Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Their circumstances had changed : Mr Singh had a full-time job , they had taken a big step and purchased their council house and Mrs Singh now felt that she needed permanent work herself .
2 ‘ Wait till you have a bloody beard and all , ’ Hoomey had sympathized with him on occasion , for Mr Singh had a large beard secured under his turban .
3 Nellie had a pleasant bedroom all to herself .
4 Strabane 's Lynn McCool had a 12 foot putt to give herself and Eileen Rose Power victory over Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak but it stopped on the lip and the match was halved .
5 Jeff had a small job to do on the boat .
6 Jeff had a hard time with me .
7 The male Moodies had a long history of accidental death .
8 Ari had no positive idea which rooms Tammuz and Zambia occupied and was babbling nonsense to this effect as Lennon hauled her up the metal stairway to the gallery .
9 in and out of Kuwait they never have to their only restrictions at any time , never , even if Kuwait had a financial crisis because of the crash of its stock market one expected that people might move their capital outside the country because of it , but there was no restrictions , no control , everybody was free , you could walk in and out of the country
10 Neil had a guilty conscience and Jessica had known it .
11 She was wearing her afternoon uniform and Matey thought that she looked charming in it ; it was not surprising , after all , that Dr Neil had a soft spot for her .
12 ’ These lines were inspired by the belief that Thomas Jefferson had a private harem of black concubines ( Aspasia was the beautiful and celebrated mistress of Pericles , ruler of Athens c. 440 BC ) .
13 This Pavel Sergeevich had an adoptive son living in Zvenigorod .
14 And Mr Samson had a lucky escape in 1990 when a van ploughed into the side of his car .
15 But Adams had the final word with a last-minute try .
16 THE wayward Marquis of Blandford and his estranged wife Becky had a blazing row yesterday … hours after they were reported to have patched up their rift .
17 But former Blueman David McCallan had the last laugh on Linfield with a brilliant winner four minutes from time to put Bangor into the Bass Irish Cup semi-finals for the first time in 25 years .
18 Bella had a better life once , I swear it … .
19 Bartholomew was the most senior US official to visit Pakistan since October 1990 when the US Congress suspended economic and military assistance to Pakistan after it could not certify that Pakistan had no nuclear weapons programme .
20 Dennis had an early-evening business appointment at a client 's house .
21 Well before the revolution , Valentin Ceauşescu had a good reputation among Romanians — unlike his younger brother and sister .
22 Wilson and Isabella Johnstone had an illegitimate son in 1842 .
23 Meredith had the distinct impression that a hint of triumph had flashed in Lucenzo 's eyes .
24 Lucenzo let out a warning stream of Italian , and Meredith had the distinct impression that he was telling Benito not to speak to her .
25 Yet when he lowered his arm Meredith had the odd sensation that she 'd lost .
26 Emily was astute enough to recognize that Hari had a singular talent , a fine touch for design that eluded most men .
27 There was no doubt that Hari would buy from the same supplier as the Grenfells and what if Hari had an outstanding bill ?
28 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 .
29 And Parliament Hill had a fine view of London , even on a day of louring cloud .
30 Mr Yanagitani had a wide following among ambitious younger employees , who fear they have ruined their prospects by backing the wrong horse .
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