Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] had [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheshire 's ‘ Cost Centre ’ scheme , where schools had control of essentially non-staffing resources . |
| 2 | It was used for a variety of purposes ; most commonly as a retaining fee for a knight who could be called out whenever the king or lord had need of him . |
| 3 | Even then , Terry and I used to have arguments when one of us discovered that Gary had knowledge of things that only the two of us knew . |
| 4 | Space-fleet 's personal RIT devices were supposed to be unjammable up to a range of two kilometres , but it was obvious that Spinward had technology in the Arcadia system that outclassed Space-fleet 's latest equipment . |
| 5 | It was then suggested that MCC had similarities to ‘ a Catherine wheel turning at ever increasing speeds … whose final whirl could end with a bang ( i.e. Robert Maxwell proclaiming the triumph of a clean balance sheet ) or a splutter ’ . |
| 6 | It was here that Schellenberg had trouble with his map and then-they had a stroke of luck , a sign at the side of the road outside the village of St Aubin that said 12th Parachute Detachment . |
| 7 | Moreover , it is not clear that this pattern of results is what would be predicted on the assumption that subjects had schemas for situations previously available . |
| 8 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 9 | Sources claimed that China had reservations about a possible expansion of the number of directly elected members of the Legislative Assembly , but more importantly that greater democratic reform in Macao might encourage similar moves in Hong Kong [ see pp. 37672-73 ] . |
| 10 | Although Fearnley had contracts with his players , such contracts can always be cancelled , especially if Martinez' lawyers got involved . |
| 11 | It is true that people had loyalties to the old counties , many of which were abolished by the Conservatives in 1974 , but people do have regional identities . |
| 12 | Now this is an appalling situation , er th the B C C I 's books were certified by the auditors as a true and fair record from December nineteenth er December thirty first nineteen er eighty seven forward a and that meant that people had confidence in B C C I , here we 're told that the auditors are giving it er a certificate of a a true and fair record er encouraging therefore people to in t to invest and yet prior to nineteen eighty nine Price Waterhouse knew of gross irregularities er in B C C I 's handling of loads , particularly the load to C C A H which was the holding company for First American er bank shares . |
| 13 | It would be quite wrong to accept Thomas Walsingham 's opinion that Gaunt had designs on the crown himself . |
| 14 | Rumours that Gaunt had designs on the crown were flying about , and it was alleged that he was a changeling , a butcher 's son , substituted for the queen 's own son who had been smothered at birth . |
| 15 | During the first half of the century efforts were made to extend the same technique to the various kinds of animals as well as plants , so that naturalists had access to a vast body of information about the geographical distribution of living things . |
| 16 | Similarly , the sergeant , in issuing an order , could assume that Jones had knowledge of the authority of sergeants , the obligations of privates , the importance attached to polished boots on parade grounds , and so on . |
| 17 | We evaluated as many young boys as young girls for constipation , but twice as many boys than girls had soiling at follow up , while 1.8 times more girls than boys were still constipated or receiving laxatives for constipation at follow up . |
| 18 | Later , Galileo was to confirm that Venus had phases like the moon , as Copernicus had predicted but which clashed with Ptolemy 's system . |
| 19 | It is rather more likely that clerks had benefit of formal education than knights . |
| 20 | The assumption that once women had freedom from fear of pregnancy they 'd like men and they 'd like sex , just like that , meant neither sex nor men nor the economics of women 's powerlessness had to change . |
| 21 | After years of expensive legal fees , the court revealed that Gallacher had debts of £787 , a massive sum for the times , and he was declared bankrupt . |
| 22 | Only a few weeks after the gloriously happy wedding day , we learned that Michael had cancer in his spine , and that immediate surgery was necessary . |
| 23 | It is fortunate that Bridges had copies of most of them . |
| 24 | Indications that Cnut had difficulties with some Fenland ecclesiastics can also be considered in this context . |
| 25 | It is difficult to believe that anyone in April seriously feared that Gloucester had designs on the crown . |
| 26 | It is difficult to believe that anyone in April seriously feared that Gloucester had designs on the crown . |
| 27 | This was well north of any line of march from Wales to the north east , which suggests that Gloucester had business in Lancashire and was not just en route to join his brother , who was then at York . |
| 28 | This was well north of any line of march from Wales to the north east , which suggests that Gloucester had business in Lancashire and was not just en route to join his brother , who was then at York . |
| 29 | However , Glasgow and Clydebank had levels of health comparable with many cities in what was once Eastern Europe . |
| 30 | However , if Athletico had hopes of a brief stay away from the Premier they were to be disappointed . |