 | Well because they had a better goal average in all the other games . |