Example sentences of "[noun prp] had a [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven swans swimming arrived and disappeared again before Paddington had a chance to see them . |
| 2 | Lawyers representing the deportees had submitted petitions claiming that Israel had a responsibility to take them back , on the grounds that the Lebanese government had refused to accept them and that their lives were therefore in danger . |
| 3 | Before Dalgliesh had a chance to speak she said , with a trace of belligerence : |
| 4 | The Rolls was to come in useful when Gabrielle had an idea to get them both working . |
| 5 | I mean looking at the game you just could n't believe United would only get a point out of it erm when you went in at half time only one nil up , you so dominated the game I do n't think Charlton had a chance did they ? |
| 6 | She rushed up the stairs to the top of the house where she knew her brother 's room was before Nick had a chance to show her the way . |
| 7 | Just in case Lord Milton failed to appreciate his value , MacLachlan stressed that he had been approached by the rival interest in the county and had been offered sufficient to make him easy for life , and accordingly implied that Milton had an obligation to aid him with his creditors and enable him to arrange further loans . |