Example sentences of "have never had a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’ |
2 | They 'd never had a Christmas day quite like that before . |
3 | There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they 'd never had a world premiere in Houston before . |
4 | She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been . |
5 | But midfield maestro Andy Gregory who , along with half-back partner Garry Schofield and man-of-the-match James Lowes , masterminded the unexpected rout , insisted : ‘ We 've never had a problem scoring tries . |
6 | He took his account of the little balance as well as some research on centres of gravity and travelled to Rome to impress a couple of eminent intellectuals , and he succeeded , being appointed professor of mathematics at Pisa when he was 25 , though he had never had a university degree . |
7 | The Beans had never had a family doctor . |
8 | But although her books are read by millions of people all over the world she 's never had a fan club … until now . |
9 | ‘ He 's never had a cross word for me or Carolyn — never , ’ Meg told Jean ruefully . |
10 | I have lived in Grey Street for over 30 years and we have never had a bus service in all that time , so when it was introduced last year everyone was delighted . |
11 | It is great to be around friends who have never had a weight problem and find that I have a lot more energy than them and certainly a lot more breath ! |