Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [noun] had the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this contract the owner had the right to nominate which sub-contractor was to be engaged by the building firm to lay the floor . |
| 2 | For duties of a less routine kind the Secretary had the help of two secretaries for foreign tongues — Latin and French — and of his own personal staff . |
| 3 | In the process they 've lost a certain edge , for at the end The Cateran had the rage and the fury of a band at its peak falling apart . |
| 4 | In the process they 've lost a certain edge , for at the end The Cateran had the rage and the fury of a band at its peak falling apart . |
| 5 | Eventually this policy was abandoned because it was unprofitable for the Russian state treasury , and from then until the early twentieth century the Chukchis had the distinction of being recognized as ‘ not completely subdued ’ , and were left largely to their own devices . |
| 6 | Last year the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles so tickets are selling fast . |
| 7 | At the time of construction the bridge had the distinction of being the largest swing bridge in the United Kingdom . |