Example sentences of "[adv] had [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As organizational head of all CIA operations on the North American continent , Hayman literally had greater power than heads of State or European monarchy . |
| 2 | ‘ Suppose you suddenly had that feeling — tawdry — while you were walking up the aisle with George Beador . |
| 3 | In his whimsical way the British prime Minister observed , ‘ This argument naturally had some appeal to me on general grounds ’ : but he did not respond . |
| 4 | Snell 's wife was Susannah and he apparently had one son . |
| 5 | This apparently had little impact on the extent of these intra- and extra-mural zones , though it may have encouraged the enhanced development of the central area in the third and fourth centuries . |
| 6 | He then ran back to his position , foolishly had another go at the midfielder with his elbow and was given the first dip in the Chester bath . |
| 7 | The regime perhaps had little choice but to win support by making grants of land which might otherwise have gone to augment royal resources , and Mortimer and Isabella rapidly ran through the very substantial treasure inherited from Edward II . |
| 8 | Shostakovich obviously had good reason for these references , but they are to music so well-known that I worry about finding them in someone else 's piece , even a composer of the supreme integrity of Shostakovich . |
| 9 | His intellectual ability was never pushed at you , yet he obviously had great potential . ’ |
| 10 | He was dignified , he was knowledgeable , and he obviously had great feeling not only for British art but all kinds of art . |
| 11 | ‘ T was regrettable , of course , though you obviously had little choice but to abandon modesty when the need was so imperative . |
| 12 | You only had that sample of five , Sin Iguales . |
| 13 | And I only had one scene with him . |
| 14 | As the Renfrew field only had one runway the forecast predicted a change in wind direction which would make landing difficult , if not impossible . |
| 15 | When the hotel only had one toilet , it was the board master 's privilege to have first use every morning . |
| 16 | Hitler was fit only for the loony bin , his generals would kill him within five minutes if he ever declared war , and he only had one ball . |
| 17 | The great Fangio ( Arg ) was also in the Maserati team but they only had one race together as team-mates before Fangio moved on to Mercedes . |
| 18 | ‘ When I took over in 1990 , Nigel only had one cap and I was n't absolutely convinced that he would be an integral part of the team . |
| 19 | I was like one , I was like half way through the tape and I had , I only had one name to go |
| 20 | Mary only had one idea in her head . |
| 21 | It transpired that his mother only had one leg . ’ |
| 22 | Some graduates stride to the front of the little hall so easily you would not guess they only had one leg . |
| 23 | ‘ Now if he was dyslexic , or only had one leg . |
| 24 | Her husband only had one leg , and he used to sit in the corner all the time and wave his stick at you if he thought you were pinching anything . |
| 25 | They only had one objective — to save a few bob for the government . |
| 26 | Until recently , competitors only had one chance to win because it was only open to men in their first year after indenture to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen — so winning the buckled shoes , white stockings , silver badge and scull cap which complete the scarlet raiment is no mean feat . |
| 27 | ‘ They only had one chance , ’ she says . |
| 28 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 29 | She only had one cow , it was all she could afford , but it provided enough milk to go with the porridge in the morning and the potatoes at other meals . |
| 30 | ‘ One option would be for all schemes to be channelled through a single agency , so land managers only had one port of call for payments , ’ said the commission . |