Example sentences of "[conj] had [vb pp] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within the shortest space of time , they were walking into the lounge of an hotel that had seen better days but was still surprisingly well patronised ; by a variety of habitués , mostly male , and all , whether uniformed or civilian , contriving to give the place an air of distinction . |
| 2 | Like so much of metropolitan Europe , it was an area that had seen better days . |
| 3 | A moment later the door creaked open and he appeared , or a fair facsimile , a very old man with grey hair down to his shoulders , a black dresscoat of velvet that had seen better days , a pair of very baggy corduroy trousers beneath of the type worn by peasants on the farm . |
| 4 | The lodge was an old farmhouse that had seen better days . |
| 5 | Luiza and Freddi were there , Luiza muffled up in a huge and unflattering beaver lamb coat that had seen better days . |
| 6 | Hollywood confidently made stylish films and presented them to an audience that had become larger than ever . |
| 7 | Considering his band had clocked up four months on a promotional treadmill that had become steeper and faster the more ‘ Nevermind ’ sold , he looked in pretty good shape . |
| 8 | But from the 1870s , following what was seen as a decline in standards in the 1850s and 1860s , a new confidence in the moralistic ethic can be detected , as if the hesitations that had governed earlier attempts were cast off . |
| 9 | So instead of a bit of ‘ ooh la la , ’ it was mostly ‘ oh what dross ’ as Sky TV viewers joined Chelsea 's biggest League crowd of the season for a game that had promised better things , even without the absent you-know-who . |
| 10 | King was back with his latest promotion this week … and had seen better audiences . |
| 11 | He patted a paunch that had swelled considerably since Gentle had last seen him , and was testing the seams of his shirt , which , like him , was florid and had seen better years . |
| 12 | Her red dress had not been made to walk in and had seen better days . |
| 13 | The Council had just agreed to rehouse women who stayed there , and had promised larger , more permanent premises for the Refuge itself . |
| 14 | The major — still puffy-eyed from the night of celebration — had backtracked rapidly from wild tales involving Winston Churchill 's death , but had offered calmer possibilities to replace them . |