Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [noun] had [art] " in BNC.

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1 Or perhaps Argol had an enlightened policy towards young people .
2 A measure of confusion and uncertainty arose within the colony , however , as to the precise constitutional status of the bill in relation to the Basic Law — Hong Kong 's proposed mini-constitution [ see p. 37248 ] — and as to whether or not China had the power to repeal the bill , given its non-participation within the terms of the Covenant and its insistence that the Basic Law should be seen as supreme .
3 Where once men had a work place and a home .
4 Either some folly on the part of the hotel , or else Nicole had a streak of insanity running through her .
5 It was argued that only property-owners had the economic independence necessary to be a free man .
6 This was despite the fact that out patients had the expected increases in intra epithelial lymphocyte count , as well as increased expression of epithelial class II major histocompatibility complex antigens .
7 She had one advantage over him ; he had only a general idea of which shops would interest Garry and his ‘ Mrs Smith ’ , but Claudia knew Dana would make straight for the most exclusive dress shops , and luckily Claudia had a very good idea which one would be at the top of her list .
8 Luke made a non-committal noise , and suddenly Merrill had the impression that he had guessed she would be here with Rob .
9 I made one yesterday in a meat tin and so Lynn had a lump and I got a lump and you here .
10 And so people had no other option but to go out to work .
11 If only Juventus had a Tardelli !
12 " If only Toby had a little money or a proper job — he 's a sweet boy , but "
13 Ivan was the real threat , and if only Adolf had the sense he 'd do a deal with Churchill , they 'd kick Neville into touch , and the pair of them would whip the Reds from here to Kingdom Come , or from arsehole to breakfast-time , whichever was the shorter route .
14 Yes , of course , erm the point has to be made , that Bullett , unlike contemporary erm , biographers of er Wilson , those people you mentioned , actually knew Wilson , and an you know , being his administration on that man as it were , and apparently Bullett had a lot a first-hand erm , biographical data , did n't he , according to the book ?
15 Club shareholder Pam Revington fixed it and yesterday Anthony had a kickabout with the team .
16 Northampton romped away with the Fourth Division championship in 1986-87 and whenever Reed had an off-day his manager , Graham Carr , loved to scoff : ‘ Rambo ?
17 Northampton romped away with the Fourth Division championship in 1986-87 and whenever Reed had an off-day his manager , Graham Carr , loved to scoff : ‘ Rambo ?
18 Anne could not help me — she was a governess for the Robinson family , and now Branwell had a job there too , teaching their young son .
19 He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions .
20 Hari stared around the silent building , there was no-one about , the silence hung heavily over the rows of seats , the stage was hidden by a thick curtain and yet Hari had the eerie sensation that she was being watched .
21 East forced two short corners which proved fruitless and likewise Antrim had a similar fate .
22 ‘ I have only contempt and hatred for your sorcerers , Wolfprince , ’ said the Robemaker , and again Nuadu had the sense that the Robemaker was gauging his reactions .
23 But little Sylvia had no thoughts of money ; she was delighted with the cake and jelly and with the child-sized table and chair her father had made for her and the knitted doll from her mother .
24 His orgasms seemed to him to be perfectly genuine , but once Maisie had an idea in her head it proved difficult to shift .
25 The ABM treaty was to be respected by both sides for at least a further ten years ( it was of indefinite duration but both sides had the right to withdraw after due notice ) .
26 But now Duvall had the time , the training , the balance and the strength to deliver a kick to Jimmy 's midriff ; a controlled kick that had all of Duvall 's force behind it , from the hip .
27 Actually the charge of lacking those two qualities was levelled against Thebes ( by Ephorus : see F 119 ) , but even Thebes had a decade of hegemony ; Corinth never .
28 MainMan was n't started right at that point but then DeFries had the idea that he could keep a better eye on David , myself and eventually Mick Ronson , as he was being treated as a solo artist .
29 But then Talyor had a storming season ( and remember he was young ) , and then again last year at West Brom .
30 There were no large cities to compare with London , but then London had no rivals in Britain either .
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