Example sentences of "have had a [adj] [noun] with " in BNC.

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31 Though we can not imagine that Innocent wrote all these , he appears to have had a close relationship with his chancery .
32 Pavel Mukhortov , the Russian reporter who claims to have had a close encounter with extra-terrestrials He ( Nelson Mandela ) was trying to explain to us how he feels about negotiations , how it was his feeling that in any country , even if there is war , there is time for negotiations .
33 I had known this lady for many years and could claim to have had a friendly relationship with her .
34 He seems to have had a good acquaintance with the theory and practice of shoeing , though we can not admit his claim to originality .
35 There was one brief moment while she stood illuminated thus theatrically , and still not at all comprehending that the group which confronted her had had a close brush with tragedy .
36 Then when Evans went in to a selection committee meeting , the reason for Connon 's presence that night , Dalziel had had a long talk with Gwen .
37 My personal life had been a disaster : I had had a lousy relationship with my mother ; been frightened of my father ; from time to time my marriage had been close to the rocks and I had been an uncaring father .
38 Margaret had had a paid job with the BUF in the last few months of her membership but with Joyce 's departure from the movement she had lost that as well .
39 The children had had a bad spell with that , but she thought it was over now .
40 One had been given intramuscular ampicillin for a septic cord ; one had had a traumatic caesarean birth ; one had had a difficult birth with vacuum extraction and he also had a ventricular septal defect ; one had a heart murmur ; and one had been premature and in a special care unit with hypotonia and jaundice .
41 Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener .
42 Over the years , in my role as home tutor to his mother , I had had a privileged relationship with Balbinder and his family .
43 The local police had had a busy evening with an exceptional number of hoax calls that led them to non-existent road accidents drunken brawls and even — a touch that showed a nice appreciation of British susceptibilities — a rabid dog on the loose .
44 When comparing the group of patients who had had a single attack with the control group , there was no significant difference in amylase secretion ( Table III ) .
45 . Right I do n't think we 'll try and get fancy , like Boot Com and Boot Sys , until we 've had a good play with Windows .
46 ‘ I 've had a stormy relationship with everyone I 've ever worked with , ’ says Nicky , ‘ because I care about what I do !
47 Firstly , I 've had a great season with all my favourite teams ( Manchester United , Rangers and Linfield ) , winning their respective league titles .
48 If you 've had a horrifying experience with some visitors that you 've invited , then let me know .
49 ‘ We 'll be leavin' just as soon as Ah 've had a final word with our friend here .
50 But my grandparents had worked at Drogo since it was built , so we 've had a long link with the Drewes ; the family put in a word for me so I got the job .
51 ‘ I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear .
52 Er but , you know , I , I 'd , as I say , I think er and then if we just , if we can just pick up like the odd I mean , I 've , I 've had a long chat with Anne , we 've had a long , erm meeting with Anne yesterday about it , and she 's gon na start pushing cos you know , she 's really done the Royal upstairs , it 's
53 And sometimes when you 've had a late night with the baby and you come in and think , Oh , I 've got to work , and they say if you 're tired just go to sleep on the couch .
54 Well you could say that erm our background goes back erm twenty-five years , in fact , we 've had a considerable involvement with industry both local and national for as long as the University has been in existence , which is now nearly twenty-five years .
55 I 've had a preliminary meeting with them and they 've asked me to go back because they 're interested in me .
56 When the sightseeing tour was over , Little Billy sat down again on a large branch and said to the whole company of Minpins , ‘ Look , I 've had a lovely time with you all , but how am I ever going to get home again ?
57 Mr , hello I 've had a quick word with Mike and he seems to think there 's some correspondence on the file , I 'll have to go and find the file and get back to you , so , er you , I have n't got your , your phone number there I do n't think , er I only had your fax number right , I 'll get back as soon as I can , thank you bye bye .
58 ‘ I 'm sorry sir , I 've had a tough time with this .
59 The 32-year-old Londoner has yet to secure a contract with the team for 1994 , and after finishing second to fellow Williams ' driver Alain Prost in yesterday 's opening qualifying session , said : ‘ I have had a fantastic opportunity with this team and I believe they will be the team to beat again next year .
60 Noise and Other Statutory Nuisances We have had a good relationship with our neighbours in the past and will endeavour to continue to maintain these .
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