Example sentences of "[adj] had [vb pp] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They found that while nearly everyone had heard of gonorrhoea and AIDS , only a few had heard of the far more common chlamydial and trichomoniasis infections . |
| 2 | Few had heard of it , but no matter . |
| 3 | During their stay on the plantation more than a hundred coolies in Village Number Three had died of fever and malnutrition , or had committed suicide but there had never been a death among their immediate neighbours . |
| 4 | Around 52,000 people had died in car crashes in America in 1985 , North pointed out , and 130,000 had died of lung cancer ; in perspective , the hostages were nothing . |
| 5 | Pope Gregory the Great had spoken of taming the wild unicorn , symbol of the man of power . |
| 6 | In two important maize-growing areas , fewer than half of those interviewed had heard of the increased price , and in an area where the Government was keen to encourage a substantial increase in local production , less than one in ten had heard of the new prices . |
| 7 | Several more had complained of shock . |
| 8 | Of 46 patients who had Nissen fundoplication for proved gastro-oesophageal reflux , 25 were available for follow up after a median of 20 years , 15 had died of unrelated causes , and six could not be traced . |
| 9 | A confidential report prepared by the CEGB 's Director of Public Affairs , Peter Vey , in June 1986 had warned of ‘ the inability of the PR machine to marshal sufficient forces to counter anti-nuclear sentiment ’ . |
| 10 | Daniel 7:10 had spoken of the stream of fire issuing from the throne of God , and this too is picked up in one of the Qumran hymns which describe the molten river of judgment that will befall the world in the last day ( I QH 3:28ff ) Probably this idea was in John 's mind . |
| 11 | Frequency of symptomatic gall stone recurrence — Of the 21 patients who developed gall stone recurrence by the original criteria , only two had complained of biliary colic during the study . |
| 12 | A delegation to the then Minister of Justice , Bernardo Cabral , in April 1990 had warned of the danger to Souza 's life but the promised protection had never materialized . |