Example sentences of "had [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1663 an Act of Charles II had placed a partial ban on the importation of foreign cattle to England ; the ban became total in 1666 and permanent in 1680 . |
| 2 | The bogus golfers had placed a triangular support under the open end of the decapitated golf-bag and had hammered a notched support into the grout at its base , which still rested on the trolley . |
| 3 | In my self-conscious zeal to improve myself , I had placed a regular order for the London Times , not a paper normally stocked by that small newsagent . |
| 4 | Too much emphasis had been placed upon the strengthening of security by military rather than political means , and this had placed an undue burden on the domestic economy . |
| 5 | The hook had ripped a great tuft of flesh from his throat . |
| 6 | But by the third edition Spock had withdrawn a longish way from the doctrine that natural loving care cures all ills . |
| 7 | She had sustained a slight scratch on her neck . |
| 8 | Frost , like thickly appliquéd lace medallions , patterned the bedroom window , and water in a cup by the bedside had formed a solid block of ice . |
| 9 | Hobbes had formed a close friendship with Gassendi during his meetings with him in Paris , in the circle of scientists and philosophers which centred round Mersenne . |
| 10 | Steam from the water had clouded the mirrors in the bathroom ; condensation had formed a dewy veil over the tiles . |
| 11 | At one time Dalgety was up 16p as Elf Aquitaine , the French oil group , confirmed it had formed a joint company with Australian Robert Holmes a Court to hold a 5.5 per cent stake in the Dalgety agricultural and food group . |
| 12 | HAVING BEEN a close follower of The Lone Groover and loon pant ads in the NME of the '70s , I had formed a lasting impression of The World 's Greatest Rock Weekly as an impenetrable fortress of wit , intellect and sneering clever-gits . |
| 13 | However , reports in October claimed that up to 1,300 Army officers had formed a secret group in support of the former CCP general secretary Zhao Ziyang and in opposition to the Yang brothers . |
| 14 | China had formed a Leading Group on Intellectual Property , headed by State Councillor Song Jian , and on Oct. 20 , the China Daily reported that China would join the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention before the end of 1992 [ see also pp. 38339-40 ] . |
| 15 | In September these two groups had formed an anti-negotiation alliance alongside Hamas and seven other smaller non-PLO groups . |
| 16 | It had already formed local pacts with the SzDSz in five counties , but on March 30 Antall announced that the HDF had formed an electoral pact with the Smallholders and the Christian Democratic People 's Party whereby the three parties would support the best placed candidate in each constituency . |
| 17 | Talks sponsored by Djibouti President Hassan Gouled Aptidon brought together in Djibouti on June 5-15 the leaders of four Somali groups — the United Somali Congress ( USC ) , which had formed an interim administration in Mogadishu in January [ see pp. 37946-47 ] ; the Somali Salvation Democratic Front ( SSDF ) ; the Somali Patriotic Movement ( SPM ) : and the Somali Democratic Movement ( SDM ) . |
| 18 | The minister also said that there would be no financial or budgetary disadvantage whatsoever to any GP who had to treat a large number of chronically ill patients . |
| 19 | It was on a trip to Frankfurt with a mixed load of several 2,000lb bombs and the varied load of experimental PFF flares and early target indicator devices ; Bennett always insisted that we had to carry a full load of the hurtful . |
| 20 | The report also stated that the Indian army had repulsed a Pakistani encroachment in the Kirni area of Punch sector . |
| 21 | Associated Press of Pakistan claimed on Aug. 26 that Pakistani troops had repulsed an Indian attack on a post in Mirzapur , and that the Indians had " lost 20 lives including their two officers " while the Pakistanis " suffered two casualties " . |
| 22 | Corbett pointed to the one stained glass window in the room where the artist had painted a graphic vision of demons , their eyes glaring fiercely , their mouths and nostrils poured forth fetid breath as they tore the flesh of sinners with red hot pincers and pierced their bodies with glowing iron nails , whilst others beat the unfortunates with spikes and scourges . |
| 23 | The developers and their henchmen , the Council , had tricked an old lady into parting with her cottage and twelve acres of ‘ agricultural ’ land at a knockdown price . |
| 24 | After that the conversation had gathered a startling momentum of statements , random guesses , admissions and had ended with her using her foster brother as a confidant — though now she regretted it . |
| 25 | At one time he had intended a whole chapter of The Complete History of Wimbledon to be devoted to the issue of Maltby , but somehow the chapter had never materialized . |
| 26 | Ira Dilworth had arranged a small party for Gracie on the Hotel Vancouver 's mezzanine floor after the coast to coast broadcast , which went off amazingly well . |
| 27 | But he had n't deserted her , he had arranged a suitable marriage with his under-gardener , had given the couple the lodge to live in and had had the child named after one of his sweetest heroines , Brenda Nevil of Wrenwood . |
| 28 | He pointed out that the council had arranged a private tutor for him while it worked on trying to find him a school . |
| 29 | Robert Hardy — who had arranged a nifty transfer to London — confirms this . |
| 30 | HTV had arranged a special lunch for me , my family and a few close friends , following the investiture , on board the Hispaniola , moored off the Embankment . |