Example sentences of "[conj] his [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Er — you 've — hm — not told me any more lies , then ? ’ she strove desperately hard to get herself back together , although from what she could see of it Ven was n't objecting that his kisses had the power to scatter all sensible thought . |
| 2 | Although Romania is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , Mr Ceausescu boasted earlier this year that his country had the capacity to produce nuclear weapons . |
| 3 | ‘ Flaubert does not build up his characters , as did Balzac , by objective , external description ; in fact , so careless is he of their outward appearance that … ’ it would be interesting to compare the time spent by Flaubert making sure that his heroine had the rare and difficult eyes of a tragic adulteress with the time spent by Dr Starkie in carelessly selling him short . |
| 4 | The hon. Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) easily won the prize for the longest words in the debate , but that does not mean that his speech had the best content . |
| 5 | He thrust into her ripe fig , obviously believing that his penis had the magic power to make her his slave forever . |
| 6 | Associated Tunnelling Co Ltd the Employment Appeals Tribunal ( EAT ) held that the tribunal had correctly concluded that there was an implied term in Mr Jones 's contract of employment to the effect that his employer had the right to transfer him to any site within reasonable daily commuting reach of his home . |
| 7 | ‘ Still , we were only just beaten here , ’ said Hastings , bitterly upset that his team had the match stolen from them when Fox landed his 47-yard penalty with only 35 seconds of normal time left . |
| 8 | And his views had the full backing of Alan Smith , chief executive of the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 9 | His dress was austere enough , but rich and ample , and worn with an authority that comes only by birth , and his movements had the unmistakable quality of nobility , the absolute conviction of one who has never had to hesitate or use caution and humility in order to placate his betters . |
| 10 | Manager Geoff Cooke and his coaches had the look of men unashamedly glad South Africa are not here on a longer tour because the Boks are getting better by the minute . |
| 11 | They were , fortunately , not identical , though why I should be pleased they were unidentical I do n't know , as identical twins are conceived of the same coupling ; unidentical very often of two separate couplings , and so far as I was concerned the less sexual congress Hugo and his Stephanie had the better . |
| 12 | The handsome young Annamese in his early twenties who offered his hand promptly to Joseph and his mother had the piercing gaze and broad forehead of a scholar . |
| 13 | Both Gramps and his son had the name David Anthony , and if it was n't Gramps … ’ |
| 14 | In principle , they were by no means impregnable , but the Republican Field Commander , Colonel Vicente Rojo , had concentrated as many as possible of his human and material resources on the city 's western flank , and his troops had the advantage of a commanding position overlooking the river valley and familiarity with the urban terrain . |
| 15 | He 'd picked up the baby and held her while Ma gave her the medicine , and his face had the same look as when Billy had fallen in the river . |
| 16 | In May , Mr and his group had the opportunity to vote with us in spending another two million pounds on the education system of this county , and now he is complaining only six months later , that we are n't spending enough , and I think we 've said before , the Conservatives have , and continue to have the opportunity for action , but they will not support their words with deeds . |
| 17 | And why , if his enemy had the same thought in mind , should he toss it back to him so carelessly ? |
| 18 | He called it " Propopamide " but his lordship had the utmost faith in him . |
| 19 | I always felt that Roman was exiled because his wife had the bad taste to be murdered in the newspapers . ’ |
| 20 | In the fourteenth century , for instance , Arnaud de Cervole was in and out of royal employment and was actually appointed royal chamberlain in 1363 , while his son had the duke of Burgundy as his godfather . |