Example sentences of "and [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork . |
| 2 | He did n't seem upset that it was empty and Trent had the feeling that , given the chance , the President would have poured himself another whisky and drunk it for something to do rather than from desire for alcohol . |
| 3 | Until May 1978 , all married women and widows had the right to rely on their husbands ' contributions and forgo claims to short-term benefits ( sickness , unemployment and maternity ) as well as claims to pensions in their own right . |
| 4 | He was annoyed , he said , that deer forest managers were given the kid glove treatment while hillwalkers and climbers had the big stick of stiffer sanctions waved at them — such as no-go areas . |
| 5 | According to Domesday Book , no fewer than sixty-eight manors and estates had the right to receive salt from Droitwich , including Princes Risborough , some seventy miles away in Buckinghamshire . |
| 6 | When they had left — and Patrick had the grace to look embarrassed because he had no money with which to tip them — he went and tapped on the bathroom door . |
| 7 | And Maritza had the best solos too . |
| 8 | Leeds and Chelsea had the worst record in |
| 9 | Lucenzo let out a warning stream of Italian , and Meredith had the distinct impression that he was telling Benito not to speak to her . |
| 10 | And Angus had the pleasure — rare for a Scot in any century — of defeating an English army at Ancrum in February 1545 . |
| 11 | He refused to be dogmatic , occasionally wrote a modest puff for a friend , was incapable of brashness , and in judgement of people and books had the ability to suspend belief and disbelief . |
| 12 | Post offices , railway stations and schools had the new , and the rest the old ; in the cottages there was friction as children and their fathers turned up for meals at different times . |
| 13 | Clear signs of public impatience with such political manoeuvres were emerging , however , as the canvassing of support by government and opposition had the effect of weakening party allegiance and increasing the level of corruption endemic within the country 's political system . |
| 14 | They were introduced to one another by a woman friend who thought they should get on well in London as Margaret came of a better family and knew the people , and Ivy had the money . |
| 15 | Colin and Maud had the same as me |
| 16 | He settled back and looked up at the ceiling as if he had forgotten she was there , and Maggie had the urge to creep away . |
| 17 | His eyes seemed to fasten on her immediately and Maggie had the irritated feeling that he had been given a very uncomplimentary description of her . |
| 18 | The Scottish industry minister , Allan Stewart , said that the rise in the seasonally adjusted figure was the lowest since last March and Scotland had the third lowest unemployment rate of all UK regions . |
| 19 | The fish and amphibians had the sea to keep them cool , and the neo-reptiles , ‘ designed ’ to cope with drying-up ponds , hibernated in the mud . |
| 20 | The windows had a sly , mean look , and Fenella had the sudden impression that the Workshops were not workshops at all , but a single crouching monster , black and hard-backed and scaly on the outside , but possessed of roaring , flaming innards , so that every breath it took belched out hissing steam and curls and wisps of flame . |
| 21 | Me and Clive er me and Jane had the small bit . |
| 22 | Gill and Jackson had the ideal opportunity to demonstrate how the phenomenon of identity confusion could be understood through the process of racial discrimination in society , a path whereby children of minority groups tend to internalise the values of the dominant society , and internalise derogatory values about themselves . |
| 23 | The unseen creature was still , and Grainne had the sensation of being watched , inspected , assessed . |
| 24 | Refining and Marketing had the best results since 1986 , and Exploration and Production 's results , excluding divestment profits , were at a similar level to 1990 . |
| 25 | When he and Roy had the idea of touring France , Minton decided to go along too . |
| 26 | On Thursday , 10th December your scribe and spouse had the honour to represent the Village at the ‘ Island in Bloom ’ awards ceremony at the Palace Hotel . |
| 27 | She and Elspeth had the most books of any girls in the street . |
| 28 | The work was hard but rewarding and Madeline had the joy of pointing many into the Kingdom of God . |
| 29 | He looked at her as if challenging her to argue with him and Alyssia had the drowning feeling of someone whose control had been very efficiently whipped out of her grasp . |
| 30 | ‘ She is a dragon , ’ said Dinah , ‘ but she keeps me from annoyance , and Papa had the room designed so that no one could get straight in . ’ |