Example sentences of "that [pers pn] had a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 2 | Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure . |
| 3 | The only certainty was that she had a few seconds to act . |
| 4 | So that we had a few tiles that we knew what their pattern and date was . |
| 5 | And then she glanced out of the main kitchen window , the one that had a partial view of the terrace ; Angelica looked as well , and saw that they had a few customers arriving and looking around uncertainly at the unstaffed deck . |
| 6 | The news was relayed to the restive citizens that they had a few days ' respite . |
| 7 | While agreeing with this description of Hoccleve 's illness as of psychotic severity , our own evaluation is that it had a more depressive quality , many of the symptoms described by Hoccleve meeting the modern criteria for serious depression . |
| 8 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 9 | However , when one of the assembled men had suggested that they could have used more men , Springfield had assured them their numbers would be quite sufficient for the job in hand , adding enigmatically that he had a few aces up his sleeve which would reduce the odds against them . |