Example sentences of "has [adv] had a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Adley has since had a letter from the deposed Mrs Thatcher , welcoming the eventual restoration of relations with Syria . |
2 | Edinburgh has long had a tradition of study of South Asia and also possesses comparatively rich library and archive resources in the University Library ( including New College Library ) , the School of Scottish Studies , the National Library of Scotland and the National Record Office . |
3 | Due to its flat landscape , Norfolk has long had a reputation for its fantastic light quality , a phenomenon that has been captured to great effect by many painters . |
4 | Left : Collectair has long had a fascination with the magazine Tee Emm . |
5 | Newcastle 's Labour council has long had a policy of supporting its community — a policy that has informed many aspects of city life . |
6 | erm Lewes has only had a mayoralty for a hundred years , and so its ceremonial is somewhat new , but one was able to draw on the traditions in places like Rye where it goes back to the thirteenth , fourteenth centuries and erm I used some of the phraseologies out of sixteenth century Rye documents and so on in my Lewes mayoralty on these sorts of ceremonial occasions , and introduced some of the ceremonial which I knew was authentic to mayoralties elsewhere in Sussex . |
7 | Yorke , signed from Trinidad and Tobago for £40,000 , scored 17 goals for Atkinson last season and has finally had a look-in during the current campaign . |
8 | Look , the office has just had a call from your father . |
9 | By 1030 hours the Wall patrol has completed its escort task and is free to assist an Engineer Corporal who has just had a collision in his car with an East German in the Soviet Sector . |
10 | Quite by chance in collecting material for I have come across a cousin who is the communications and Public relations person at so I am to put them in touch with each other as the one in London has just had a letter from another in Vancouver trying to do family research . |
11 | That man with a beard has just had a breakdown in London 's Burning . |
12 | come and look at the gates sub- contract planning committee which has already had a look at that |
13 | Dame Diana has already had a letter from him , welcoming her to his church and pulpit . |
14 | Hedd Wyn , made by Pendefig , has already had a screening in Welsh on S4C to celebrate the channel 's tenth anniversary last November . |
15 | The 18-year-old actor and dancer , who helps his dad out as a waiter at their Indian restaurant in London 's Wimbledon , has already had a taste of the big time . |
16 | Despite its grandeur , Clarence House has always had a reputation as a happy home . |
17 | Black music has always had a locale as part of its make-up ; the Philadelphia sound , Chicago house , Motown and techno in Detroit . |
18 | ‘ Carolyn designed the dress as she has always had a flair for it . |
19 | Well , he has always had a way with words . |
20 | Squash has always had a bit of a reputation as a sexy sort of game . |
21 | The initiative foundered and Lorna , who has always had a talent for design , remembered an advert she had seen for Colour Counsellors . |
22 | The part of me that is a lesbian has always had a lot of support and nurturing from friends around . |
23 | My father has always had a passion for sailing . |
24 | Advertising has always had a place in the newspaper ; some of the earliest newspapers were essentially means for communicating notices of events , such as the arrival of ships . |
25 | Botham has always had a taste for showbiz . |
26 | Liberalism has always had a tension between science and freedom : the imperative to control and the free expression of the human personality . |
27 | Keith has always had a thing for men in uniform . |
28 | Bassist Myles has also had a word with Viva Eight 's co-sponsors , all slicked back and ready to storm the school hall . |
29 | Erm that period has also had a period of growth within it , and I feel that 's a reasonable basis to go forward on . |
30 | As a result of an extremely adverse recommendation from an Independent Mediator with regard to AIB Great Britain Salaries , IBOA has recently had a meeting with AIB Bank Management . |