Example sentences of "had a [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The place had a seedy atmosphere totally out of keeping with Angy 's flower-like freshness . |
| 2 | Patients were classified into three groups : ( a ) ‘ probable ’ Alzheimer 's disease if they met the clinical criteria and had a Hachinski score less than 5 ; ( b ) ‘ broad ’ Alzheimer 's disease defined after reclassification of all presenile patients by discriminant analysis ( this group included all probable Alzheimer 's disease ) ; and ( c ) multi-infarct dementia — a definite history of at least one cerebrovascular accident and a Hachinski score greater than 6 . |
| 3 | Attorney-general Sir Nicholas Lyell had a torrid reception yesterday as he told the Commons that the inquiry chief , Lord Justice Sir Richard Scott , had been given a wide-ranging brief . |
| 4 | And so we all had a close shave once a term . |
| 5 | And if you could go back , would you stay in Beirut just because you had a nice home there ? ’ |
| 6 | The lamb had a nice expression rather like a kitten 's . |
| 7 | They had a nice top there that , they had a nice top there I liked , red . |
| 8 | They had a nice top there that , they had a nice top there I liked , red . |
| 9 | The money will go towards an extension and towards kitchen equipment in the extension , we had a nice time there , and there was a great deal of gratitude to the G M B. |
| 10 | He had a nice mouth too , generous , well shaped , not thin-lipped like Ryan 's , the thought intruded . |
| 11 | Had a nice place once , you know — in the West End . |
| 12 | She had a nice nature too , not like some of the gentry ; although , of course , the Reynolds were n't really ‘ gentry ’ as such . |
| 13 | She had a right character here , Maggie thought . |
| 14 | We arrived back at about seven pm , had our evening meal and then got an early night because we had a long day ahead of us . |
| 15 | Within minutes of leaving the museum , Mr Hurd was in deep conversation with the Foreign Minister , Mr David Levy ; the two hour session was conducted through interpreters , but Mr Hurd and Mr Levy had a long conversation afterwards in French which both of them speak fluently . |
| 16 | Liz 's education was to take more than three years : she had already decided to specialize in psychiatry , and knew she still had a long journey ahead of her . |
| 17 | The ‘ celebratory drink ’ fast developed into a full-scale party , but Shannon managed to make her excuses and leave , knowing she had a long drive ahead of her . |
| 18 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
| 19 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 20 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
| 21 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
| 22 | You know , we had a long time really just to kind of toss out . |
| 23 | I had a long talk once with the very bright lady who accompanied him in his early days , a lady of charm and accomplishment and infinitely more mature than Niki was . |
| 24 | Such calls are usually of an offensive sexual nature , e.g. heavy breathers and also come under point 3 , but could be offensive in other ways , e.g. telling a woman that her dead husband was having an affair , was homosexual or had a criminal record etc . |
| 25 | Wide of beam and low in the water amidships , she had a pronounced flare aft and for'ard , a curved stem that projected high above the gunwale . |
| 26 | A poignant reflection on the situation occurs in the entries for Thursday and Friday , October 10th and 11th Thursday : ‘ Had a terrible row today ; Elfed told me to go back to Pontrhydyfen . |
| 27 | She had a terrible urge just to chuck it at Evelyn 's feet and run away , but she knew if she did that there was a chance she might burst into tears . |
| 28 | For example , some functions required fast and frequent access to both active and dormant files ; others managed efficiently with slower access times , but had a need for more extensive cross-referencing ; some items had a limited life only , whereas information relating to policy and major structural changes had to be kept indefinitely . |
| 29 | Well actually you just had a packed lunch today did n't you ? |
| 30 | This had a solid crust generally capable only of bearing the weight of a man , but the LRDG had successfully worked out a route for vehicles . |