Example sentences of "had [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could ask , therefore , what role is ascribed in Formalist theory to the author , on whom biographical criticism had been based ; what had become of the reality which mimetic and historically orientated theories had placed at the centre of their concerns ; and finally what function it gives to thought , which had been the focus of philosophically biased criticisms . |
| 2 | He knelt down by a familiar mound and after a moment 's hesitation yanked out the cross that he had placed at the head of the grave . |
| 3 | The leaders had their work cut out keeping the group together , and one or both had to remain at the back to motivate the slower ones — the most effective method seemed to be carrying their kit , though this tended to be a last resort . |
| 4 | My baby had to remain at the nursing home , as I had no one to look after him , and he was not admitted into hospital because of whooping-cough in the nursery there . |
| 5 | His eyes were hooded and white spittle had formed at the corners of his mouth . |
| 6 | My father had initially encouraged my interest in the stock market and I had jumped at the chance of a part-time job in the City . |
| 7 | Vesa had jumped at the idea . |
| 8 | Con had jumped at the chance of taking Cedric and the pair had apparently settled in happily together . |
| 9 | Her business mind had jumped at the chance of a spot of international acclaim . |
| 10 | ( Helen Webb had taught at the college earlier , but not since its incorporation into the university . ) |
| 11 | together with the Bishop of Chester , applied on 12th October for his removal ; the Goldsmiths complied , paid £5 to a Mr. Nicholson who had taught at the School in the meanwhile , and made John Cobb the new Master on 8th January 1602 . |
| 12 | An Asian teacher who had taught at the school for six years stated : |
| 13 | In the event of your death before the date of maturity your TESSA will be treated as if it had matured at the date of death and gross interest will be paid up to and including that date . |
| 14 | All the ski instructors had gathered at the bottom of the small slope . |
| 15 | The last contingent of 160 officers and men of the Parachute Battalion of the Indian Army left the Maldives on Nov. 3 , 1989 , a year after a detachment totalling 1,200 men of the same unit had intervened at the request of the Maldivian President , Abdul Gayoom , to put down an attempted coup [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 16 | Sonia refused the party presidency , not surprisingly ; and the stock markets , which had plunged at the news of Rajiv 's death and risen at the news of her election , plunged again . |
| 17 | Having delayed longer than he had intended at the barrow , he even pumped the pedals on the downhill sections , always anxious about the safety of the curious evidence in his saddle bag . |
| 18 | After the funeral , when they were eating the lunch he had arranged at the Black Lion in Wellingham High Street , Sara was approached by Mr. Crowther , Aunt Alicia 's solicitor and senior partner in Crowther , Boon and Crowther , who had been solicitors in Wellingham for three generations . |
| 19 | She unhooked her cloak collar as we had to wait at the outer door of Marcus whilst two porters wheeled out an empty accident trolley . |
| 20 | But there was plenty of time , and they had to wait at the other end of the tunnel . |
| 21 | In many cases the actual amount of information given in the recalls was minimal , limited to whether a subject had to wait at the junction and whether there was other traffic around at the time . |
| 22 | Oh , we had to wait at the border , we had in advance to get visas , and when we got there , things were very simple but nonetheless , we were very well received , and the person that I was staying with , lived in a flat , a very simple flat , but nonetheless , a very pleasant flat . |
| 23 | They and the Carters were to have shared it that year with the computer analyst and his wife , but one of this couple 's children was involved in an accident and they had to cancel at the last minute . |
| 24 | Dozens of beleagured businessmen in the midst of a painful recession were due to hear Michael Hesletine speak at this conference in Oxfordshire , but the President of the Board of Trade had to cancel at the last minute and the delegates instead got a DTi stand-in . |
| 25 | Harry looked round desperately for the O'Hanlons to assist him , but the O'Hanlons had fainted at the very outset and had been dragged clear by Ram , who was now trying to fan them back to consciousness with a copy of the Illustrated London News . |
| 26 | ‘ We think the drain cover must have been removed by accident by a farm machine and no-one had realised at the time , ’ |
| 27 | It is true that the taste for the Picturesque which had developed at the end of the eighteenth century had led the educated to take a visual pleasure in the exteriors of vernacular buildings ( Jane Austen pokes fun at the taste on more than one occasion ) . |
| 28 | There Peter I had developed at the beginning of the century a system by which a specified number of peasant households had to provide , in periodic levies , a recruit to serve for life . |
| 29 | Three months later , Allison was travelling home by train from London , where she had enrolled at an agency for temporary secretaries , when labour pains began . |
| 30 | Analysis of the handmade red-brown pills which the hakim had prescribed at a dose of six daily showed each to contain 30–42 mg of inorganic mercuric sulphide ( table ) . |