Example sentences of "and [adv] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many others joined the SPD , and eventually had a major influence on changing its policies back into a more radical line than the Bad Godesberg programme . |
| 2 | They were captivated by the beautiful village , played croquet on the lawn and altogether had a delightful time . |
| 3 | Britain had successfully negotiated long-term contracts for the total output from the Congo , and so had a near monopoly of ore supplies , which she had been happy to share with the US in the wartime atomic weapons programme . |
| 4 | He was the most recent recruit into H3 , and only had a Lower Second from Aston . |
| 5 | A dedicated professional seaman , he practised his motor launches ( MLs ) , the motor gun boat ( MGB ) , and the modified motor torpedo boat ( MTB 74 ) operating in close company , manoeuvres they did not normally execute and only had a few weeks to learn . |
| 6 | It was hot , airless , badly lit , and generally had a cramped below-decks feel to it . |
| 7 | Students in the USA had to go out on placement to firms for training , and thus had a good grounding in practical embalming . |
| 8 | Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going . |
| 9 | It was tough on the aircrews though , going out night after night to drop bombs on targets they could n't see through the murk and the searchlights , but perhaps this very impersonality kept them going — that and the fact that they were young and usually had a few days between each mission when they could recuperate in the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside . |
| 10 | During the recent years after the war the university rose in national importance and always had a close connection with the bishop . |
| 11 | They led 5–2 at half time and always had a safe cushion of at least two goals right through to the final whistle . |
| 12 | She was fun , and people liked to have her around because she was easy and undemanding and always had a quick reply . |
| 13 | He owned a haulage company and always had a flashy car and loads of money . |
| 14 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
| 15 | The young ones were less strongly coloured and still had a downy look about them . |
| 16 | She had seen this money before , of course , and still had a little collection of it that she had made as a child , yet it was disconcerting to reflect that Johnny would use it as part of his everyday life . |
| 17 | Subsidies were resumed in 1961 and thereafter had a chequered history with changing problems in housing supply and differing political judgements ( Burnett , 1978 ) . |
| 18 | Jack shared a Benefit match at the Palace with goalkeeper Roy Bailey in October 1955 and later had a successful career in management , guiding Exeter City to promotion from Division 4 in 1964 . |
| 19 | Patients treated with steroids continued the decreasing steroid regime on an ambulatory basis and also had a western type lactose free oral diet . |
| 20 | He scored on a header and also had a great run chasing a pole from 10 meters behind and almost catched him over a 30 m run . |
| 21 | This significant model was adopted during the progress of subsequent research ( see Thomas , 1978 ) and also had a significant relationship to climatic geomorphology . |
| 22 | Guillaume was a pioneer in buying the work of the new painters , the ‘ extremists ’ , Picasso , Matisse , Derain , Chirico and Modigliani , and also had a fine collection of Negro sculpture himself . |
| 23 | This new freedom to travel safely far and wide had a profound effect not only on men 's lives but also on their thoughts and beliefs ; these men who were being uprooted provided ‘ the background to the anxious thoughts of the religious leaders of the late second century ’ . |
| 24 | The Lancet had a steeper fall from six to seven authors , perhaps because they published a smaller proportion of large group studies ( and hence had a higher modal ‘ 6 ’ value ) than NEJM . |
| 25 | Recruitment policies are not touched on , with one brief prewar exception ( p. 10 ) , which means that we are kept in ignorance of the kinds of men and women ( reputedly mostly Oxbridge dons ) who augmented MI5 's strength and clearly had a great impact on its whole character and competence at the beginning of the war . |
| 26 | The Bovis construction division , while depressed in the UK , had continued to benefit from its expansion overseas and now had a worldwide order book of £3.4 billion , despite the international recession . |
| 27 | All of these felt able to argue that the Serbs had already achieved most of their war aims , and now had a good chance of hanging on to them . |
| 28 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |
| 29 | They 'd started to stock garlic and pate for the handful of summer visitors , and even had a dusty rack of herbs and spices in alphabetical order . |
| 30 | Toby Farrar wore the braided tunic of a Hussar , and even had a jaunty helmet perched on his head . |