Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | As for clothes , fashion consultant Barbara Thomas decided Norma had the poise and presence to carry off a sophisticated designer label . |
| 3 | This is a particularly cruel irony because as the 1911 census revealed doctors had the smallest families of all categories of occupations . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't notice anything until Derek saw Daniel had the wrong tag . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | Pelham Warner said Woods had the strength of a Samson and the courage of a lion . |
| 10 | When the song was first released , Right Said Fred had the notion that it would find an audience in the gay club scene . |
| 11 | He hoped Woodward had the intelligence to work that one out . |