Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [noun prp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Dowie had given Southampton a 13th-minute lead , the whole course of the match hinged on a startling 10-minute spell in the second half . |
| 2 | A penalty by Dave Moore had given RI a 3–0 interval lead , Moore going on to score an unconverted try , as did scrum half John Moorby . |
| 3 | A penalty by Dave Moore had given RI a 3–0 interval lead , Moore going on to score an unconverted try , as did scrum half John Moorby . |
| 4 | No wonder the police had given Wheeler a roasting about security ; it was amazing they had a piece of altar silver to bless themselves with . |
| 5 | He held Oklahoma , South Carolina and Nebraska , but other states forecast victory for Clinton by staggering margins : California — which had given Clinton a 17 per cent lead — put him ahead by 23 per cent ; Arizona 7 ; Ohio 5 ; Michigan 14 ; Colorado 11 ; New Jersey 13 ; Wisconsin 10 , Illinois 14 . |
| 6 | He acknowledged that the Illinois and Michigan results had given Clinton a strong lead , and admitted that his own campaign " did n't have the resources to fight the media battle in New York " , the next key primary , due on April 7 . |
| 7 | An Alex Snow try and three penalties from Andrew had given London a commanding lead . |
| 8 | Lally had given Nicandra a little push — no . |
| 9 | Last year for Christmas she had given Louise a red rubber medical bathmat for the aged . |
| 10 | Julian Darby had given Bolton a 2–1 lead after 89 minutes . |
| 11 | Julian Darby had given Bolton a 2–1 lead after 89 minutes . |
| 12 | Sean Duffett had given Brightlingsea a 13th minute lead from a corner and Jackie Gallagher did not head Wisbech level until the 80th minute . |
| 13 | He had flown to Manchester with his temporary Scottish foster mum and a social worker , who had given Gareth a thorough check-up for emotional problems . |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Papin had given Milan a 10th-minute lead and before the interval Milan went 2-0 up when Lazio 's Dutch forward Aaron Winter headed an own goal . |
| 15 | Iris had given Sybil a severe lecture on the dangers of eating animal products of any kind . |
| 16 | Naturally such a prolonged absence was a little worrying , especially in view of , well , the circumstances ; and in fact an anxious Ashenden had rung Kidlington a few minutes previously , just in case the police knew anything . |
| 17 | His clever course management in the wake of continuous swing problems had made Olazabal a huge favourite with the Sun City galleries , many of whom rated him the superior of Seve Ballesteros , a two-time winner of the event . |
| 18 | He had made Huddersfield a great club , and in so doing established himself as a unique figure , the first of the modern soccer managers . |
| 19 | On the other hand , Linnaeus , who had visited Chelsea a few months earlier , came in for severe criticism : ‘ … he has demolished not only Species but Genus without the least reason for so doing but that of having his method establish 'd and made universal , which I venture to affirm will be of very short duration ’ . |
| 20 | Long ago , he had found Simon a Hindu rattle made of chased silver with an ivory handle shaped for a child to hold . |
| 21 | She had found England a cold place . |
| 22 | His capacity for controversy in such social encounters had gained Johnson a great deal of his divinity in English letters , but in Scotland , with the good manners of a visitor necessarily prevailing , such intercourse invariably proved pleasant , Lord Monboddo 's house typically thus . |
| 23 | It had taken Christina a long time to grow accustomed to the nocturnal sounds of the tropics , but she loved them now , and finally fell into a deep sleep , lulled by the incessant chirping of crickets , wind rustling the huge traveller 's palm outside the bedroom window , and the Caribbean sea breaking gently on the shore . |
| 24 | Near panic had set in when Tass news agency quoted a woman who had just arrived in Novgorod , near St Petersburg , as saying that she had fled Kyrgyzstan a few days before the ‘ evictions ’ were to begin . |
| 25 | All 59 had been classified as economic migrants rather than genuine political refugees , and the majority were " double backers " who had previously voluntarily returned with financial assistance from the UN , but had fled Vietnam a second time . |
| 26 | She had liked Anthony a great deal and , at this distance in time , the attractions of her affair with him were easier to remember than the drawbacks . |
| 27 | Elizabeth Mowbray having been informed by a servant of Bess Halidon 's demise , had sent Joan a formal but kindly letter of condolence . |