Example sentences of "one 's [noun sg] have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also can isolate one action from another , so that the total sequence is not relevant ( concentration on washing one 's neck has little to do with the subsequent ‘ sea-side ’ actions — the action of washing one 's neck is but an arbitrary item in a string of actions ) ; |
| 2 | It is not possible to speak without one 's speech having some degree or type of pitch range , loudness , speed and voice quality ( with the possible exception that pitch factors are largely lost in whispered speech ) . |
| 3 | A year or two in France and Italy was not compatible with the efficient running of the new industries , but two or three weeks in the Lakes , Scotland or North Wales showed the neighbours that one 's family had gentle interests . |
| 4 | If one 's opponent has anti-tank weapons I should have thought the last thing to send in would be tanks . |
| 5 | He thinks nothing of staying up till two or three o'clock in the morning in casinos , although I tell him it 's very , very bad for one 's constitution to have irregular hours . |