Example sentences of "that [pron] [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One minute they were having a philosophical discussion , and the next a very physical encounter , in which Shelley felt that her companion had the greater advantage . |
| 2 | The Defence Ministry on Oct. 3 , 1989 , issued instructions requiring all those exporting military " intelligence " from Israel , including instruction and training , to provide proof that their operations had the approval of the government . |
| 3 | ‘ Er — you 've — hm — not told me any more lies , then ? ’ she strove desperately hard to get herself back together , although from what she could see of it Ven was n't objecting that his kisses had the power to scatter all sensible thought . |
| 4 | Although Romania is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , Mr Ceausescu boasted earlier this year that his country had the capacity to produce nuclear weapons . |
| 5 | ‘ Flaubert does not build up his characters , as did Balzac , by objective , external description ; in fact , so careless is he of their outward appearance that … ’ it would be interesting to compare the time spent by Flaubert making sure that his heroine had the rare and difficult eyes of a tragic adulteress with the time spent by Dr Starkie in carelessly selling him short . |
| 6 | The hon. Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) easily won the prize for the longest words in the debate , but that does not mean that his speech had the best content . |
| 7 | He thrust into her ripe fig , obviously believing that his penis had the magic power to make her his slave forever . |
| 8 | Associated Tunnelling Co Ltd the Employment Appeals Tribunal ( EAT ) held that the tribunal had correctly concluded that there was an implied term in Mr Jones 's contract of employment to the effect that his employer had the right to transfer him to any site within reasonable daily commuting reach of his home . |
| 9 | ‘ Still , we were only just beaten here , ’ said Hastings , bitterly upset that his team had the match stolen from them when Fox landed his 47-yard penalty with only 35 seconds of normal time left . |