Example sentences of "[noun prp] had its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hodge Hill had its ghost and a strong tradition of smuggling from the nearby coast . |
| 2 | Vancouver had its share of unusual ‘ characters ’ one of these being ‘ Professor ’ Francis , a tall rather unkempt and unshaven man who spent many hours in the CBC studio lobby watching the rehearsals or broadcasts through the plate glass windows . |
| 3 | In other words , Scotland had its share of political problems between the crown and its greatest subjects , and here , as elsewhere , these problems were sometimes resolved violently . |
| 4 | Co-operating with Elena had its rewards and falling out with her could be catastrophic . |
| 5 | SUCH of that European history which came to so terrible an ending in and around the battlefields of the Somme had its beginnings in the north Rhineland town of Aachen , Charlemagne 's capital , Aix-la-Chapelle ; because it was here , for more than half a millennium , that the Holy Roman Empire celebrated its mysteries . |
| 6 | Berlin was a potential ‘ flash-point ’ and few believed that Germany could remain divided forever , but in a sense both sides were satisfied with what they held : Russia had its defence glacis in the East ; America had given confidence and protection to Western Europe through Marshall aid and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ( NATO ) . |
| 7 | According to a member of the Lebanese Security Services they were transferred to Libya , where the RCF had its headquarters , and on Jan. 8 the Phalangist Radio Free Lebanon reported that Walid Khaled , the RCF spokesman in Lebanon , said they had been " moved to a friendly country in preparation " ; on Jan. 12 Sa'id was paroled and sent to Libya , and the hostages were handed over to the Belgian government . |
| 8 | Lethargy had its advantages . |
| 9 | There was a flurry of constitutional activity between 1906 and 1914 , and the House of Lords had its powers cut back by the Parliament Act , 1911 , so formally putting the " balanced " constitution to rest . |
| 10 | Birmingham had its reception areas at Tamworth ( pre-eminently ) , but also Daventry , Droitwich , Lichfield and elsewhere , with a total of 13,500 dwellings constructed . |
| 11 | Britain had its supporters outside the Six , notably the Nordic states with which it held regular meetings within Uniscan to discuss and coordinate views on European developments and their possible implications . |
| 12 | TV PRESENTER Jonathan Ross was accused of plagiarism after his latest show Americana had its debut on Saturday . |
| 13 | Computer firm Pegasus had its wings clipped and closed unchanged at 120p after a boardroom shake-up . |
| 14 | Damaged by its losses — which were reduced by $80m by the time the quarter ended — Comdisco had its credit rating chopped and reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31 , 1987 , of $56m … despite a growth in revenue to $327m from $268m . |
| 15 | Though doing so shortly after the Gulf war and in a recession might have seemed risky , Airtours had its reasons . |
| 16 | Walker 's ex-wife , Anna Somers Cocks , editor of the Art Newspaper , says : ‘ Oxford had its Brideshead element , of course , but everyone smoked dope . |
| 17 | As it was the American commitment to Europe had its limitations . |
| 18 | Over on the other side of the Gulf , Iran had its share of misfortune when an earthquake struck the region containing the key oilfield of Gach Saran . |
| 19 | Luz had its passeries or local treaties , signed with the corresponding valleys on the Spanish side of the mountains , which guaranteed that they would continue to trade with one another even at times when the nations they were nominally part of might be at war . |
| 20 | Liskeard had its pillory and the town 's records during the reign of Charles 1st shown for 1635 , ‘ paid for amending the pillory and cage , 2s.8d ’ . |
| 21 | THE TUBWELL Row corner where Whessoe had its beginnings is probably where the famous Crown Inn stood . |
| 22 | HOLLYWOOD threw a party yesterday as Home Alone 2 : Lost In New York had its world premiere . |
| 23 | Certainly the role of Cassandra had its temptations for him , especially towards the end of his life . |
| 24 | Calibra had its UK launch on June 10th . |
| 25 | Although in earlier days Oakridge had its cottage weavers , the mill was built specifically as a silk mill , the business run by a number of different concerns . |
| 26 | The current US policy toward Cambodia had its roots in the late 1970s when President Carter had set aside concerns over the appalling human rights record while in power of the Khmers Rouges in order to maintain friendly relations with China , the principal patron of the Khmers Rouges . |
| 27 | While much of this consensual pattern in RENFE had its roots in the peculiar circumstances of the transition , a similar ethos of conflict avoidance has also been a feature of industrial relations in BR . |
| 28 | Lewin Atkins & Co practising at AMP House , 2 Cyprus Road , Regents Parks Road , London had its registration as a company |
| 29 | The statue of the Archangel Michael had its head removed in the seventeenth century by a marksman in the castle . |
| 30 | The JD had its support base reduced to Uttar Pradesh , Bihar and Orissa . |