Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] had [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Silsoe , QC , opening up the CEGB campaign and taking two and a half days to do it ( there 's nothing like Latin for spinning words out ) , said that the board 's case had three main points . |
| 2 | At the same time , she never swayed from her view that Jane 's photography had great artistic integrity and supported her within the company whatever the criticism . |
| 3 | Suppressing a sigh , she surveyed the map of Copenhagen with which she 'd already armed herself before leaving England , refreshing her memory as to the location of the street where Suzie 's presence had last been authenticated . |
| 4 | mum Pauline 's mum had two in less |
| 5 | Well Steve 's mum had fifty pounds worth off of Steve' aunty look , so erm I did about hundred and twenty five and I had twenty five pound back . |
| 6 | Coun Carr said the council 's budget had all-party support and the fact that it had been ignored by Mr Howard showed the futility of an appeal . |
| 7 | Both groups had significantly lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and shorter abdominal length than controls , and cases with extended Barrett 's oesophagus had lower sphincter pressure than cases with limited Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 8 | On the other hand , most patients with Barrett 's oesophagus had defective fundic wrap and most of the cases with objectively seen reflux were in this group . |
| 9 | Bevan 's action had various causes , but rearmament and its implications for domestic policy were understandably given great prominence in the following months . |
| 10 | That is to say , Edward 's action had social , feudal and legal justification . |
| 11 | What is stated in the bill is only conclusive evidence against the master or agent who signed it , ‘ even where the carrier 's agent had actual authority to sign . ’ |
| 12 | On May 9 the Lok Sabha approved a resolution extending President 's rule for a further six months from May 11 [ President 's rule had first been imposed in May 1987 — see pp. 35247-48 — and had been renewed since at six-monthly intervals ] . |
| 13 | The monk 's cell had stout clay walls and a plaster roof supported by a sturdy central prop . |
| 14 | The poser 's cafe had free newspapers and she filled in the crosswords shamelessly , was even miffed if someone else had got there first , especially with a blue Biro : Alex used a black Biro for crosswords . |
| 15 | Ms McCarthy 's liver had small drops of fat in it , normally found in children suffering Reyes syndrome . |
| 16 | General Eva 's flag had special significance . |
| 17 | It was said in Scorer v Seymour-Johns [ 1966 ] 3 All ER 347 per Salmon LJ that the special element can be characterised as the connection relying on the employee to the extent that they regard him as the business rather than his employer : in that case the employer 's business had many recurring customers ( cf Fellowes & Son v Fisher [ 1975 ] 2 All ER 829 ) . |
| 18 | Next to the cinema , Peggy Pine 's shop had some new autumn stock . |
| 19 | To Gould , though , Lear 's enterprise had distinct possibilities . |
| 20 | Holmes pointed out that Davy 's lamp had many faults . |
| 21 | But Field 's career had little impact on his native turf , let alone upon his British neighbours . |
| 22 | Adenauer 's policy had another unfortunate side-effect . |
| 23 | Mary 's uncle had black hair with some white in it , and high , crooked shoulders . |
| 24 | Much more one can not say , because although Mitchell made admirable attempts to colour and project his lines , the quartet playing was so uncommitted and flabby , so lacking in dynamic range and in lustre , that Crawford 's music had little chance to make more than superficial impact . |
| 25 | It is known that St. Leonard 's Priory had some academic function , for in the fourteenth century it was partly used as a study centre for young monks , possibly preparing them for their degree courses at Oxford . |
| 26 | Whatever the truth may be , it seems certain that for the decade 1900 to 1910 the Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union had little impact upon the living standards of its members on British ships . |
| 27 | Viola 's voice had that organ note of the English landed aristocracy , though in her case it had been formed not in the hunting-fields , but on the lonely , sheep expanses of her native land . |
| 28 | Laura 's voice had that doomed quality about it . |
| 29 | Mr Yarrow 's voice had that ‘ lost soul ’ quality about it . |
| 30 | And the 6d ( 2 1/2 p ) Woman 's Mirror had FREE ! … |