Example sentences of "[noun] had [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great changes in intellectual thinking had little effect upon European culture as a whole . |
| 2 | Manifesto the dressage horse had this problem . |
| 3 | The civil servants of enlightened despotism had little conception of systematically using institutional power against the aristocracy ; bureaucrats thought of themselves as government servants , not as combatants in a class struggle . |
| 4 | Joe Dwek said the enlarged metal technology side had another record year , with profits 12 p.c. higher on sales up 18 p.c . |
| 5 | No , as Geoff Cooke admitted , ‘ this side had some flaws . ’ |
| 6 | We can assume that the Norse invasions of the later ninth and tenth centuries had some influence on the more vulnerable coastal churches , but there was nothing like the disruption which drove many northern bishoprics southwards for over a century . |
| 7 | Mummy had this thing about these , I do n't know what you 'd call them , pelicans I 'd no , not pelicans , what do they call them ? |
| 8 | The shroud was beginning to adopt a couture of its own , with distinct styles for boys and girls , men and women ; those for males were sans bows whilst the female styles had less panel ruching on the torso and a high-neck frill . |
| 9 | Farther south , the Andean civilisation had more similarities with Mesopotamia than with China ; so the idea that its shaping influence came from across the Pacific seems especially far-fetched . |
| 10 | They wrote one another at first but then my ex-wife had another child , you know how it is … |
| 11 | The defendant had some reason for wishing to weigh the boilers ; and he could do so only by obtaining permission from the plaintiff , which he did obtain by promising to return them in good condition . |
| 12 | It must show that the defendant had this knowledge or recklessness at the time he made the statement . |
| 13 | On the whole the writing of the 1880s did demand change and assumed that the privileged readers had such change within their power . |
| 14 | Gittell ( 1980 ) , in a research study of school-related citizen organizations in three American cities , finds that both lower- and middle-class parent organizations had little effect on educational decision-making , their declared goal . |
| 15 | The seafaring Omanis of the Batinah coast had little contact with the interior , but travelled far and wide in search of trade , even building a maritime empire in the area between Portuguese and British domination of the trade routes . |
| 16 | We married them to make a strong peace ; their brothers had some women from us . ’ |
| 17 | She could n't help wondering if Donna had any inkling of the reason for the mismatch with her brothers . |
| 18 | The Far Eastern bank interviewed took an entirely different line ; they always worked with the large international firms , claiming that neither they nor candidates had any confidence in the smaller firms . |
| 19 | I also realised at that time that the future had little meaning for me . |
| 20 | With entire responsibility for teaching and discipline , Hill had little time for original work ; but his edition ( 1816 ) of Artis Logicae Compendium by Henry Aldrich [ q.v. ] proved an acceptable university textbook , reaching a sixth edition in 1850 . |
| 21 | Ten years ago , when she first started coming , the club had fewer members and it was quiet . |
| 22 | David had many children . |
| 23 | Actually , I think it was at the opening of Pork because Andy came to the opening and David had that song on the ‘ Hunky Dory ’ album called ‘ Andy Warhol ’ , so we made sure they met . ’ |
| 24 | erm , and they did remarkably well , you know , taking it over , they were really very acceptable at the end , but the whole programme had this sub-plot of how antagonistic most of the prison officers were , not all of them , cos they obviously has some support to keep it going , but a lot of them were antagonistic towards what was going on , and not only that but just the the prison system , you know , this chap got transferred from one prison to another , when he was mid-way through rehearsals , you know , I mean why should n't he have stayed there , |
| 25 | The programme had these objectives : Training for Commercial Pilot 's Licence and Instrument Rating ; Jet Transport Type Rating ; Training to airline standards and procedures ; Training for Airline Transport Pilot 's Licence ; Training of Flight Engineers ; Instructor Training . |
| 26 | Another general election was not due until May 1994 , and with the amended law perceived as likely to benefit the ND , the opposition had less incentive to press for an early election . |
| 27 | Boardwalk was no flying machine , a big clumsy four-year-old who had yet to win a race , but none of the opposition had any form . |
| 28 | However , a spokesman for the Iraqi National Congress ( INC ) said in London on Aug. 25 that no section of the opposition had any interest in the disintegration of Iraq . |
| 29 | The nearer the pilgrim approached the Pyrenees the deeper he penetrated a countryside where almost every landmark had some kind of association with Roland . |
| 30 | Although that is overkill in defence of his part , Duran had some cause to grumble that the referee instantly pulled the pair apart when Duran forced a clinch . |