Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wally 's dad had the contract to clear them out , sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest . |
| 2 | The fact was , the Rector had no sense of priorities — he would be happier washing the feet of the poor than ordering a dignified social life such as a woman in Mrs Frere 's position had the right to expect . |
| 3 | Who were extremely keen to locate in this county , everything was right for them , Mr Allenby 's borough had the site , my clients had the site should I say , and erm but we lost it to Humberside because it was not possible for either Harrogate or ourselves to look them in the eye and say yes we can guarantee planning consent . |
| 4 | She loved these evenings with her father , was constantly aware that Sylvie 's absence had the benefit of bringing the two of them closer . |
| 5 | Leibniz would have been little more than an impressionable fool in Kant 's eyes had the caterpillar that he treated with such consideration been a mere thing . |
| 6 | Wall Street 's decline had the usual effect on the drug sector , with Glaxo falling 9 to 747p and SmithKline Beecham ‘ A ’ off 22 at 830p . |
| 7 | Fräulein Silber 's voice had the snap of authority . |
| 8 | Mrs. Hilson 's Gemma had the waggiest tail and Mr. Spooner declared he would ‘ most like to take home ’ Katy belonging to T. Hatcher of Alton . |
| 9 | The idea was sound , but events of 14 July made it futile , for Bismarck 's telegram had the desired effect . |
| 10 | A seventy-two-year-old boot and shoe maker living with his daughter 's family in Outram 's Yard had the splendid name of Euclid Shufflebottom . |
| 11 | Reagan 's staff had the advantage of a candidate responsive to direction , a man who knew about the importance of good camera angles and could read from a teleprompter with the effortless ease of a trained , accomplished communicator . |
| 12 | Castro 's declaration had the immediate effect of widening the gap between himself and the people who were against socialism , and it narrowed the circle of those he could count on for support against the invasion . |
| 13 | He harked back to the golden age of a be-blazered world where all God 's children had the basics banged into them , and video nasties were confined to close encounters with beasties in biology lessons . |
| 14 | The rural life had denied her Jane Sharpe 's fashionable pallor ; instead Lucille 's skin had the healthy bloom of country weather . |
| 15 | While it appeared that the race might well remain technically undecided until the final round of primaries in June , the resurgence of Clinton 's campaign had the effect of dampening speculation concerning a brokered convention and made it almost certain that the Arkansas Governor would win the Democratic nomination . |
| 16 | A couple of our bareboat yachts were still at sea , and Wavebreaker had one more paying charter to complete , but otherwise McIllvanney 's yard had the torpor of tropical summer about it . |
| 17 | THE flurry of worry about the absence of women in John Major 's cabinet had the odd effect of making Mrs Thatcher s premiership look almost progressive on women 's issues . |
| 18 | Paulette 's questioning had the guileless innocence of a child . |
| 19 | This part of Mrs. Steed 's statement had the merit of being believable . |