Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [pron] [verb] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I laughed when he told the linesman that he 'd had a ‘ mare . |
| 2 | I am happy to tell the hon. Gentleman that I have had a number of meetings with President Vassiliou during the year and that I have already met Turkish Ministers , as has my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary . |
| 3 | At one point , Walter tries to convince his wife that he has had a story accepted by BBC Radio . |
| 4 | The existing trade embargo , imposed following the September 1991 military coup [ see pp. 38430 ; 38522-23 ] , had failed to produce concessions , and had apparently provided opportunities for the rich pro-coup elite and sections of the army to profit from widespread smuggling , but there was evidence that it had had a devastating impact on Haiti 's economy . |
| 5 | He cut into her thoughts with a question about the ball and she repeated her earlier assurance that she 'd had a successful evening , adding that in all conscience she ought to have been driving back to London to work on some of the stories . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , since everyone 's giving speeches , I may as well take a turn , ’ he said , and it was at once apparent from his voice that he had had a good deal to drink . |
| 7 | ‘ Another thing that we 've had a lot of use from was the baby bouncer ; it 's the type that hangs on the door frame . |
| 8 | But do the movements ‘ convey information ’ to fellow workers in the hive in any more semantic a fashion than , say , a bruise on a child 's face conveys to his mother the information that he has had a nasty bump ? |
| 9 | Lucinda came home from her first riding lesson and told her dad that she 'd had a great time . |
| 10 | I remind the House that we have had a debate on rights , freedoms and responsibilities for many years . |
| 11 | This is n't the first time that we 've had a fire in the school and it is n't the first time that we 've solved the problem quickly , and we 'll have more again . |
| 12 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 13 | The Mnchener is suing Atlantic Richfield for nearly $150m , alleging that the company knew that the products the unit was developing would never be commercially viable , and according to the Wall Street Journal citing electronic mail messages , one of which says that as it appears the development ‘ is a pipe dream , let Siemens have the pipe , ’ and another that says ‘ We will attempt to finesse past Siemens the fact that we have had a great deal of trouble in successfully transitioning technology from the laboratory to the factory ’ ; Atlantic Richfield denies attempting to mislead Siemens over the unit . |
| 14 | The fact that we have had a nuclear deterrent for a number of years has added materially to our security and I believe that we should continue to sustain that deterrent . |
| 15 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 16 | But the fact that you 've had a go at the questionnaire means that you are at least beginning to think a little positively . |
| 17 | If you do n't make a sale , or it was a successful day , it 's the fact that you 've had a full day of activity that matters . |