Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun] had the " in BNC.

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1 Home Office guidelines suggested that refugees from religious , racial or political persecution had the strongest case for a C registration .
2 No biopsy was performed in the other cases but the lung opacity on the chest x ray or computed tomogram had the same macroscopic aspect as in the cases of proved lung lymphoma and responded to chemotherapy as well as the gastric lesion .
3 Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) .
4 To make the point more sharply , the Samaritan document invalidates the theory that Jewish Hellenizers had the decisive word in persuading Antiochus IV to transform the Temple of Jerusalem into a temple of Zeus Olympios .
5 He could appear in several different forms and have several identities , and it seems that other deities had the same ability .
6 All refugees and displaced persons had the right to return to Cambodia .
7 There were few potential trouble spots , in which British forces were likely to be involved , that were not reasonably close to the sea ; and naval forces had the advantage of being able to lie out of sight over the horizon during periods of tension .
8 A selection of pre-1700 books fetched two and a half times its valuation ; a sale of duplicate art portfolios and fine printing had the ‘ big boys ’ from London falling over each other …
9 ‘ Its reception ’ , continued the article , ‘ equalled his most sanguine hopes , and its spirited and able author had the happiness to find his labours not unrewarded . ’
10 Even close to major cities and towns where the passage of thousands of feet , hooves and occasional wheels had the effect of beating out a route 's direction very clearly , there was no local Department of Highways , or even a town plan to enforce legal limitations on the line of a particular road .
11 The impulsive and irresponsible gesture had the effect of recovering her sense of identity , and now she sat waiting expectantly for Bicycle Thieves to begin .
12 If they and other dogs had the vote , they would see off these foolish and disagreeable animal sentimentalists who wish to forbid hunting , in the twinkling of an eye .
13 It was ironic that her fussy and dictatorial chief had the same Christian name as the exciting young singer who had so caught her imagination last Saturday .
14 In agreement with earlier studies , both carcinogen administration and 80% small bowel resection increased the colonic CCPR , whereas supplementary calcium had the opposite effect .
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