Example sentences of "of [noun] have had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the royalists later alleged that the rebels had that morning received ‘ a double portion of oatmeal and whisky for incouragement ’ and that a ‘ graite many … that we took prisoners were drunk ’ , these must have been a fortunate minority , but everyone agrees that the prospect of action had had a reviving effect on even the hungriest and weariest . |
| 2 | A few months earlier , Sammy Woods of Australia and Harry Wood of England had had a near miss in this particular department , but it took a brace of Smiths to achieve a Test first . |
| 3 | Since the last time the survey was done ( 1976 ) , the south East of England has had a dreadful 82 per cent increase in the number of unfit houses . |
| 4 | For the manual working class the pattern of mobility has had a double-edged effect , on the one hand increasing the possibility of ‘ social advancement ’ ( although this remains slim for men who have passed their mid-20s ) , while on the other reducing the influx of people from other backgrounds . |
| 5 | Millions of visitors have had a nice day out and spent a lot of money . |
| 6 | For over 120 years , the House of Commons has had a Public Accounts Committee which has established a reputation as an impartial watchdog over government spending . |
| 7 | A free-speech amendment to a bill of rights has had a certain success that might be emulated . |
| 8 | But it is certainly true that in the last sixty years the various schools and academies of acting have had a significant effect on the climate of acting . |
| 9 | As 60 per cent of the cassava grown in this area is marketed in towns , a yield increase even of this order of magnitude has had a positive impact on urban food supplies . |
| 10 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 11 | Seven of nine patients over 60 years of age have had a successful outcome . |
| 12 | A GROUP of MPs have had a narrow escape from gunfire in Bosnia . |
| 13 | TFM of Stockton have had a phenomenal response throughout its region , said its station manager Brian Lister . |