Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably this provision had the effect of discouraging the Secretary of State from releasing a convicted murderer on licence at a date earlier than the judiciary thought appropriate . |
| 2 | She was frequently appalled at her own ability to lie convincingly , thought that perhaps she got it from Papa , one of the world 's great tricksters — not knowing that on occasion her apparently innocent mama had the gift as well . |
| 3 | Though she had the liquid brown eyes , the shiny black hair of a child , already this toddler had the little rough hands of a campesina . |
| 4 | Not many people had the nerve to climb higher than shelf fifty . |
| 5 | At any particular moment not all weavers had the same choice . |
| 6 | Just two judges had the enviable task of testing the 49 Ciders and Perrys in the competition at the Cider Museum in Hereford . |
| 7 | More part-time farms had the paperwork done by the husband , who was often experienced in paperwork in his other employment . |
| 8 | If there was the slightest breeze from any direction the smoke would spread itself evenly between chimney and room in more or less equal proportions , which was why the once white walls had the appearance of very old ivory and the mounted fox heads , hunting trophies which hung on the walls , had a fine coating of brown dust , and their yellow eyes a slightly inebriated , glazed expression . |
| 9 | West Ham4 Norwich0 BILLY BONDS 'S bold decision to swing the axe on some of his more complacent players had the desired effect as West Ham recorded their biggest League win of the season . |
| 10 | In the coinage of the early Roman empire , for example , nearly all coins had the emperor 's head on one side , but on the other a great variety of designs were used . |
| 11 | It is stressed repeatedly how some sportsmen had the potential or the promise yet lacked the application to develop it . |
| 12 | How much control had the monarch over appointments to offices which legally were in his gift ? |
| 13 | One can begin on fairly firm ground by asking how many officials had the necessary qualifications and experience for their work . |
| 14 | The universe would then go on to expand and cool just like the hot big bang model , but there would now be an explanation of why the universe was expanding at exactly the critical rate and why different regions had the same temperature . |
| 15 | In the end , as I said , with that kind of selection cycle going , you 'd end up with the situation where all males had the , had that er had that trait of oedipal behaviour . |
| 16 | The contrast between its black ink , the white paper and the otherwise pale colour had the desired effect and confirmed the sense of a cold , wintry landscape . |
| 17 | Besides , very few others had the opportunity . |
| 18 | Even if Liverpool methods had been universally adopted — and very few areas had the same religious background as Liverpool , the real basis of Salvidge 's success — then change would be slow and limited . |
| 19 | It said that far too many teachers had the perception that unless they followed the good practice set down by local authority advisers , their career prospects in the city would be blighted . |