Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | That had been the first news this night had brought the Duke — that Napoleon 's army had branched off the Brussels road to drive the Prussians eastwards away from the British . |
| 2 | Frankie 's clothes had been hung to dry over the hot-water pipes at the side of the stove . |
| 3 | She told him her perfume came all the way from Hollywood , in America , where she herself would have been living these last nine years if only Frankie 's birth had not robbed her of the life of glamour and excitement she deserved . |
| 4 | A story was circulating around school that Frankie 's mother had been very ill and one of his aunts was responsible for him having nits in his head and a dirty body , torn pumps , bitten nails and no dinner money . |
| 5 | They would n't join the grown-ups for a good many years , though the Sheikha 's daughter had been my meal companion before I myself had been accepted by the ‘ grown-ups , . |
| 6 | I knew that Ramadan was a time for sharing and that shared feasts were not unusual , but the Sheikha 's mother had surpassed herself . |
| 7 | Wally 's dad had the contract to clear them out , sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest . |
| 8 | Since the block had been removed the day before , and Ewan 's program had started to run , she had felt like a cat on heat . |
| 9 | After initial successes , Cunningham 's offensive had been outflanked by Rommel and brought to a standstill . |
| 10 | Some indigenous activists say Ecuador 's government had better pay attention , or face a guerrilla uprising like that in next-door Peru . |
| 11 | Therefore on the facts of the case the indictment was bad and Widdowson 's conviction had to be quashed . |
| 12 | The sweat that had begun in anticipation of what she might encounter in the street now ran in fear of her mother 's rage ; Nunzia 's eyes had gone hard and wrinkled like black olive pips when Rosa had produced the plover , and she had clucked impatiently with her tongue when Rosa lied and said her grandfather had shot it and presented it to her . |
| 13 | Throgmorton , who surveyed the area after Falconer 's body had been discovered , found no trace of any such slip or , indeed , of anyone else being with Falconer on the top of the tower . ’ |
| 14 | Amabel 's chin had quivered . |
| 15 | Tuesday 's budget had done little to further the environmental cause . |
| 16 | Mr Said Kamal , the PLO 's representative in Cairo , said Mr Arafat 's plane had ditched its fuel , turned off its lights and gone down . |
| 17 | I took the tapes up to the embassy for analysis , and sure enough , it turned out that Yasser Arafat 's PLO had installed a listening post right next to ours . |
| 18 | The ground was deeply cut up where Dersingham 's cattle had been wont to stray . |
| 19 | Surely Miss Dersingham 's tapestry had shown the arms in a lozenge ? |
| 20 | Brundle 's trouble had been caused by a split exhaust pipe which overheated a shock absorber . |
| 21 | I tell you what we had Laura , Jean 's daughter had erm a nurses ' dinner here it was about , the they wanted to come on a , on a disco night but |
| 22 | Even before his death in 1911 Stolypin 's position had become untenable , and thereafter the government moved further to the Right , and ministers treated the Duma with ever greater contempt . |
| 23 | I sat outside beneath the upturned colander of the night sky until Dennis 's snores had settled into a consistent rhythm , then made my way inside the house and across the living area to the door behind which Karen lay naked . |
| 24 | Nellie 's face had brightened up . |
| 25 | Eleanor 's gaze had returned to her now . |
| 26 | Eleanor 's stories had made him jealous ; his wife 's effusions angered him . |
| 27 | Eleanor 's husband had secured his first lectureship , and her first novel had been acclaimed in literary circles . |
| 28 | Eleanor 's eyes had gone completely empty , as if Julius 's blunt words had knocked every little bit of life out of her . |
| 29 | I tell you this , Master Corbett , in the weeks prior to her death , Lady Eleanor 's humour had improved . |
| 30 | Donna 's questions had been unceasing , her curiosity boundless . |