Example sentences of "had a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Clinton replied that she 'd been at college with him and they 'd had a very close relationship . |
| 2 | I wanted Duke Michael to think that I was still very ill , so we told the newspapers that the King had had a very serious accident . |
| 3 | ZZAP ! has always had a very strong opinion against software piracy ( eg the article ‘ Pirate Walks The Plank ’ , Issue 87 ) and I think you 're right in many of your arguments . |
| 4 | I think feminism has had a very rich past in this country as well as in other countries . |
| 5 | It was found that even existing shareholders had had a very limited knowledge of the savings schemes that investment trusts offer . |
| 6 | When you 're going round the Fens , you must 've had a very early start in the morning , did you ? |
| 7 | We 've had a very restricted capital programme , which your group Mr , particularly Mr were complaining about earlier in this meeting , which restricts the amount of road- building we can do . |
| 8 | All in all these developments have had a very mixed reception . |
| 9 | ‘ Phillips has had a very consistent season . |
| 10 | ‘ Now , if you 'll excuse me , I 've had a very tiring day and I want to go back to my room and have a shower . ’ |
| 11 | I I 'm not sure that we 've had a very helpful description of what sustainable means , erm I suspect people use it in different ways and ther there is no er er common usage established of what it means here , there is no dictionary definition . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , I 've had a very curious dream ! ’ said Alice , and she told her sister all about the strange adventures in her wonderful dream . |
| 13 | Yes and on the whole recently we 've had prisoners who been imprison for sort of two or three years , we 've , we 've made up petitions , we 've sent postcards and we 've , we 've written letters and er they 've been released in reasonably short space of time , but then mostly the prisoners which , who have n't had a very long sentence , unlike the one I mentioned on the way here tonight , have the Russian who had been in thirty years |
| 14 | ‘ He does n't usually throw tantrums , ’ Ashley said ruefully , as Vitor came round from the boot , ‘ but he has had a very long day . ’ |
| 15 | Haslemere 's new road running section have had a very successful start and are keen to welcome new members at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground on Tuesdays at 7 p.m . |
| 16 | You 've had a very successful show . |
| 17 | ‘ Only a pound this week — not eaten too much as I 've had a very sore throat and cold . |
| 18 | ‘ I have had a very boring evening , a very frustrating evening , and at least you are beautiful . ’ |
| 19 | Damien , the wild card , has had a very visible year whilst Alison is an artist who has made an important contribution over a long period . |
| 20 | Miss Taylor , you must have had a very eventful life — if you could choose to live a part of that life again , which decade would you choose ? |
| 21 | The Alexandra QC leaders said : ‘ We are very proud of the youngsters and we have had a very favourable feedback from the school on this , which is the first project of its kind . ’ |
| 22 | Not only have teachers had a very extensive training , they can also be much more objective in seeing the cause of any problem . |
| 23 | On the whole , her father had had a very easy life of it , too easy . |
| 24 | For one reason or another , thought Montgomery , this woman has had a very poor night 's sleep . |
| 25 | I believe that our pensioners have had a very poor deal over the past few years — |
| 26 | ‘ We 've had a very simple idea , ’ says Jim enthusiastically , ‘ and that 's simply to put all six strings into one packet instead of having six individual packets all being thrown away . |
| 27 | On some issues such discussions ‘ have had a very substantial influence on government policy — indeed an influence far in excess of that of the CCLGF ’ . |
| 28 | Other people , in widely different cultures and circumstances , have had a very similar experience . |
| 29 | ‘ Not unless she 's had a very nasty prolapse ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She 's had a very unhappy life up to now , Marilla . |