Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] had had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My passenger had had a lucky escape that night ; he had used his wits well and survived another fight . |
| 2 | Her ankle had had a full day 's rest , and it should n't take long for her to be on her feet again . |
| 3 | Her mother had had a beautiful voice both when she sang and when she talked . |
| 4 | Worse still , he was ungrateful : everyone told him that his mother had had a hard life , that she worked her fingers to the bone , but it meant nothing to him . |
| 5 | Mike Monro , defending , said his client had had a strict upbringing , having to do what she was ordered to do by her parents . |
| 6 | And it was apparently during that hospital visit that Ross and his brother had had a long serious talk about what would be best for the children . |