Example sentences of "had in [pos pn] [noun] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had in her hand a broken china plate , and I asked-her what it was . |
| 2 | Brentford were playing at Barnsley one day and had in their ranks a full-back called Gorman . |
| 3 | It was only when you looked at their faces that you saw the difference in both age and expression : Harry 's face was round , his eyes merry , while Joe 's features inclined to length and his grey eyes , which at times seemed colourless , had in their depths a touch of melancholy that had deepened with the years . |
| 4 | And so , a brother artist and myself , starting for a painting campaign , had in our store a bottle of Highland whiskey , labelled by my friend , who was a Highlander , as a precautionary measure — ‘ Turpentine . ’ |
| 5 | He had few finances but had in his possession a letter of introduction to a fur trader called John Joseph Astor . |
| 6 | Despite its eulogistic tone Oldershaw 's memory seems more credible than E. C. Bentley 's half-humorous , half-invented sketch of Thomas aged sixteen during his first half-year at St. Paul 's : ‘ It was Walker [ Frederick Walker , the High Master ] too , who had made this possible by clearing the ‘ History Eighth ’ , the first recruits to which included my friend Oldershaw and myself , soon to be joined by an exceptionally reserved and quiet boy who usually had in his pocket a rat or so , and a few snakes , which he would shut in his desk with books , and occasionally peep at stealthily — Edward Thomas the poet . ’ |
| 7 | But Karajan 's will was superhuman where music is concerned and he always had in his hand a trump card : a capacity for inner detachment that left him free of bitterness or rancour for all that has been written and said about him over the years . |
| 8 | The man had in his hand a gun with a long and fat barrel . |
| 9 | Mr Miller said : ‘ The violence was renewed and during the course of it Mr Wray was struck on the side of his face by Youngs who had in his hand a heavy hammer . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't know exactly where Leicester Square was , but 1 did know it was n't far from Piccadilly , I had seen it in one of those tourist maps I had in my hand a short while ago , did n't know where it went , probably left it in the cinema showing the explicit sex film which was n't . |