Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun] had the " in BNC.

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1 He did not see her at all as he got out of the car and Jenna had the chance to observe him without the dark eyes pinning her quizzically .
2 She took over the serving of the tea and cakes and Jenna had the opportunity to study her surreptitiously .
3 Colin and Maud had the same as me
4 Unformed as their faces were , Sarah and Alex had the look of all her family , generous and strong-boned , with thick , fair hair above a wide forehead .
5 The Scottish industry minister , Allan Stewart , said that the rise in the seasonally adjusted figure was the lowest since last March and Scotland had the third lowest unemployment rate of all UK regions .
6 The idea of a God-given nature and destiny had the corollary that nothing so essentially predetermined could or should ever change .
7 Post offices , railway stations and schools had the new , and the rest the old ; in the cottages there was friction as children and their fathers turned up for meals at different times .
8 According to Domesday Book , no fewer than sixty-eight manors and estates had the right to receive salt from Droitwich , including Princes Risborough , some seventy miles away in Buckinghamshire .
9 Gill and Jackson had the ideal opportunity to demonstrate how the phenomenon of identity confusion could be understood through the process of racial discrimination in society , a path whereby children of minority groups tend to internalise the values of the dominant society , and internalise derogatory values about themselves .
10 Roads were turned to mud by days of rain and Fiorio had the additional hardship of a bubbling radiator to contend with .
11 The fish and amphibians had the sea to keep them cool , and the neo-reptiles , ‘ designed ’ to cope with drying-up ponds , hibernated in the mud .
12 A few more offhand questions and Nicholas had the full picture of Harry 's London life .
13 He did n't appear to have seen her in the water and Rachel had the advantage of watching him unobserved as he strolled along the poolside , a towel slung around his neck .
14 The regiment worked in four-man modules , each man having a special skill ( i.e. explosives or navigation ) , and officers and men had the same training , so that in the event of casualties they could be virtually interchangeable .
15 Japan , Sweden and Switzerland had the highest HDI .
16 Sella and Mesnel had the midfield defence far too well organised .
17 In family 1 , the mother , father , and child all had an identical strain ; in family 2 , father and son had a similar related strain ; father and mother had the same strain in family 3 ; and all strains were unique in family 4 .
18 In some cases Christian names were adapted , possibly where father and son had the same Christian name , these then tending to be used in the same way as nicknames .
19 He refused to be dogmatic , occasionally wrote a modest puff for a friend , was incapable of brashness , and in judgement of people and books had the ability to suspend belief and disbelief .
20 But Miles and Hopkins had the contacts with Peace News , and with Tom McGrath .
21 Mungo and Emily had the house to themselves .
22 Clear signs of public impatience with such political manoeuvres were emerging , however , as the canvassing of support by government and opposition had the effect of weakening party allegiance and increasing the level of corruption endemic within the country 's political system .
23 First , the boards and the Committee for Science and Technology had the problem of deciding ‘ how far a subject was ‘ degree worthy ’ , because new subjects started springing up like grass in a corn field ’ :
24 He fired the jack into the ditch and Essex had the best back bowl to take a single and win the match although , after a tremendous start , it should never have been so close .
25 Sexology and psychology had proved that men and women had the same instinctive need for pleasure and fulfilment .
26 On Thursday , 10th December your scribe and spouse had the honour to represent the Village at the ‘ Island in Bloom ’ awards ceremony at the Palace Hotel .
27 He it was who had pressed for the creation of Christ Church parish , and he became its first incumbent ; Benjamin and Elizabeth had the singular distinction of having him officiate at their marriage — poor surroundings , then , but in the presence of a minister of great reputation .
28 He was annoyed , he said , that deer forest managers were given the kid glove treatment while hillwalkers and climbers had the big stick of stiffer sanctions waved at them — such as no-go areas .
29 Hilary and June had the opportunity to explain the work of our Society which engendered considerable interest .
30 Margaret had been seeing him for nearly a year and Maura had the feeling that they were going to get married .
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