Example sentences of "it had [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused . |
| 2 | Because this had been stated in the debate , Mr Sproat explained , it had legal standing and could not be overturned at a later date . |
| 3 | It had deep eaves and little stone eyebrows above each lead-paned window . |
| 4 | The Organization of European Economic Co-operation had flourished so much that , by 1959 , it had eighteen members and other countries outside Europe , such as the U.S.A. , Canada , Australia & Japan , wished to join . |
| 5 | It had Breton blood but , like the Breton , was heavily crossed with the Friesian and became extinct by the 1960s . |
| 6 | Stirling Moss remarked that it had six gears but needed 16 , from which you can gather that it was a bit on the peaky side . |
| 7 | In 1987 it had 16 sites and 15,000 workers ; now it has 11 sites and 11,000 workers . |
| 8 | Frustratingly , however , the IPG was unable to view these publications in advance and so it had little idea as to how useful they would be . |
| 9 | It had little effect and she had to force herself into the driving seat and begin the return journey . |
| 10 | It had such fire and brilliance that even when the church was dark this diamond glowed like a flame in the sanctuary . |
| 11 | It had many features that are associated with Barry 's Italianate club-house style and , according to Dorothy Stroud , Soane was indebted to the Villa Farnese at Caprarola for many elements that he used . |
| 12 | The outbreak of war with Spain soon removed even the façade of trade as its main purpose , yet it had royal support and between two and three thousand shareholders . |
| 13 | David Reynolds had arranged to meet Diane Rohmer in the Science block , because unlike the Union building it had open access and he would n't have to be signed in . |
| 14 | A local authority would be expected to offer these services before seeking an order unless it had clear evidence that the parents would be unwilling or incapable of making use of them . |
| 15 | It was a it was a very big bakery it had three floors and on the bottom floor was that 's where they done the bread and rolls . |
| 16 | Gina 's friends told him that this was a ‘ personal canvas ’ and that it had more integrity than conventional beautified portraiture . |
| 17 | The magazine , Politis , claimed it had more evidence after the French Environment Ministry dismissed the report but adding that it was dangerous to dig in the recently closed dump because it ‘ would be like opening a tomb ’ . |
| 18 | Owing to Penguin 's prolific output during 1918 and 1939 , the period which formed the baseline from which paper ration allowances were calculated , it had more paper than most at its disposal during the war years . |
| 19 | The Labour party achieved an overall majority in five elections , on two occasions by slim margins , and formed the government following the February 1974 election , in which it had more seats than any other party but not an absolute majority ( See Table 5.4 ) . |
| 20 | Like Unix , it started life as a development environment , and like Unix , it had intrinsic features that made it unsuitable as a production operating system . |
| 21 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 22 | The 1970 Conservative Government replaced the Estimates Committee by an Expenditure Committee with broader terms of reference ; it had forty-five members and worked through subcommittees specializing in different areas of government activity . |
| 23 | It had yellow hair and it used to swim in the sea when we chucked sticks for it . |
| 24 | It had yellow eyes and grey hair all over its body . |
| 25 | Designed for office dictation use , this machine followed Edison 's preferred method of using electricity for the motor , but it had acoustic recording and reproduction . |
| 26 | Company brochures on Courtaulds pie , the leading private corporation for job losses with 23,200 at Table 5.7 ( above ) , showed that while it had 300 textile and other plants spread across the UK in 1976 , by 1981 this stock fell by 20 per cent in ‘ assisted areas ’ but only 5 per cent in non-assisted areas . |
| 27 | First , it had excellent road and rail communication with London and the rest of the country . |
| 28 | This suited me very well because it had large rooms and wide doors . |
| 29 | A noise specialist told the inquiry that levels at the Sundial were not high , it had double glazing and an air conditioning system so there was no need to open windows . |
| 30 | A noise specialist told the inquiry that levels at the Sundial were not high , it had double glazing and an air conditioning system so there was no need to open the windows . |