Example sentences of "[adv] had [num] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had issued the caution , now they were anxious to get on with the questioning , and they only had six hours from the time of the caution in which to hold her . |
| 2 | After that we became disinterested in each other and I only had three weeks to the deadline , a last-minute decision to make , but I suppose I 'm one of the lucky ones because my parents were behind me all the way . |
| 3 | You only had 20 minutes in the dining room and that included queuing up . |
| 4 | However it is clear that these students who did not meet the GER had passed through a rigorous process of selection , and a number of them already had two A-level at the time of entry . |
| 5 | By 1980 the firm already had eleven consultants in the UK in addition to its directors , and this has since increased to twelve . |
| 6 | A spokesman for Sovereign , who already had 40,000 orders for the album , said : ‘ It would be a real shame if fans of Lisa never get to hear these recordings . ’ |
| 7 | David Elsworth seemed quite satisfied with the performance of Barnbrook Again , observing that he still had 17 days before the big race . |
| 8 | Luckily Crispins of Curtain Road in London , my main veneer supplier , still had four leaves from the same bundle that I had purchased the original set from . |
| 9 | She realised that she still had fifteen minutes before the meeting was due to start and on an impulse she rang Paul . |
| 10 | With five and even three elements I always had one element in the centre . |
| 11 | The others had only one such group in each quadrant , although Trelleborg also had fifteen houses outside the circular rampart but within an outer defence work . |
| 12 | Ambrose , with the wind at his back at the southern end from which he had terminated England 's dogged resistance on the last afternoon of the 1990 Test , also had four wickets on the day , completing the latest West Indian triumph at Kensington by having David Richardson caught at the wicket and bowling Allan Donald with successive balls 20 minutes from lunch . |
| 13 | The Conservative Party now had 259 seats in the House of Commons , the Labour Party 191 and the Liberals 159 . |
| 14 | Following the precedent set last year , we again had three reunions at the Royal Lancaster Hotel . |
| 15 | Had to go to Buckingham Palace and meeting had to be adjourned-12. sworn member of the Privy Council , and afterwards had 55 minutes with the King . |