Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun had quite a lot of warmth in it and he set off , behind the back of the Manor and along the bank of the river , to the field where he was to work . |
| 2 | This auction is unusual as the deceased had quite a lot of paintings of cats — we normally have more pictures of dogs at this particular auction . |
| 3 | I had what seemed reliable information that Place had both a gun and explosive . ’ |
| 4 | His living room had just a couple of chairs and a radio set and some books . |
| 5 | That would be the case if the settlor , for instance , set up a trust under which the settlor had only a life interest in possession : monies spent on trustee expenses may be assessed on the settlor under Part XV of TA 1988 . |
| 6 | ‘ The crew had quite a struggle to get into the cabin . |
| 7 | My father had quite a lot of Gaelic words , quite a lot . |
| 8 | The Secretary of State had quite a struggle last summer in his discussions with the Treasury on the revised community training programme . |
| 9 | The man had always a pack of gamesters about him . |
| 10 | There was a big improvement on the late 1970s when science had barely a toe-hold in most schools and standards were generally poor . |
| 11 | In France the book had quite a succès de scandale . |
| 12 | It was fluent educated English and the accent had only a trace of French as well as a trace of English nanny . |
| 13 | ‘ In my other capacity as head of Merill Lynch , I opened an office in Tehran … during the 70s … and I thought that that country had quite a future . ’ |
| 14 | The Humperdinck had merely a cast list and titles of excerpts : no libretto , no text , not even a summary of the plot . |
| 15 | Oh yes , Lemon had quite a bit up top , he should imagine , and all concealed under the cap and bells . |
| 16 | He said that the woman in the house had only a table and television , and had spent the night before polishing the table so that it would bring in a wee bit extra to clear her debt . |
| 17 | I was frozen , although the weather had only a half-share in that . |