Example sentences of "it had [adj] a " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not saying it had such a positive effect on his career but it caused a lot of attention which he did n't buckle under , and I do feel a lot of people could n't have lived through that experience , but he did .
2 Eleanor Thorne moved her head about uneasily on the pillow for a moment or two , wishing she had not complained about the soap , for now Alida might change the brand , keep that tablet to herself , And if it did not lather well , it had such a distinctive scent , a scent Eleanor liked .
3 But everything else about the electoral coverage left me cold because it had such a restricted view of politics as a game with rules that do n't actually touch people .
4 It had such a lovely atmosphere , which I hope will continue here .
5 Mr Smith said that Tendring was probably going to be harder hit by the VAT introduction than other place in the country because it had such a very high proportion of elderly people .
6 The court was unanimous in holding that it had such a right .
7 It was a term I hated — it had such a frighteningly casual ring .
8 It had half a squadron of tanks embarked and there was another half squadron stockpiled in Kuwait itself .
9 And I noticed that the skin was hanging loose in folds over the shoulder and behind it , as if it had fit a rounder form yesterday , before the rigours of birth .
10 On June 18 the military-led government announced that it had pre-empted a coup attempt led by the Minister of Public Works and Transport , Col. Abbas Koty .
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