Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [coord] [noun] had the " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Mrs Watts sat in a deep chair in a dark corner of the room but Hari had the impression that the woman was like a cat sleeping with one eye open , watching everything that went on .
3 He did n't appear to have seen her in the water and Rachel had the advantage of watching him unobserved as he strolled along the poolside , a towel slung around his neck .
4 Cook emulated his fellow Scots by hitting the crossbar but McLean had the final say , so to speak .
5 He fired the jack into the ditch and Essex had the best back bowl to take a single and win the match although , after a tremendous start , it should never have been so close .
6 Hugh 's mother emptied her shopping-bag onto the carpet and Gina had the feeling of terror that wedding-presents had sometimes brought ; she wondered what on earth would happen if something went wrong .
7 They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork .
8 Leeds began as if their miserable Anfield record was no more than a myth and Liverpool had the indignity of being pinned in their penalty area in front of an affronted Kop .
9 Margaret had been seeing him for nearly a year and Maura had the feeling that they were going to get married .
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