Example sentences of "[pers pn] have an [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an easier position with the Kirov , because the orchestra started to do much more with me than before , we worked like the Japanese after the Second World War to restore their economy ! ’ |
| 2 | I was from a family in Northern California , about thirty miles out of San Francisco ; I had an older brother who had and still has a great collection of 45s , but we were actually swimmers . |
| 3 | She was grateful to be away from the subject of her age and told him honestly , ‘ I 've an elder sister , ’ and , on thinking briefly , added , ‘ but she 's in America at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | She has an older sister , now aged 18 , and a younger brother , now aged 13 . |
| 5 | She had an older brother , but he was studying architecture in Italy . |
| 6 | If you have an older keyboard , keys illustrated below with initial capitals may be all in capitals . |
| 7 | It can help if you have an older dog in the household as puppies tend to follow the example of their companions . |
| 8 | We had an older sister at home . |
| 9 | And he has an older brother who tells him , sometimes , what to do . ’ |
| 10 | A bird kept in captivity is fed all year round , so obviously it has an easier time than one in the wild which has to feed itself whatever the season , but it still has the hunting instinct . |
| 11 | The new model joins the previously-announced 16-port model , although it has an earlier availability date : the company is aiming for late this quarter for the eight-port model , while the 16-port version is not expected until the third quarter . |
| 12 | His mother remarried , and he had an elder sister and a half-brother . |
| 13 | His mother was an unnamed cousin of Siward , Earl of Northumberland [ q.v. ] , and he had an elder brother , Malcolm III [ q.v . ] . |
| 14 | He had an older brother . |