Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the bike messengers , that was , and these were easy to distinguish because they were young and wiry and bizarrely dressed , and their eyes seemed to have a certain glaze on them from being on a permanent adrenaline high . |
| 2 | term once used for a person who collected alms for lepers and other beggars ; the term came to have a bad meaning because of the abuse of the system . |
| 3 | When he met him in the office , or on the stairs , his habitually offensive glance seemed to have a new dimension of thoughtfulness . |
| 4 | Reasoning about diseases of the heart and blood vessels began to have a sound basis when , in the seventeenth century , William Harvey established that blood circulates from the heart , through arteries to the minute capillary vessels in every organ , and back by the veins to the heart . |
| 5 | As crystallization occurs only when a substantial fraction of the molecules present are alike in size , composition , and shape , this achievement implied that the protein crystallized had a definite molecular structure . |
| 6 | The conclusion seems inescapable that the electorate did have a significant impact in determining the composition of the Commons , and therefore the very nature of party strife at Westminster itself . |
| 7 | labour appeared to have a separate existence from the life of the labourer and thus appeared as an alien object . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the dynamic of four sessions did have a remarkable effect not unassisted by the fact that when Cardinal Montini became Paul VI , this meant that one of the most thoughtful and determined of the moderately progressive conservatives was now pope . |
| 9 | Arousal in this study appeared to have a beneficial effect on memory for both types of information quite contrary to the predictions of Easterbrook 's hypothesis and to the results of the Christianson and Loftus ( 1987 ) study . |
| 10 | As nephew of the late king , Edward appeared to have a good claim , indeed perhaps the best claim , to succeed him . |
| 11 | Among the lands earlier ceded to the abbey of St Denis was the Vexin français , that natural bulwark between the French royal demesne and the now hostile Norman duchy , which had been held as a Norman fief , had formed part of Simon de Crépy 's state ( see p. 216 ) , and finally was reclaimed for the French crown by Philip I. The Vexin had had a comital family , in origin probably the advocates for the abbey ; but Philip had bypassed their claims , granting the territory to the young prince Louis , who met with such opposition in the area that it was not until 1119 that his possession was secured . |
| 12 | You know , because er you know when Jean had had a few |
| 13 | Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener . |
| 14 | If the heat could not be sufficiently localised to avoid this , then the first solders had to have a higher melting point than the subsequent ones . |
| 15 | Punk rock had had a purging effect on pop music ; clearing out the old to make way for the new . |
| 16 | Although the royalists later alleged that the rebels had that morning received ‘ a double portion of oatmeal and whisky for incouragement ’ and that a ‘ graite many … that we took prisoners were drunk ’ , these must have been a fortunate minority , but everyone agrees that the prospect of action had had a reviving effect on even the hungriest and weariest . |
| 17 | Andre Moga , the president of Beglès and one of the so-called ‘ barons ’ of French rugby , made the following comment : ‘ If Rodez had had a good president at the time this would not have reached court ’ . |
| 18 | William was one of the people Richard said had a second-class mind . |
| 19 | Since this meeting , Richard had had a further debate with his conscience . |
| 20 | He threw the hoe to the ground , hoped that at least the pig had had a good meal , and want back inside his church . |
| 21 | I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves . |
| 22 | Sarah seemed to have a special liking for angry gestures , even when she had provoked them herself . |
| 23 | The assumed humility seemed to have a soothing effect upon Major Tzann . |
| 24 | At the end of the meal , Dominic came to have a few words with me . |
| 25 | Any member on a committee to which Karl Barth belonged had a rough ride . |
| 26 | In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends . |
| 27 | On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that . |
| 28 | Deborah 's parents had had a tumultuous relationship in which frequent violent arguments would be followed by tender love scenes . |
| 29 | Since then Albania had had a non-party administration pending elections . |
| 30 | Dealers said near December continued to have a large open position , causing some concern at the exchange . |