Example sentences of "[noun sg] had the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the old soldier had the last laugh . |
| 2 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 3 | Pool had the last laugh in the FA Cup a few weeks later . |
| 4 | On 9 April , this neglected reality had the last laugh . |
| 5 | There my father wore the first pair of plus-fours and my mother had the first Eton crop ( an accident of her father 's home hairdressing ) . |