Example sentences of "have [verb] [prep] [num ord] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd decided at first that her brother deserved what was coming to him , but on reflection no one deserved to be thrown at Guido 's mercy . |
| 2 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 3 | He had thought at first that the man was lost and required instructions , but realised after the words had blown away that it was a quiet inquiry for cash . |
| 4 | Thomas had thought at first that it was a shadow . |
| 5 | In fact , Silverstone had sunk to ninth or tenth in the world league table , which is why improvements are necessary . |