Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Annabel Hogan had the face of someone who thought that very bad news was being kept from her . |
| 2 | One or two of the Sergeants had the red and white stripes of the ‘ Valeur Militaire ’ , awarded for bravery in action , and a Lieutenant with a bald head and tattooed hands had the ‘ Légion d'Honneur . ’ |
| 3 | Pott Shrigley had the highest score of the day in the division with 171–9 at Holmes Chapel before the home side were bowled out for 86 . |
| 4 | Paying cash had the added benefit of leaving no record of our visit except a pencilled telephone booking under two untraceable names . |
| 5 | He did not believe God had the time to interfere in the petty affairs of men . |
| 6 | This lightning campaign undertaken in the depths of winter while most people were still celebrating Christmas had the desired effect . |
| 7 | He 'd known Taylor had the plague , but had n't realized people were counting the days to his demise . |
| 8 | As for clothes , fashion consultant Barbara Thomas decided Norma had the poise and presence to carry off a sophisticated designer label . |
| 9 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 10 | The last little bit it says , give your answer in ratings , suppose W , right I just , suppose W had the seven plus fifteen I , how you gon na get R , W in ratings ? |
| 11 | This is a particularly cruel irony because as the 1911 census revealed doctors had the smallest families of all categories of occupations . |
| 12 | Previous results ( including a late penalty to give france a consolation goal in Spains last match ) meant England had the better goal diff , and could progress with a draw . |
| 13 | Chrissie can not deny that she took the items , but she might well argue that she thought Fred had the authority to let her have them , and unless we can show that she had been told otherwise our prosecution might well fail , especially since the law traditionally recognizes that ‘ perks ’ are a feature of the catering industry . |
| 14 | Looking back , he says , County 's rapid growth might not have caused problems had the company 's management — and he does not absolve himself from blame — had more depth . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't notice anything until Derek saw Daniel had the wrong tag . |
| 16 | In repeated versions he explains laboriously that Gandalf forced Bilbo on Thorin out of some Valinorean ‘ foresight ’ ; or because he knew hobbits were stealthy ; or because he thought Bilbo had the right ‘ mix ’ of Took and Baggins ; while as for the word ‘ burglar ’ , it was all a dwarvish misunderstanding . |
| 17 | When he had finished Morse had the strong feeling that what he had just implied was surely true : there must be some connection between the disturbing events which had developed so rapidly around the Wolvercote Tongue . |
| 18 | Pyloriset Latex had the lowest sensitivity and highest specificity in patients not taking NSAID . |
| 19 | But in this case I am satisfied that Judge Galpin had the jurisdiction to make an ex parte order . |
| 20 | Bowe said Holyfield had the heart of a lion but his manager Rock Newman provided the most eloquent valedictory when he described Holyfield as ‘ this wonderful , spiritual , over-achiever who got more out of his ability than was there ’ . |
| 21 | Pelham Warner said Woods had the strength of a Samson and the courage of a lion . |
| 22 | When the song was first released , Right Said Fred had the notion that it would find an audience in the gay club scene . |
| 23 | He hoped Woodward had the intelligence to work that one out . |