Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | I 'm just like my mum , when it comes down to it , That 's why I quite admired Auntie Muriel , in a guarded sort of way I 'd think , I really should try to be like her , she was so content , nothing ever fazed her , I did n't want to be a farmer , understand , but I did n't want to be like mum either , tied to a feckless man , trying to keep him and me , having to hustle all the time to stop from sinking I fancied myself on a corporate asteroid , settling down with someone who would cherish me and buy me everything I wanted Carmen and her crew had the same ideas , even if they acted like they were going to be bad girls for ever , |
| 3 | For only in the formal processes of the courts was there any common alternative to the use of force ; and in most European countries throughout the period of this book kings and their officers had the greatest difficulty in preventing might from proving stronger than right : disorder was endemic , justice weak — but none the less sought after and admired for being in short supply . |
| 4 | And his views had the full backing of Alan Smith , chief executive of the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Both Gramps and his son had the name David Anthony , and if it was n't Gramps … ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | well his father owned that fo , for years and it Phil had the shop , and then |
| 14 | Some modern parents would be horrified at this ritual but my mother had the strong belief that as death comes to all , the sooner you learnt about it the better . |
| 15 | She answered the questions in her interrogation with perfect candour , but her answers had the effect of crystallising her basic thinking . |
| 16 | But her mother had the same sort of chin . |
| 17 | He called it " Propopamide " but his lordship had the utmost faith in him . |
| 18 | But what function had the saints in heaven if not to make good the deficiency ? |