Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [noun prp] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect , the American gentleman was putting forward the view that M. Dupont was being manipulated by his lordship and other participants at the conference ; that M. Dupont had been deliberately invited late to enable the others to discuss important topics in his absence ; that even after his arrival , it was to be observed that his lordship was conducting small private discussions with the most important delegates without inviting M. Dupont . |
| 2 | ‘ That arsehole Etienne had stored the TARDIS in his armoury , and I thought it would be best not to waste the time we had in there . |
| 3 | This seems ironic , but letters and later statements show how little faith Eliot had in his own literary output , however confident he might sound in verse , or in the ex cathedra pronouncements of ‘ Tradition and the Individual Talent ’ . |
| 4 | That afternoon Rodie had arranged grand outdoor tea in honour of the English guests . |
| 5 | ‘ What 's puzzling me is that phone-call Nicola had at the party . |
| 6 | Through each review Jean-Claude had struck a thick black pencil-line on which he had scrawled merde . |
| 7 | This story Ramsey had flatly to deny . |
| 8 | Within a few months George Dundas was himself commander of the Lutine , and on 2nd November transferred in this rank to the sloop Calpe , again newly commissioned , and with this record of command his career was firmly established and his subsequent rise rapid , for in this case Keith had made no mistake in patronising a friend . |
| 9 | She picked up another question Pascoe had asked . |
| 10 | Throughout this period Britain had the largest fleet in the world . |
| 11 | At this period Cornford had so separated politics from poetry that he even published a poem in the Listener under a pseudonym . |
| 12 | By this meeting Nigel had come up with a further solution : rather than abolish SERPS , he suggested that we modify it to the point that it could be afforded . |
| 13 | With some reluctance Ben had agreed , but only on the understanding that outside the classroom the teacher was not to speak without his express permission . |
| 14 | At this point England had won only one of their last 24 Test matches . |
| 15 | At this point Spain had another player sent off , and England scored a fourth goal ( a hat-trick for Fowler — a Liverpool player ) . |
| 16 | At this point Peru had been conquered by Spain , in the name of Christ , for the exploitation of its mineral wealth ( gold and silver ) for less than fifty years . |
| 17 | First , he comments on the king 's astuteness in seeing through the arguments of the heretics , though he implies that for some while Clovis had been persuaded by them . |
| 18 | Another factor Keeble had put into his analysis , however , was labour availability , calculated on the basis of levels of unemployment . |
| 19 | Before this evidence Stephen had had to give his . |
| 20 | To this day Lewis had a picture in his mind of how his son had looked walking into the dining room ( or dining area of the living room really ) wearing jeans of course , jeans with ragged hems , and a collarless tunic garment , tie-dyed with coloured inks . |
| 21 | Mr. Beloff , who appeared for Lautro , conceded that in this court Lautro had to be regarded as a body whose decisions were susceptible to judicial review . |
| 22 | On this occasion John had been breeding from a group of Aspidoras lakoi and kindly offered me a couple of pairs to try . |
| 23 | Fortunately this morning Rose had contrived to rid himself of Naseby 's services . |
| 24 | When she and the twins had visited the hospital this morning Laura had been upset to note that Liz had seemed to be deeply depressed . |
| 25 | At 3.15 this morning Clinton had passed the magical 270 electoral votes he required to win the presidency . |
| 26 | All I had to eat was some chocolate Tony had left in the car , washed down by a can of beer in the freeze compartment . |
| 27 | But in another area Benn had a fairly dramatic if temporary impact on the conduct of Cabinet government . |
| 28 | In this respect Sarah had made herself as indispensable as Daniel Marsh . |
| 29 | In this sphere Lenin had an ever stronger interest than in the railways . |
| 30 | Indeed some thought Churchill had little faith in Nato militarily , quite apart from his lack of interest in the creation of the European Defence Community . |