Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her black eyes had the same satanic glitter in them as she climbed down the ladder from the gallery . |
| 2 | At first the Elves and their draconic allies had the mastery . |
| 3 | Their common room had the feel of a changing room at a minor public school . |
| 4 | Her dark grey eyes in her pale face had the look of one who had been crying fairly often and recently . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman might more accurately have asked which local authorities had the highest number of vacant dwellings . |
| 6 | Hot on his heels were folk duo Tascam , whose rousing medley had the crowd roaring in appreciation . |
| 7 | A superb supporting ‘ cast ’ included Hi Di Hi star Paul Shane , whose quick wit had the audience in stitches . |
| 8 | His lively description had the audience sharing the thoughts of the small boy as he travelled through Alresford , Romsey , Wimborne and Blandford , and almost feeling his stiff limbs and sore bottom . |
| 9 | Laura declared , so viciously that Ross hoped his ex-personal assistant had the good sense to stay in Australia . |
| 10 | Thus Castro was demonstrating not only that he was serious in his commitment to social reform but also , more importantly — in terms of how Soviet analysts assess the viability of a regime — that his revolutionary government had the power to implement the measures that it chose . |
| 11 | Denis and his new gang had the first and the last laugh … only 11 minutes had gone when Cusack set Chrissy Allen up for a prize goal … |
| 12 | Michael Bates , standing in Langbaurgh , said his other son had the same operation on the NHS and that there was little difference between the two . |
| 13 | Frequently , Kirov wondered if his Western contacts had the faintest conception of how difficult his work was , under the vastly different circumstances which prevailed in the two societies . |
| 14 | Krasnov had lived in Germany since 1938 , and his anti-Bolshevik activities had the approval of Himmler , who in February 1944 authorised his appointment as Head of the newly-formed Chief Administration of the Cossack Forces ; but because of his advancing years ( he was born in 1869 ) his status in Tolmezzo was that of an honoured guest rather than that of an active commander . |
| 15 | His favoured writer had the skills to transport the reader so that he or she felt , smelt , and heard whatever he intended . |
| 16 | At the moment it seems our American friends had the right of it , but we are still working with the wild-caught fish and quite often these do not behave in the same way as tank-raised fish do . |