Example sentences of "had [verb] [num] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Aug. 13 it was reported that a Manila judge had dismissed 11 of the 39 charges against Marcos on the grounds that the government 's de-regulation of foreign exchange dealings had removed the court 's authority to hear charges relating to currency violations arising from the overseas bank accounts held by Marcos . |
| 2 | Patrick had to signal one of the TV cameramen to move back a bit . |
| 3 | The book 's success , like that later of Moody and Sankey , showed that it was Nonconformity , not the Church of England , which had conquered one of the most important mountain peaks of public morality and sentiment produced in the Victorian era . |
| 4 | It was building on its strengths in aeronautical engineering and other areas , and had developed one of the country 's first degree courses in computer science . |
| 5 | At an identification parade Meehan was asked to say something Mr Ross had heard one of the burglars say , and when Meehan said it , Mr Ross collapsed , shouting , ‘ That 's the voice , I 'd know it anywhere . ' ’ |
| 6 | He had been playing the piano in a waterfront bar in Dar Es Salaam when he had heard one of the customers talking about the Legion . |
| 7 | Whereas Charles Paris , who knew that he had given one of the best performances of his career in The Hooded Owl , was a name that the punters would n't know from a bar of soap . |
| 8 | A hastily assembled group of the famous 75s had been pushed forward on to Froideterre , and its lethal barrage had given one of the fresh divisions of XX Corps just enough time to move up through the ebbing debris of de Bonneval 's 37th African Division and establish a firm line from Bras to Haudromont . |
| 9 | Even once Cinzia had bullied one of the assistants into offering Zen a discount , the item she had selected came to about three times what he had reckoned to spend , but he paid up . |
| 10 | Control of the Moscow soviet had been won by the Democratic Russia coalition of radical groups , with 281 of the 468 seats , and in Leningrad a similar grouping known as Democratic Elections " 90 had won 355 of the 400 seats [ see p. 37322 ] . |
| 11 | The main loser in the election was Rengo-no-Kai , a loose political movement backed by Japan 's largest labour organization , which , shortly after its formation in 1989 , had won 11 of the 12 seats which it had contested in the upper house elections . |
| 12 | The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded . |
| 13 | Laar 's party had won 29 of the 101 parliamentary seats in the September elections and with Moderates and the Estonian National Independence Party constituted the majority in the new parliament . |
| 14 | The UDHK had won 12 of the 18 directly elected seats in the September 1991 elections to the Legislative Council [ see p. 38436 ] . |
| 15 | The Financial Times of Sept. 22 reported that pro-Chinese associations had won 12 of the 16 elective seats . |
| 16 | In the first round Aristide 's National Front for Change and Democracy ( NFCD ) had won 25 of the 110 seats in the two legislative chambers , while 13 went to the National Alliance for Democracy and Progress ( ANDP ) led by Marc Bazin and Serge Gilles . |
| 17 | England had failed to qualify for the finals , Scotland had defeated Wales in an emotional match at Liverpool 's Anfield Stadium and Ally McLeod , a supremely patriotic manager given to hyperbole and heart-wrenching nationalism had amassed one of the finest footballing sides for years . |
| 18 | After four weeks every group had interviewed four of the original subjects , plus others who came in for a single session , and they had all accumulated a great amount of material . |
| 19 | He had to try three of the numbers which the Substitute had given him on identical slips of paper , each of which had ‘ after eight-thirty ’ written in small , neat writing across the bottom . |
| 20 | In Robin Hood 's day , Sherwood Forest had occupied one-fifth of the whole area of Nottinghamshire . |
| 21 | I do n't remember maybe I 've got a poor memory but er I ca n't remember you mentioning that the erm area committee but er there was erm going to be another block there and that er , the er this er trust , er Environment Trust had let one of the Northbrooks er and consulted with the Northbrook 's people ? |
| 22 | It had compressed two-thirds of the marrow and trapped the nerves . |
| 23 | After 40 moves , he had regained one of the pawns , but had a miserably passive position to defend . |
| 24 | On July 5 it was announced that the ruling Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) had secured five of the 10 mayoralities of provincial capitals which had been left undecided in June pending investigations into alleged voting irregularities . |
| 25 | It demanded the release of political prisoners , an amnesty for exiles , extension of the registration period to three months , and the issuing of identity cards to the estimated 3,500,000 people who had turned 18 since the previous election in 1988 , and who would not otherwise be able to register . |
| 26 | I now had the tin open , and had selected one of the frenchies . |
| 27 | Philip looked at where Rebel had separated one of the lambs from the flock . |
| 28 | ‘ She knew if she had attended one of the public services she would have been the centre of attention and the last thing she wanted was to be photographed as the woman alone . |
| 29 | In 1978 , of 74 High Court judges listed , over 75 per cent had attended public schools and , of these , 41 per cent had attended one of the Clarendon Schools . |
| 30 | For he had revealed one of the eternally popular effects of nature , one which is still quoted by simple people as a standard of visual beauty . |