Example sentences of "had the [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who had the privilege to know her wanted to remember her . |
| 2 | PWL 's managing director David Howells entered the debate on Kylie 's future by insisting she had the qualities to see her endure in the same way pop 's Peter Pan Cliff Richard had . |
| 3 | When neighbouring Aston Villa endured a similar run recently Ron Atkinson remained confident he had the players to end it . |
| 4 | The opportunity to buy two outstanding adjoining properties in that location was extremely rare and the Perots had the opportunity to acquire them both as a family compound . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , I 've had it for aaaages — just never had the opportunity to wear it , so , y'know , I thought I might as well … |
| 6 | Souness had the opportunity to sell me and he took it . |
| 7 | I think people felt we were aiming for this point , but we never had the opportunity to do it before . |
| 8 | The photographer only had the opportunity to do it because it was a benefit and he had access to the models that he would n't normally have . |
| 9 | She had the opportunity to do it . ’ |
| 10 | They might be different if he had the opportunity to change them after each stage of the count . |
| 11 | At the other end the Vice-President of the United States of America used language for several minutes that would have lost him the votes of the Moral Majority , had those good citizens had the opportunity to hear him . |
| 12 | She took over the serving of the tea and cakes and Jenna had the opportunity to study her surreptitiously . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , David Campbell is wondering how many other youngsters have shared his namesake Raymond 's ambitions in the past but never had the opportunity to achieve them . |
| 14 | But , before Robert had the chance to ask him about the Golden Calf of the Druze , or what a Nizari Ismaili might be , or how many of either group might be lurking around Wimbledon , the bell sounded for the end of break , and , below them , in the Great Hall , he heard the sounds of the whole school assembling for nature , recreation and Islamic dancing . |
| 15 | We all knew why : left with Mum they would have been in pawn before we had the chance to wear them . |
| 16 | Before X had the chance to formulate her answer the spectre of the dark red Seneca disturbed them once again . |
| 17 | If that had been the case , then he could at least have received finance in the eighties when rich and influential independent figures such as Steven Spielberg , Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty — all of whom professed admiration for Welles — had the chance to help him get a film financed and passed . |
| 18 | To the majority who never had the chance to meet him properly , I should like to tell you that he was a merry young man who tempered his quick intelligence with humour , and would , in time , have made worthwhile contributions both to medicine and to the Circle … ’ |
| 19 | I 'm very glad I had the chance to meet you , you know , because you are one of the memories I have to take back with me . ’ |
| 20 | We had studied some navigation but now had the chance to try it out in more detail . |
| 21 | This was the story of his life so far and here he had the chance to change it and he knew he should and he wanted to , but there was a part of him that grew stronger everyday and which told him not to bother . |
| 22 | He did not see her at all as he got out of the car and Jenna had the chance to observe him without the dark eyes pinning her quizzically . |
| 23 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 24 | Then , as she had so many , she would not miss a few , he had the thought to sail them out the window . |
| 25 | And manager Kevin Keegan said : ‘ We had the chances to win it . |
| 26 | Wally 's dad had the contract to clear them out , sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest . |
| 27 | History never had the heart to tell him that great keepers use both hands . |
| 28 | The fish and amphibians had the sea to keep them cool , and the neo-reptiles , ‘ designed ’ to cope with drying-up ponds , hibernated in the mud . |
| 29 | ‘ Neil had the vision to see what needed to be done to carry Labour forward , he had the courage to take on the task , and he had the determination to see it through , ’ he added . |
| 30 | He used to make my life very uncomfortable — abusing me and pushing me around — but I never had the guts to hit him because he was so big . |