Example sentences of "[adv] have [noun prp] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only has Malvern College gone co-educational , but the girls are actually being allowed to play cricket . |
| 2 | For , no sooner had Admiral King-Fisher flown away , than who should come gliding along but Simon and Sylvia Swan . |
| 3 | No sooner had Derek Bevan blown the final whistle at Twickenham , than faint noises could be heard from over the horizon . |
| 4 | No sooner had Mr Mason joined the group of guests than a servant entered to announce the arrival of an old gipsy woman , who was supposed to be a skilled fortune-teller . |
| 5 | No sooner had Mr Sharif fallen from grace than Manzoor Watoo , speaker of the assembly and an ally of the president 's , set about getting himself installed as chief minister . |
| 6 | Hardly had Admiral Hawke received , on 28 January 1760 , the thanks of the House of Commons and a £2000 a year pension , when the sole surviving fragment of Choiseul 's giant invasion plan was at last implemented . |
| 7 | So how has Mr Doig found its versatility in practice ? |
| 8 | For surely he ought to have been able to explain to Colonel Hope , to persuade Colonel Hope , to arrive at a gentlemanly agreement — and what precisely had Colonel Hope said ? |
| 9 | Why has Mr Kohl spoken out now after keeping quiet ever since last year 's German unity treaty , which named Berlin as capital but left open where the government and parliament should be ? |
| 10 | Why has John Barry written so little in recent years ? |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I expect Mr Gajdusek will give you time off to compensate , ’ she suggested , holding down more remarks , though in actual fact it was questions which sprang to her lips : where had Mr Gajdusek gone and how long would he be away ? |
| 12 | Never had Sergeant Troy managed his sword better than today . |
| 13 | Seldom had Sergeant Camb felt so sorry for anyone as he did for this woman who lay against the piled pillows . |