Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , terrible though it might be to imagine , Mistress Philippa had the cool nerve and composure to be a murderess , and Parchmeiner might well be her accomplice . |
| 2 | AROUND sixty employees from the NW Region had the chance to get to know each other recently when they were invited to Penrith 's annual Christmas party held at a local hotel . |
| 3 | Her sister Tina had the same nose . |
| 4 | Lydon added the goal and try machine Offiah had the crowd buzzing with his first drop goal in Rugby League — a coolly taken effort from 25 yards . |
| 5 | Clerk Starke had the upper hand . |
| 6 | Before the war Burma had the biggest inland water fleet in the world ; practically all of it went . |
| 7 | In the second Punic War Hannibal had the support of Greek historians , such as Silenus of Caleacte and Sosylus of Sparta , and of course made an alliance with Philip V of Macedonia . |
| 8 | Throughout this period Britain had the largest fleet in the world . |
| 9 | Before I left for London next day Margaret had the official confirmation of Dickie 's examination results . |
| 10 | Because she was staying at home with her father Eva had the task of sorting out her mother 's possessions and sharing them with the family . |
| 11 | On one occasion when Reagan , at short notice , addressed an audience of between three and four thousand teachers As a GE spokesman Reagan had the opportunity to hone his oratorical skills , and develop his political ideas . |
| 12 | Full-back Hay had the first attempt and saw his shot only partially blocked by a hesitant Snelders . |
| 13 | By the next dawn Isambard had the news for which he had been waiting ; and the following night he put two parties across the Severn , one upstream from them and one down , and converged upon their hiding-place from either end of the ridge . |
| 14 | This doubt allowed the possibility of a claim by his rival , Matthew Stewart , earl of Lennox , even though by the rules of primogeniture Arran had the stronger case ; for he was descended from the son of James II 's daughter Mary , whereas Lennox was descended from her daughter . |
| 15 | Cariscot , in which the Canadian company Scothalls had the majority shareholding , was alleged to have imported cotton for resale as genuine West Indian Sea Island Cotton . |
| 16 | The circumstances of war-time Britain had the effect of giving weight to policy resolutions by the State as to where and how people should live . |
| 17 | The figures confirm much of the findings from previous questions and show that Leicestershire , Speyside and North Wales had the best return for their input of labour . |
| 18 | As Gains ( from Toronto , but now living in Croydon ) told me in an interview in 1980 : ‘ The only time Godfrey had the handcuffs off was when he was fighting another black man . ’ |
| 19 | Yet when he lowered his arm Meredith had the odd sensation that she 'd lost . |
| 20 | By that stage Cork had the title well and truly secured . |
| 21 | Twelve minutes from time Weir had the misfortune to turn a John Eggleston short corner drive into his own net after Raphoe keeper Davy Buchanan had been at full stretch . |
| 22 | Unlike many of his time Charlemagne had the skill of writing , as in his imperial signature on a document dated 775 . |
| 23 | However , Airey ran a brilliant campaign-I was in a good position to judge because at that time Margaret had the little box of an office immediately opposite mine in the Shadow Cabinet corridor at the Commons , and this became Airey 's headquarters . |