Example sentences of "[noun pl] and had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These might be wild animals who possessed particular strengths and had little contact with man , like a lion , jackal , hawk and crocodile , or might be animals whose usefulness placed them in a special relationship with man , like the crow , ram and cat . |
| 2 | He was meticulous in his use of words and had little patience with careless speech or syntax . |
| 3 | He hated cases that required painstaking enquiries over months and months and had little prospect of solution . |
| 4 | As Lou 's story progressed , however , it emerged that she had been living with Rick for several months and had high hopes of becoming engaged to him herself . |
| 5 | All had been HBsAg positive for more than six months and had histologic features of chronic hepatitis . |
| 6 | Within the hour , Hari had measured several pairs of feet and had enough orders to keep her busy for several weeks . |
| 7 | of course goes on about what he always goes on about and er I would remind him that the supplementary estimates which is in the amendment here , is also in the amended motion which is proposed by the Conservatives and had all party support on every committee that it 's come to . |
| 8 | The man was around 5ft 4ins and had fair hair . |
| 9 | Bee made thousands of public appearances and had many fans , including Princess Michael of Kent . |
| 10 | He also observed that Americans wiped their noses on their sleeves , employed spittoons and had poor aim . |
| 11 | He constantly screamed and shouted abuse at his parents and had violent temper tantrums when he would indulge in physical aggression , hitting and punching people and furniture , and screaming at the top of his voice until he got his own way . |
| 12 | He has been convicted of car crimes 16 times and had one charge pending at the time of our discussions three months ago . |
| 13 | I have phoned Sarah many times and had long talks with her about the welfare of goats . |
| 14 | She cleaned her teeth every three hours and had Juicy fruit continually at the ready in case he wanted to kiss her . |
| 15 | Yes and then we 've fiddles or melodions they all m met at each others houses and had great nights . |
| 16 | Both studies , however , are not strictly comparable as we used elemental diet for at least four weeks and had five day introduction cycles with reintroduction of once only identified foods whereas Alun-Jones et al used diet to symptomatic remission only , had a daily introduction programme without repeat exposure to suspect foods , and in one study used a high fibre diet in the control group . |
| 17 | He was suffering from frequent migraine attacks and had persistent desert sores which refused to heal . |
| 18 | He was fined £120 with £20 costs and had three penalty points put on his licence . |
| 19 | She had been married for 19 years and had four children ( aged between 12 and 17 years ) . |
| 20 | When A had lived x years he became the father of B. He lived after the birth of B y years and had other sons and daughters . |
| 21 | Theory 3 — That the West had been too lax in the post-war years and had blind faith in the hope that the unity achieved after the first World War would be re-kindled . |
| 22 | The two schools came to different conclusions because they asked different kinds of questions and had different views as to what counted as an explanation , and of how an explanation should be evaluated . |
| 23 | He was getting used to the rooks and had more confidence in the air and in landing among the branches of a tree . |
| 24 | I went to glasses and contact lenses and had all sorts of problems . |
| 25 | I went to glasses and contact lenses and had all sorts of problems . |
| 26 | In 1825 , however , he badly needed money to finance his Italian armies and had few options left but to convene the long-neglected Hungarian parliament . |
| 27 | The men wore dark blue uniform coats and had black shakos with silver rims . |
| 28 | It was property-led , market- and business-related , aimed at small firms and had little emphasis on employment . |
| 29 | But none for this milksop , who backed away and threw little delicately-barbed darts and had such reliance on the supremacy of reason and words . |
| 30 | During the 1890s he attended dinners in Paris , moved in informed circles and had many friends in influential positions , amongst them the statesman Clemenceau ; he read newspapers , subscribed to journals and amassed a huge library ; he also kept abreast of political and cultural matters , having pronounced views on the Dreyfus Affair and initiating a subscription to acquire Monet 's Olympia for the nation . |