Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [noun] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I used to ride a motorbike a and my father had a Triumph motorbike because he bought I do n't why he , why he bought it and he was terrified of it cos it was very fierce ! |
| 2 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |
| 3 | We ( or they , as I would probably have said at the time ) now lived in a detached , fairly large house in a village in Berkshire ; my father taught at a primary school in a nearby village , and my mother had a job at the Harwell Atomic Research Establishment . |
| 4 | ‘ My father was the driest comedian you ever heard , and my mother had a wonderful singing voice — much better than mine , ’ Lynne says . |
| 5 | And he and my mother had a disagreement about this and er the result was that my father became very ill and I went home to Grandma . |
| 6 | On Oct. 26 , 1989 , the House of Lords , sitting as the final court of appeal , ruled that while the ITC and its members had a moral responsibility to its creditors , the creditors had no contractual claims under English law against the 22 member states of the ITC . |
| 7 | Later , while sitting at the kitchen table making a special list of people to help with Easter flowers , and a subsidiary list of those who might be approached to donate Easter lilies , Anna and her conscience had a little tussle . |
| 8 | The people who 'd chartered her had flown to Paris for the weekend and her crew had a party . |
| 9 | It was so much worse for her because all the other boys did turn up , and her friends had a lovely time with their partners . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're so lovely , ’ he said huskily , and her throat had a great lump in it suddenly that threatened to choke her . |
| 11 | Her findings were that both the writers themselves and their families had a substantially raised incidence of mental illness , but especially of affective psychosis , including depression and forms of the disorder characterised by severe mood swings . |
| 12 | So when her son married and his wife had a baby girl she felt as if she 'd regained the daughter she 'd lost . |
| 13 | THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl . |
| 14 | Later in Edward I 's reign he and his wife had a series of disputes with the Dublin government . |
| 15 | In fact , he was married , although not many people knew this , and his wife had a serious and incurable disease called lupus , which at times took quite a toll on his own emotions and energy . |
| 16 | Der summat like that , and his wife had a baby at the same time as Elaine 's so she our midwife would come and er , so the she kept in touch really of of what they were because they wanted to , I 'll take the place off , they wanted to take it over . |
| 17 | And his voice had a note of self-mockery in it which surprised her . |
| 18 | This was the very widespread feeling ( at least in Parliament : public opinion normally tended to be suspicious of ministerial projects ) that the king and his ministers had a right to the support of all loyal and patriotic subjects . |
| 19 | The king and his part had a feast at the edge of the forest . |
| 20 | He turned round to me abruptly and his face had a new hard look . |
| 21 | His eyes were closed , and his face had a lazy , satisfied look . |
| 22 | The intention was to place a legal obstacle in the way of anyone seeking to imitate the Ordainers , but the Statute of York should not be taken to mean that the king and his supporters had a high view of the function of parliament . |
| 23 | As Emerson and his family had a house on the beach in Guaruja and as , like all Brazilians , Emerson , his lovely wife Maria Helena and his whole family were extremely hospitable , that house became a natural venue for a bunch of cronies and hangers-on whom Emerson , with more good nature than judgement , would invite to stay with him . |
| 24 | A motorist and his family had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on their car from an overhead bridge . |
| 25 | Farmer Robert Irwin and his family had a grandstand view of the invading Norsemen ruthlessly slaying Irish warriors on their land . |
| 26 | ‘ I lost my father before I signed for Rangers and his death had a devastating effect on me since we had always been so close , and not simply because he had been a professional goalkeeper in his time , ’ Goram said . |
| 27 | I hope you and your family had a good Christmas and I hope you have a successful and happy new Year . |