have the run of in a sentence

Examples

1. Contractors and kids have the run of the place as Baker creates his dream home 25 miles from his hometown of Old Saybrook.
2. Except for a few skittish or ornery critters, most of Wallace's pets have the run of the place and mingle freely with people.
3. But outside the main cities, in the smaller towns and villages that dot the country, tribal chieftains have the run of the place.
4. Although inmates continued to have the run of the prisons, plans were to slowly permit guards back in, starting Friday, the inmates said.
5. CBS hasn't officially canceled its low-rated drama about a mysterious town in the North Cascades where wolf people have the run of the place.
6. Here is a hypothetical example of indirection, courtesy of Finder : " Her two Afghan hounds have the run of her 24-room apartment ."
7. The parrots were caged in the former night house of the jaguars and the flamingoes were walking about, having the run of the place.
8. "I don't think a private individual should actually have the run of the Royal Academy, and in fact he is virtually an art dealer.
9. Most of the big names are gone, and fringe players such as Neville Godwin and Thomas Johansson are having the runs of their careers.
10. But I made a bad decision when I opted to allow my four-legged friend to have the run of the van's floor and other places.