Example sentences of "that [noun prp] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A difficult birth was soon linked to a disputed paternity , for it was said that Hortense had had a lover — several names were suggested — and that Louis-Napoleon was the result of an illicit union . |
| 2 | ‘ And funnier still that Chignell has got a job in Plymouth ! |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , how kind ! ’ she exclaimed , and felt inordinately pleased that Ven had given a thought to her before he had gone away . |
| 4 | Kendall , who confirmed that Sunderland had made an inquiry for Tony Cottee , was delighted that his side 's performance spared Everton the potential embarrassment of replacing Forest at the foot of the Premier League table . |
| 5 | There had also been rumours that Germany had paid a ransom to get two of their hostages out a few months earlier , and what with Germany breaking ranks , Irangate and now this suspected deal for the French hostages , British newspapers were of full moral outrage at the weakness of other countries and their capitulation in the fight against terrorism . |
| 6 | Anne had talked so much about the gramophone at the Redmond house that Pat had bought a cabinet gramophone for the parlour , stipulating that the family must buy the records . |
| 7 | There may be a certain exaggeration in the statement that Napoleon had offered a reward for the taking of ‘ the English incendiary ‘ Kvinn or Quin ’ who had been responsible for the burning of three French battleships in the Gulf of Villefranche last year ’ but the sixteen year-old 's behaviour while in prison in Toulon is entirely in keeping with what we know about him : |
| 8 | False rumours soon spread that Hardy had suffered a defeat and that no British Ship remained in the home waters to prevent imminent invasion . |
| 9 | And it was entirely likely she 'd produce documented evidence that Crevecoeur had signed a contract with her , effectively handing over hir body for however long the contract stipulated . |
| 10 | Henry was a great friend of the playwright and decided that Dustin had misread a line . |
| 11 | We know that Stein had designed an escapement action by 1777 because Mozart describes it in a letter of that year . |
| 12 | Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision . |
| 13 | Air Marshal Sibun , Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force , announced on Oct. 18 that Indonesia had placed an order for 24 Hawk jet fighters from the United Kingdom at a reported purchase price of US$500 million . |
| 14 | ‘ You 'll find an oilskin jacket in the locker at the foot of the stairs , ’ I said , ‘ and you 'll also discover that Ellen has left a Thermos of coffee on the stove , and I like mine without sugar but with milk . |
| 15 | This makes it unlikely that Edward had sought a protectorate . |
| 16 | This makes it unlikely that Edward had sought a protectorate . |
| 17 | Pat , instead of joining Alice in their scrubbing and painting , went off to " a friend " , came back saying that Bert had telephoned a message . |
| 18 | I remember hearing Hardnut their solicitor — saying that Dersingham had spent a fortune trying to trace someone to leave the place to . ’ |
| 19 | Harari says that ACtec has hired a team from the Israeli army to work on spread-spectrum technology and ‘ they know what they are doing ’ . |
| 20 | And he made a number of management changes which reinforced the impression that Eurotunnel had become a company capable of acting in the best interests of bankers and shareholders and standing up to the demands of the Anglo-French contracting consortium . |
| 21 | How strange , then , that England has become a world power in the performance of medieval and Renaissance music ( to speak of no other ) during the last 25 years . |
| 22 | The fact that no one has created a furore over this would suggest that Ireland has travelled a hell of a healthy distance since those dark days in the 60's when your book was banned . |
| 23 | When they kissed , it seemed that Tessa had embraced a mirror image very slightly distorted by the glass . |
| 24 | The bond can be exchanged after 45 days and until November 30 1993 , into 1.175 IBM Corp shares — the first time in recent history that IBM has made an acquisition for shares . |
| 25 | Cherry noted , as a most extraordinary circumstance , that Sewell had given a demonstration which actually lasted nearly 10 minutes ‘ which might be short and sweet : if it was intelligible , it was the first time ’ . |
| 26 | Molla " Idhari ( Molla Izari ) , on hearing that Hocazade had become a kadi , is reported to have said : " What a disaster , his acceptance of the kadilik . |
| 27 | So she sat down very happily with her tea when she saw that Tom had accepted a cup as well and had brought in an extra chair from the sitting-room . |
| 28 | At a press conference on June 9 ( after the close of polls ) , it was revealed that Bartoncik had attended a meeting with Havel and his advisers on June 5 , when he was shown documentation indicating his involvement as a paid informer for the StB for 17 years . |
| 29 | We have already seen that this may simply have been a way of saying that Wulfstan had secured an undertaking that they were going to abandon practices which he found displeasing . |
| 30 | It seemed that Walsh had reached a career crossroads after taking 174 wickets in 50 Tests . |