Example sentences of "old [noun] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the old soldier had the last laugh . |
| 2 | Then , luckily , Old Red had the bright idea of suggesting General Francis used his spinal trouble as his main reason for making this unexpected trip to Town . |
| 3 | It was now dusk but the old librarian had the sconce torches lit and gave Corbett what he had requested , a candle and a battered copy of the ‘ Sic et Non ’ , the brilliant satire on scholastic theology by the Parisian scholar , Abelard , who had lost his family as well as his testicles for ridiculing the theologians and then compounding his sin by falling in love with a woman . |
| 4 | Of course they laugh at Beryl and her friend , they think Francis was a bit weird , and the old man had the name for being tight fisted , but there 's no stick to beat a dog with in all that . ’ |
| 5 | PRINTS made from 100 year old negatives had the members at Friday 's meeting of Alton Camera Club envious of the quality . |