Example sentences of "had [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite these dashes of earnest high-mindedness , I had the outer appearance of normality . |
| 2 | To make the point more sharply , the Samaritan document invalidates the theory that Jewish Hellenizers had the decisive word in persuading Antiochus IV to transform the Temple of Jerusalem into a temple of Zeus Olympios . |
| 3 | Tonight , her craving to correct had the sharp tingle of sherbert . |
| 4 | Thirdly , it was not just the bald declarations of innocence that impressed me , but the nature and quality of those declarations : there were passages in both books which , as in Meehan 's letters to me , had the sharp ring of truth . |
| 5 | Had he stayed , there was every chance that he might have been forced eventually to join the Militia — a thing few Titfords would face with relish ; but most significant of all , perhaps — apart from his obvious inner resilience and entrepreneurial spirit — he had the singular advantage of having well-off relations to latch onto in London . |
| 6 | He it was who had pressed for the creation of Christ Church parish , and he became its first incumbent ; Benjamin and Elizabeth had the singular distinction of having him officiate at their marriage — poor surroundings , then , but in the presence of a minister of great reputation . |
| 7 | Before I left for London next day Margaret had the official confirmation of Dickie 's examination results . |
| 8 | Self-sufficiency was recommended since the ‘ doing business craze ’ still had the official blessing at this time . |
| 9 | The study of the Old Testament also had the practical purpose of explaining and justifying the organisation of the Church which was foreshadowed in the history of Israel and now through the sacraments offered all peoples the hope of salvation . |
| 10 | Although the right was vested in Germany , the allies had the major interest in enforcing the provision . |
| 11 | Some of the men in GLF had called themselves feminist , as had the Mao-ist men at Skegness . |
| 12 | If we further take account of intergenerational differences , then the coefficient of variation over all generations , denoted by , is the weighted sum of individual plus the coefficient of variation obtained if everyone had the mean income of their generation ( the ‘ between-generations ’ inequality ) . |
| 13 | Forty five patients we looked at , age ranged fifty to ninety one , had the mean age of seventy three . |
| 14 | They had the cruel faces of born killers . |
| 15 | It I think forty five they started negotiating forty five forty to forty seven and er when we tried to alter the national agreement or change it in our minds for the better you always had the solid block of these wee fellows up and down the country sticking by the national agreement because they got such a good deal out of it it brought their standards right up to the the best that was going . |
| 16 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer had the tedious task of creating more money — of writing out Emorian bank notes to pay the weekly salaries . |
| 17 | All four informants confirmed that the United States had the Iranian Embassy in Beirut under electronic surveillance prior to the disaster . |
| 18 | He wore a formal suit and had the pressured air of someone who had been side-tracked from an important engagement . |
| 19 | The artist … explained that the printer 's contribution in creating the official lithograph was merely mechanical , that his sole contribution was to reproduce the original as closely as possible , and that she had the absolute right of approval of all aspects of the final prints . |
| 20 | But Adams had the final word with a last-minute try . |
| 21 | But the irrepressible Saunders had the final word in the first half . |
| 22 | Walsh pointed out to Sutton that it was he , and not Pilger , who had the final say about what went in the paper . |
| 23 | the magazine had the final say on the format of the finished pattern , so I found myself having to pass over things like ‘ Take off on a hand knitting needle ’ when I knew full well that it would be much easier to ‘ take off on waster yarn ’ . |
| 24 | In all my time here I ‘ ve had the final say on the many , many , decisions which concerned playing matters . |
| 25 | Hull had the final say with a spectacular breakaway by Andrew Mighty and Eastwood 's third goal . |
| 26 | Not since 1955 had the final Test of a full series at The Oval seen the sides arrive level . |
| 27 | At the end of the war the last battle was fought here , Charles the second came with a scottish army and had the final battle with Oliver Cromwell . |
| 28 | Instonians were then awarded two penalty tries , Laing converting both before Michael Dorrity had the final score of the afternoon with a try for Collegians . |
| 29 | He had the hopeless look of a cornered animal to the sergeant . |
| 30 | Wayne 's going-out stuff , all hung over the back of his one upright chair , had the definite air of being from another world altogether . |