Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] [noun sg] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | So anything that a landlord or a rich peasant had owned in terms of industry or commerce would be left alone and i it would still be his . |
| 2 | But Tory ward councillor Peter Jones said the planning inquiry had ‘ missed the point ’ and a golden opportunity had slipped through Darlington 's fingers . |
| 3 | The city 's Jewish community were outraged , as the youth had previously confessed to the killing and a guilty verdict had been virtually taken for granted . |
| 4 | He acted with his usual promptitude , and a papal legate had arrived in England with the pallium before Anselm even knew of the king 's decision . |
| 5 | The strike had erupted on Oct. 3 over the interpretation of a collective labour contract , and a general strike had been planned for Oct. 16 by 100,000 other banana workers affiliated to the Confederation of Honduran Workers in support of those on strike . |
| 6 | At the height of the turnpikes ' use in the 1830s , 36 coaches plied the Brighton run , needing 1200 horses en route , and a comprehensive system had emerged from essentially local perceptions of changing need . |
| 7 | A recent survey of domestic burglaries in Northern Ireland , showed that almost half of he victims had left a window open and a similar number had left a door open . |
| 8 | Approximately half had organised or helped with playgroups and a similar number had previously worked as welfare assistants . |
| 9 | Three men in black overcoats and dark glasses were fussing around the long cars and a small crowd had gathered to weep and wonder . |
| 10 | Diana soon moved in to rooms at Buckingham Palace where she , her mother and a small team had to organize her wedding and her wardrobe . |
| 11 | Already it had blackened on the collar of his white coat and a small pool had separated and congealed on the Lab floor . |
| 12 | In 1842 , for example , the government had provided twelve bursaries for the education in France of the sons of sheikhs or emirs of the Lebanon ; and a Jesuit seminary had been founded in Beirut a year later . |
| 13 | Black-leaved ilexes grew in the churchyard and a brassy laburnum had flowers on it for one week out of the year . |
| 14 | A portion of the top floor we 'd completely sealed off with walls of polythene sheeting , and a powerful dehumidifier had been installed . |
| 15 | Eventually we saw a figure coming slowly towards us , clearly visible because the sky , as if by a miracle , had started to clear and a brilliant moon had appeared . |
| 16 | Anti-papalism was also by now endemic , and a strong link had been forged in people 's minds between Protestantism and English nationalism . |
| 17 | The last time a net surplus in global lending had been recorded was in 1983 , when rising levels of bank interest and a strong dollar had left many commodity-dependent countries unable to service their existing obligations . |
| 18 | The economic provisions of NEP were soon to act as a slow salve on the material well-being of the peasantry , but even before NEP had begun all political bridges between the centre and a free-thinking periphery had been burnt with the establishment of a one-party system and the elimination of any traces of local independence in the party hierarchy . |
| 19 | His injuries were far more serious than he had imagined ; he had incurred third-degree burns on his hands and a serious infection had spread into his bloodstream . |
| 20 | Bede describes how in the 670s the South Saxons were saved ‘ from a cruel and horrible extinction ’ as a result of their conversion to Christianity by Wilfrid : ‘ … for no rain had fallen in the province for three years prior to his arrival , and a terrible famine had ensued which reduced many to an awful death ’ ( HE IV 13 ) . |
| 21 | It was as if Jack had driven her , herded her into this enlightenment , and a terrible pleasure had come to her aid . |
| 22 | By the end of the month fighting was continuing in several parts of the country and a final compromise had yet to be agreed . |
| 23 | On its completion the boom had collapsed and a Labour government had published their outline proposals for the community land legislation . |
| 24 | The building of the bypass and a grant of land meant ground was now available for allotments and a new committee had been set up . |
| 25 | It was 5.30 A.M. and a new day had begun . |
| 26 | It is a matter of public record that when a certain accident occurred only one day after the political pendulum had swung over and a new administration had taken office , an irate member of parliament demanded to know why the government had not taken steps to prevent such things taking place . |
| 27 | In some cases there was little domestic support for communist policies and a new administration had effectively to be installed by the Red Army ( this was the case in the GDR , Poland and Romania ; Bulgaria , where the communists had enjoyed some support , took the German side during the war and here too a communist government was imposed by the Red Army ) . |
| 28 | There were also some difficulties in the supply of raw materials and a new target had to be set of 35 machine sets . |
| 29 | Robin Fior had left , and a new designer had arrived . |
| 30 | A new manager and a new accountant had alerted him to the alarming fact that , notwithstanding his private plane , home recording studio and sports cars , he was short of money . |