Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] had [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly " form " even in its most denuded days had a necessary content for design . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly , the low incidence of emotional trauma was due in part of the careful protocol , which acknowledged that families risked finding out that their apparently healthy baby had a lethal , untreatable disorder . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The most prominent families had no objection to service — it had long offered them the surest route to power , wealth , and prestige . |
| 5 | It was the impact of the Polovtsian Warriors and their dances from Prince Igor ( 1910 ) that startled Parisian and other audiences into recognition that even the most barbaric dance had a rightful place in the theatre . |
| 6 | I suppose it 's just possible Hunter-Blair had a motive as well as an opportunity . |
| 7 | Those in more technical areas had a greater sense of optimism because they would leave university with practical training . |
| 8 | More part-time farms had the paperwork done by the husband , who was often experienced in paperwork in his other employment . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , a totally one-sided match had a deceptively close scoreline that temporarily upset Scotland and caused them to look confused as half time arrived . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Also Chubby Curtis had a wife . |
| 13 | Even the most purely agricultural villages had a handful of craftsmen and in a few parishes , notably Spratton , Moulton and Hardingstone , between 40 and 60 per cent of those liable for duty were employed in non-agricultural pursuits for the major part of their time . |
| 14 | In an age that was becoming increasingly fascinated with history , the prospect of extending the antiquity of life itself by uncovering the remains of bizarre and often gigantic animals had a romantic appeal outside the realms of science . |
| 15 | In addition , two others without a histologically proven diagnosis had a pattern suggestive of a myopathic process . |
| 16 | Other Jewish families living in the warren of neighbouring streets where the rows of cramped houses confronted their twins at almost arm-stretching distance had no such suggestion of exclusiveness and seemed to encourage the natural ebullience of their inhabitants as well as confirming their more straitened circumstances . |
| 17 | Most tillage was temporary , and some quite large farms had no implements . |
| 18 | I also recall that some cricket grounds displayed notices curtly stressing : ‘ No Autographs ’ and over-zealous groundstaff and sometimes local police had a high old time trying to keep the hunters away from the hunted . |
| 19 | The newly designated community had a population of 80,000,000 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And I 'm pretty sure Glastonbury had a desk job . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Within six weeks their most aggressive rivals had a new de Chavigny campaign under way — and not on the drawing-boards , but on the pages of every major magazine in the country . |