Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [conj] it had " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was muddy , her dress torn , her hair looked like it had been combed with a hedge , but she crackled with so much internal power that she was nearly throwing off sparks . |
| 2 | Eventually , on Feb. 25 , the Israeli Foreign Ministry disclosed that it had formally requested additional US military aid worth US$1,000 million to offset defence costs incurred as a result of the crisis . |
| 3 | After various numbers of trials the dog had its salivation measured after it had heard the sound , even though it was not fed on that occasion . |
| 4 | ‘ At Doncaster the buffet was closed , the waiting room looked like it had n't been cleaned for three months , the staff locked themselves in a room and every time we heard an engine and dashed out it was pulling coal wagons . ’ |
| 5 | The noise swelled until it had the jarring monotony of traffic . |
| 6 | His thick black curly hair seemed to grow around his head like a crown , leaving his forehead exposed where it had receded . |
| 7 | The day ended as it had begun with a win for Carl Fogarty , with Robert Dunlop getting his hat-trick , and Jim Moodie , making it only three winners for the seven races . |
| 8 | One hundred millilitre samples of simulated gastric juice ( USP formulation ) were then added to the test meal , the mixture was stirred thoroughly , and the resultant pH measured when it had stabilised after 10 minutes . |
| 9 | Timber rotted where it had fallen . |
| 10 | However , on the facts of the case the plaintiff 's claim failed as it had not proved : ( a ) the existence of a " maturing " business opportunity ; ( b ) that it was actively pursuing the business either when the defendant resigned or when he subsequently obtained the contracts ; or ( c ) that his resignation was prompted or influenced by the wish to acquire the benefit of the contracts for himself . |
| 11 | His helmet was a bit dented and it had lost its feathers but otherwise he was all right — just a bit dizzy that 's all . |
| 12 | Here were editions esteemed as being the first , and there stood scarcely less regarded as being the last and the best ; here was a book valued because it had the author 's final improvements , and there is another which ( strange to tell ! ) was in request because it had them not . |
| 13 | Finally Ramsey said that he would respond to any invitation provided that it had a consensus of advice behind it , and provided he was sure that the need for strength in the North was considered . |
| 14 | The house looked as it had done for three centuries ; Lord Cumbermound was in no doubt that it would manage another three . |