Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [conj] it had " in BNC.

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1 When one turns to his large-scale tonal designs , unexplored until now , it becomes apparent that Lully 's influence is as preponderant in Campra 's cantatas as it had been in his stage music .
2 Even this better-than-expected showing , however , does n't do that much for Sun 's margins because it had to promise free MP upgrades .
3 Before moving into it the family had lived with Sally 's grandparents and it had been very cramped .
4 Kazakhstan had a very substantial Russian population 37.8 per cent of the total according to the 1989 census , almost as many as the Kazakhs themselves — but it was the home of the great majority of the Soviet Union 's Kazakhs and it had become accepted that the republic 's party and state leadership should be drawn from the national group after whom the republic was named .
5 Casting aside Pennzoil 's claims that it had no intention of launching a bid , Chevron moved into top gear to protect itself against a takeover which could be worth $35billion and would revive memories of some of the biggest corporate battles of the 1970 's and 80's .
6 The bank also denies last year 's claims that it had signed a major deal with IBM to supply RS6000s ( UX No 323 ) , saying that it was only ‘ evaluating ’ the IBM equipment .
7 Luckily the washing machine coped as adequately with Ruth 's clothes as it had been doing for the past six years .
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