Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Associated Newspapers did the same , and both groups thereby had a useful cushion when the oil price rises and economic crises of the early 1970s saw newsprint prices quadruple . ) |
| 2 | As each landing became more hazardous , authorities eventually had no alternative but to declare the field completely unserviceable . |
| 3 | And was to remain so — if truth is to be told — until the early dawn of the following day when Morse left her to walk slowly to his bachelor flat — only a short distance away up the Banbury Road — bareheaded in the beating rain which an hour since had obliquely streaked the windows of Sheila Williams 's front bedroom . |
| 4 | The days were getting shorter and colder , and with Christmas approaching there was so much to do in the kitchen Sarah rarely had a spare minute . |
| 5 | Pliny perhaps had this in mind when he wrote that art ceased in 296 BC . |
| 6 | He also cared deeply for his sister , and their afternoon together had proved he had a sense of humour and could be a considerate and friendly companion . |
| 7 | She should try to forget him , but the memory of their afternoon together had the power to make her cheeks rosy , and so they stayed while she put on the plainest gown which she could find in the wardrobe which she had left behind , with her personal maid , when she had pretended to go with the Parslows . |
| 8 | Gazzer only had to stand in the middle of the towpath and wait as the man approached him . |
| 9 | United and Iliffe alone had no national press interests . |
| 10 | Well mum only had hers on one the other week . |
| 11 | The Masai furthermore had the looks which went with reckless courage and a consciousness of superior worth . |
| 12 | Newman especially had faith in Whitaker as the ideal weaver of Doctor Who stories . |
| 13 | FORMER THROBBING Gristle members Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti apparently had a hand in remixing ‘ SOS ’ from Erasure 's ‘ Abbaesque ’ project . |
| 14 | Sheila especially had dreams of university . |
| 15 | When in position the confection obviously had to be protected from the effects of the sea water until the frogman had positioned the mine and was ready to ‘ an ’ it . |
| 16 | A large , ungainly and abrasive man , he was not the sort of material to make the grade in the SAS in the normal way , but Stirling obviously had his reasons for taking him on . |
| 17 | So , slowly , the memories of their idyllic times together had faded . |
| 18 | Lisa suddenly had the sensation of being caught up in some kind of nightmare . |
| 19 | Pamela only had a few friends ( 1 year ) . |
| 20 | We sat companionably enough , each ruminating on the nature of existence so early in the morning and contemplating the day 's activity , although Bernard obviously had opinions on that as well , judging by his expression . |
| 21 | As the Renfrew field only had one runway the forecast predicted a change in wind direction which would make landing difficult , if not impossible . |
| 22 | Newry only had a couple of first half chances , with big Barry Hunter cancelling out the first when he intercepted a Gary Hughes shot . |
| 23 | Mind you , Swindon only had themselves to blame for not getting more goals . |
| 24 | The camera was set to auto programme so the photographer only had to concentrate on focusing . |
| 25 | The photographer only had the opportunity to do it because it was a benefit and he had access to the models that he would n't normally have . |
| 26 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 27 | The establishment of the mixed patrician-plebeian collegium of the Xviri sacris faciundis coincides with the full parification of the two orders in the Licinian-Sextian laws of 367 B.C. The members of the college presumably had to know some Greek if they were to consult the Sibylline books . |
| 28 | As for the misprints — ‘ … traders rarely had European wives , often living as married to an African women … |
| 29 | As Barthes says , if words only had one ( dictionary ) meaning , there would be no literature . |
| 30 | Jean alone had evidence of Dr Crane 's last meeting with Eliza . |