Example sentences of "was [adj] to have [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Government recognized that nurses did not take strike action and believed that it was right to have a system of pay determination which meant that they did not lose by that policy . |
| 2 | He was lucky to have the support of his family , but above all , in having as his Lady Mayoress a wife who showed him such love and devotion , in sickness and in health . |
| 3 | Maybe I was supposed to have a lot of children . |
| 4 | And when he died of drink in 1957 it was to a strangely quiet Press , considering that only just before his fall he was supposed to have the support of fifty per cent of his countrymen , according to the polls , and a power almost greater than the President 's . |
| 5 | She was supposed to have the power of healing stomach aches , and people used to visit her during the hours of the siesta so that no one would know . |
| 6 | Palmerston replied that he was glad to have the assurance of ‘ trained men of science and judgement ’ , and although he felt that Gothic might be suitable in the country , he was determined to have Italian for the present purpose . |
| 7 | And she was glad to have the strength of anger against him as she deciphered coolly , ‘ What you 're really saying is that either I leave Travis alone , or , if you ca n't get me over the Norwood & Chambers contract , you wo n't rest until you find some other contract I 've had small dealings with and which did n't work out , which added together will amount to dereliction of duty . ’ |
| 8 | I was able to have the pick of excellent crews practically at the dock side as they arrived in the UK . |
| 9 | Doubtless Mr Pickard was pleased to have the support of the medical men of the town — a great fillip to his trade — though it is questionable whether he would have received like acclamation from the superintendent of Lichfield Cemetery , for iron coffins , as well as lead shells , took a long time to break down if deposited in the soil . |
| 10 | I was n't thinking specifically of old Leeds managers , with a couple of noteable exceptions , but it was nice to have a lot of my favourite ever players included in the same message ! ! |