Example sentences of "it had [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Rather , it had every possible history .
2 It was even argued that a State could justifiably be compelled , by the other members of that system , to sacrifice for the common good territory to which it had every legal right , just as it in its turn could compel one of its subjects if necessary to sacrifice some of his wealth to its needs ; for ‘ the most legitimate rulers must sometimes renounce their rights in order to maintain the balance ’ .
3 Whether it was a zebra , or a panda or a bear or a seal , cat , ocelot or kangaroo was unclear , but whatever it was , on the grounds of its appearance , it had every good reason to be depressed .
4 Originally it had a flat plaster ceiling , but by the 1850s the bookcases on this lower level had become completely full , and in 1859 the roof of the building was raised and the barrel-vaulted ceiling and gallery bookcases which you now see were constructed .
5 An inquest has been told that a plane crashed because it had a flat battery .
6 An inquest has been told that a plane crashed because it had a flat battery .
7 The assessors chose 116a for their schedules which , although it had a flat elevation to Parliament Street , had the large internal quadrangle which was ultimately incorporated into the executed building .
8 So you ca n't have a full mortgage but they could n't get a mortgage on it because it had a flat roof .
9 It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone .
10 It had a round glass eye protruding from the centre of one face , and a lever at the back .
11 It had a slight curl in it that made her look soft somehow .
12 Nevertheless , his energy of observation remained constant and again inclined towards the economics of the area : he contemplated one piece of land , a ‘ watery flat ’ , that seemed to have natural drainage possibilities — ‘ it had a visible declivity ’ ; although he allowed that even if he felt it could be reclaimed without ‘ difficulty or expense ’ , these were relative terms .
13 It had a tarnished brass knocker showing a pixie cobbling shoes and declaring itself to be a present from Cornwall .
14 In effect , while it had a wide field of reference , at the same time its ability to do things was severely limited .
15 It had a wide brim and a small ventilation hole in the top like a chimney .
16 While the visit was , of course , an unofficial one , it had a serious purpose which was made clear by the discussions about the problems facing France .
17 It had a cellar-like quality about it , with its abundance of wine bottles everywhere , some of them looking quite ancient .
18 Now , in the soft light from the house , it had a piquant quality .
19 An ‘ unpretending ’ cottage in Rodmell , in the Ouse valley south of Lewes , it had a terrible kitchen , no hot water , no bathroom and a primitive earth closet , which the vendors decided against showing her .
20 It was a book without merit , ‘ hack-written and poorly illustrated … artistically worthless ’ ( ibid , p.34 ) , yet it had a deep significance and importance for one reader .
21 It had a deep brim which widened towards the chin so that in profile the face would be hidden , and before she put it on Sarah brushed her unruly hair until it looked smooth , then she parted it in the middle and drew it tightly back .
22 When Xerox first embarked on benchmarking it helped that it had a Japanese partner , Fuji Xerox , that it could look to for information about Japanese practices .
23 But the build-up to it had a familiar ring about it for Dave .
24 It had a brittle edge to it .
25 When he was jilted after five years together it had a devastating effect .
26 It had been David 's most miserable year on the field and it had a devastating effect on his private life . ’
27 It had a devastating effect on her , ’ said one friend .
28 Here it had a devastating effect on seagrass beds and mangrove swamps .
29 I do n't think I would ever do such a thing again , but when the depression settles on me I 'm very vulnerable , and if I went to see a film and it had a drowning sequence in it , or swirling water , then you just ca n't tell .
30 It had a striking symmetry , from dust to dust .
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