Example sentences of "have had [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities have had powers of this nature for many years ( the origin was the 1932 Planning Act ) , but it was not until the property boom of the early 1970s that they became widely used . |
| 2 | Says Deborah : ‘ We have had women in this situation and it can be disturbing for them and the child . |
| 3 | I have had complaints from several enquirers who , not knowing our telephone extensions , have had to wait an inordinate length of time before being connected to the operator . |
| 4 | I am pleased to be able to tell the right hon. Gentleman that we have had discussions on that matter both in the European Community Development Ministers ' meeting the Thursday before last and at the OECD . |
| 5 | We have had discussions with British Rail who confirm that in principle they have no objections to such new stations . |
| 6 | I have had discussions with those people , collectively and individually , but even were the leaders prepared to make some concessions , the strongly held views of people at both ends of the spectrum are such that it would be exceedingly difficult to introduce a proposal to the House which hon. Members would accept could form the basis for coherent , workable and enforceable legislation . |
| 7 | We have had demonstrations of three models and received quotes from two companies — Audio-Visual Consultants and Scotia ( UK ) . |
| 8 | I am not claiming it is my doing , but I have had a hand in the fact that four years ago and two years ago and again this year we have had exhibitions by living sculptors . |
| 9 | The advantage over stratificational social class ( as in Labov , 1966 ) as a principal variable is the universality of the network concept : whereas stratificational social class theory can not be universally applicable to all historical states , to bilingual situations , or to language- ( that is , speaker- ) contact situations ( and all of these are relevant in historical description ) , all speakers at all times have had ties of some kind — weak or strong — with other speakers . |
| 10 | I tell you , I make that point , that we we have to , to try and not vet , but to check you out , if we 've got somebody that 's understandable , realistic , because we have had examples on this course , where erm , with the best will in the world , and the systems are the right hand of God , erm , the projects that people have brought along , the case studies that people have brought along , wo n't work . |
| 11 | We have had troubles in various parts of the country in recent months , and I realise that there may be many reasons for that , but I am convinced that one of them is the depressing effect that such areas have on those who live in them . |