Example sentences of "had [verb] [verb] with a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor had intended to reciprocate with a copy of the Dictionary ( ‘ I know not whether anything would be more acceptable to a botanist ) , but on finding it out of print , sent a copy of the Abridgement ‘ not long since published ’ ( fifth edition , 1767 ) . |
| 2 | He had come equipped with a bottle of white wine , pâté , French bread and fruit . |
| 3 | The rebels also captured the Boulogne tank factory on the outskirts of the city , killing three civilians when a tank they had commandeered collided with a bus . |
| 4 | It seemed to Dalgliesh that he was subtly altered since his arrival , had become charged with a power both mysterious and oddly familiar . |
| 5 | They had wanted to begin with a bushplane tailor-made to the unique requirements of their own rugged country , but advised to start on a simpler trainer , their first design was the DHC–1 Chipmunk . |
| 6 | Her marriage had broken up , and she had gone to live with a man who was starting an art gallery in the Lake District . |
| 7 | She had begun to tremble with a sort of frightened and frustrated fury . |
| 8 | Jazz appropriated Mr Nicholson 's carpet slippers and Hoomey had to make do with a pair of fluffy mules which the missing Mrs Nicholson had left behind . |
| 9 | Instead TOTP had to make do with a telephone interview and video . |
| 10 | Some , the lucky ones , had a glass for their drink but the rest had to make do with a cup or a mug . |
| 11 | In the event they had to make do with a water-taxi . |
| 12 | We had to make do with a water-taxi . ’ |