Example sentences of "that [noun prp] had [det] " in BNC.

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1 But it meant that Swindon had more room to manoevre and Maskells determination in front of goal brought them back level .
2 Anthony Scrivener QC , for the defence , had told the judge that Goldman had such an interest in protecting the MCC share price that it had a motive to ‘ create a story ’ about his client mounting a bear raid .
3 To some extent , the demoralisation and poverty of spirit I had encountered could be attributed to the misfortunes of geography ; to the fact that Czechoslovakia had such ruthless neighbours as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union .
4 Later in life Ramsey denied that Temple had this supposed effect upon him .
5 The absence of a prosperous merchant class meant that Sheffield had few fine houses or public buildings .
6 Nobody , no scientist anyway , would or could deny that Lucy had this propensity to an extraordinary degree , of this the Magistrate was sure .
7 Eb and Florrie Judge had one son , Thomas , and when Tom was sixteen he discovered that Saul had some hold over his father .
8 Not that Bobby had much time for sea-bathing .
9 Even a cursory glance is enough to show that Picasso had several changes of mind while he was working on the canvas .
10 In the period 1979 — 85 , restraints imposed by Treasury policy meant that LEAs had less financial freedom .
11 There was nothing wrong in that , except that Eleanor had little idea about the conditions awaiting her on the construction site in Alaska .
12 But there is no sign that Hugh had any influence on his thought before his long sojourn in Lyons from May 1099 to August 1100 .
13 It was agreed that there should be a Chief of Staffs ' meeting to discuss the matter and , on 8 May , by which time Alexander estimated that Tito had some 60,000 troops in Venezia Giulia , his Chief of Staff , General Morgan , flew to Belgrade to meet Tito .
14 Did that mean that Tolby had some inkling about the theft of the coins and Newley 's suspicions about the identity of the thief ?
15 I could sense that Tom had some other concern that he was holding back .
16 She was very sensitive to the fact that Stephen had enough worries at the moment without the antipathy between his wife and mother adding to them .
17 He spoke almost offhandedly , making it clear that Ellwood had little or no say in the matter .
18 In view of our starting comment on Friday morning , acknowledging that Mr had some reservations about it , was that we had at least aim district .
19 He had a sudden sense that Violette had more of Sylvie in her than Sylvie 's own daughter .
20 It seems that Humphrey had several favourite places where he viewed the progress of the works , one such place being between the weighbridge and the steel works .
21 Kate was quite unable to offer any more resistance , in fact was so busy mentally castigating herself for the happy daydreams she had had while dancing with Ace that Dara had little need of her determination to take control of the rest of the evening .
22 To neither Pound nor Yeats did it seem that Virgil had much or anything to say about this matter which so preoccupied them .
23 Leisure services director John Bell warned that Knowsley had little spare cash for the project but could ‘ pump prime ’ it initially , and could hopefully give better support when budget problems lifted .
24 ‘ Listen , freak , that DK had more bottle than Express Dairies and if you — ’ Ace stopped and lowered her arm .
25 Zen suddenly understood that Bartocci had some move in mind , something which he was keeping up his sleeve for the moment .
26 Cllr Rimmer stressed that Merseyside had many things going for it — including a skilled workforce , the Port of Liverpool and its strategic spot on the world map .
27 It was a good thing , Ken admitted , that Wendy had such a placid and loving temperament .
28 By the end of the 1970S the additions to the housing stock had been so considerable that arguments were increasingly heard that Britain had enough houses .
29 When asked if he thought that Britain had any chance at all , he was more reassuring .
30 Sandra Horley agreed that Diana had all the makings of a professional counsellor .
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