Example sentences of "had had great " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Opposition we had had great fun pursuing Bill Rodgers on the standard of the baked beans and the quality of the fried cod . |
| 2 | Despite her indulgence of him , she had kept him very much tied to her apron strings and had had great difficulty in relinquishing him to a wife . |
| 3 | She also wanted to put an end to any sexual intercourse with her husband , though formerly both he and she had had great enjoyment from it . |
| 4 | When Henry VIII dismissed three of these gentlemen and various other household officials in 1519 , the Venetian ambassador commented that they had had great authority and had been the ‘ very soul ’ of the King . |
| 5 | Not that Lily had had great hopes , so early on , of winning over Robert 's daughter . |
| 6 | ‘ When we visited the Ukraine , we had had great difficulty in explaining what a piper looks and sounds like , ’ said Peter . |