Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adv] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She should try to forget him , but the memory of their afternoon together had the power to make her cheeks rosy , and so they stayed while she put on the plainest gown which she could find in the wardrobe which she had left behind , with her personal maid , when she had pretended to go with the Parslows . |
| 2 | It was obvious to her that her niece already had the strength and resolution to ensure that she would make something of her life . |
| 3 | In fact , when she came to consider , she never felt that there was any reply that she could make to Miss Coldharbour , whose remarks frequently had the air of concluding conversations rather than opening them . |
| 4 | But , at that time , none of us had seen Hell in person We 'd seen a picture of The Heartbreakers that Malcolm had brought back from New York — the one in which it was meant to look like they 'd been shot in the heart but in fact looked like they d all had the same accident with a ketchup bottle . |
| 5 | His sister invariably had the power to restore him to good humour . |
| 6 | The second time , his fingers hardly had the strength to turn it . |
| 7 | His action only had the effect of helping to throw the Moravians too into the arms of Byzantine Christianity . |
| 8 | At first he was surprised at this and only when they referred to him as an ‘ adult ’ did he realize that some time in the previous weeks the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted and his wings now had the rich and glossy glow of an adult golden eagle . |
| 9 | Malekith and his followers already had the Shrine of Asuryan in their possession , and Malekith possessed the crown that he had taken from the dead Phoenix King . |
| 10 | Far example , madam , my life ; my life , madam is a perpetual stream of pleasure , that glides through such a variety of entertainments , I believe the wisest of our ancestors never had the least conception of any of 'em . |