Example sentences of "had [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ALL IN THE FAMILY William Randolph Hearst Jr had arguably the best seat at the twentieth century . |
2 | The Burnham Committee , which had since the First World War been responsible for determining the salaries of teachers , now produced a unified scheme , making no formal distinction between the remuneration of teachers in Primary , secondary modern , or grammar schools . |
3 | The Thurn und Taxis family , which had since the sixteenth century controlled the postal services of the smaller German States , maintained on behalf of the Emperor similar establishments in many cities of the Holy Roman Empire . |
4 | On that basis the Irish Parliament , whose legislative powers had since the fifteenth century been subject to the sanction of the executive in London , had that limitation removed from it and became a ‘ free Parliament ’ , but a Parliament on which no executive , not even the local Irish executive , was dependent . |
5 | He could also count on the co-operation of his brothers , Louis Duke of Anjou and Philip Duke of Burgundy , and in Bertrand du Guesclin he had perhaps the ablest commander on either side in this phase of the war . |
6 | But Caspar , who had only the sketchiest knowledge of these matters , did not know . |
7 | Her eyes were dark and carefully made darker but her lips were without lipstick and her face had only the merest dusting of powder . |
8 | Of 112 outfits , I had only the haziest recollection of red , pink and leopard-print . |
9 | The trouble was that ( where it was not already part of tradition ) the introduction of piece-work was often resisted , especially by the skilled men , and that it was complex and obscure not only for the workers , but for employers who often had only the haziest idea of what production-norms to set . |
10 | She had a pretty shrewd idea that Desmond had only the haziest notion of how much could be expected from the various books , and she had intended to keep it that way . |
11 | Subsequent expert examination revealed that they had only the harmless condition known as ‘ mould drip . ’ |
12 | He went bail for Oscar Wilde [ q.v. ] , though he had only the slightest acquaintance with him ; for Headlam it was a matter of justice . |
13 | He had only the slightest touch of rouge and a little mascara , which made him look healthy . |
14 | I also went there when I had only the vaguest knowledge of what I wanted . |
15 | Divorcee Mrs Robinson was arrested in April , 1989 , and while awaiting trial , she said she had only the vaguest idea of what she was being accused . |
16 | Simon had only the vaguest idea of where she worked and what was involved , but did n't much mind . |
17 | I was struck by the fact that the majority of people visiting our stalls at summer shows had either not heard of us , or had only the vaguest idea about what we do . |
18 | Reynolds had only the vaguest memory of his search of the Evergreens , but he thought he could find what he was looking for . |
19 | On the other hand , Switzerland , with the lowest tax burden , had only the tenth-fastest growth rate of 1.8% in that period , well below the OECD average . |
20 | The earliest aero-engines had only the crudest form of speed control , a ‘ blip ’ or magneto on-off switch . |
21 | She had only the tiniest portion of porridge , a Baby Bear portion , but she took the longest to eat it , nibbling in tiny crumbs from the edge of the spoon . |
22 | The bulk was in Latin , a language of which I had only the barest understanding from a single term spent in its study at Elizabeth Barton 's . |
23 | Then we spent five minutes blowing cigar smoke at each other , until Stok said , ‘ Lenin did n't smoke , hated flowers , never had a soft chair in his office , had only the simplest food , liked reading Turgenev and always had his watch fifteen minutes slow . |
24 | He had enough the last time did he ? |
25 | David Feherty , who , like Richardson , has received his first Masters invitation , had much the same experience . |
26 | ‘ The man on top of the wedding cake ’ , as Dorothy Parker called Governor Dewey , with the snobbery of the rich left , had much the same experience of fallacious exaltation at the hands of the polls as poor Mr Kinnock . |
27 | Arthur Scargill had much the same idea , arguing that pits could only be saved by strike action and taking the battle to the streets . |
28 | Charlotte did not phrase her response as a rebuke , but it had much the same effect . |
29 | Colonialism had much the same impact on the traditional political systems with which it came into contact , especially those which were hierarchically organized for the purpose of a feudal mode of production . |
30 | Barrowden had easily the poorest chantry in Rutland , valued at less than 50s. a year , while , although the curacy was assessed for taxation at £5. 6s. 8d. , the parish priest 's stipend in 1522 was a beggarly 26s 8d . |