Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] have have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 in real terms , whereas in the past 12 years the 2 million pensioners who are dependent entirely on the basic pension or on income support have had a zilch increase in their standard of living .
2 The Jura alien had had a lot to say about Tellenorean life-forms .
3 A baby girl who was kept hidden away because she had a hare lip has had an operation that will change her life .
4 Speaking of regulars , the comp complex has had a letter from G Douglas Vaisey pointing out what we all know , viz that ‘ the compers club is a mite exclusive ’ .
5 The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result .
6 The England midfielder has had an operation to remove the supporting wires from the knee he damaged in last season 's FA Cup final , and Spurs boss Peter Shreeves said : ‘ Paul crossed his last major hurdle on Monday .
7 Topsham Bay has had a wind operation since his Sandown success and looked badly in need of the run when well beaten at Exeter on his reappearance .
8 Like most other oppressive systems , apartheid education has had an impact on individuals , families and communities which goes beyond economic disadvantage and even political disenfranchisement .
9 The Red Lion Milford Street façade has changed little over the years but the adjoining shop at the Catherine Street corner has had a number of owners in different retail trades .
10 If the past two years of desktop publishing has had an impact on the traditional typesetting market it must surely be reflected in the number of PostScript bureau that have sprung up around the country .
11 But if the gate voltage is clocked very quickly ( at tens of megahertz ) , the negative-going edges of the clock pulse produce depletion , and the positive-going edges ( which restore the previous status quo ) arrive before the surface charge has had a chance to confuse matters .
12 The Nottingham Pest Control branch have had a spate of vehicle thefts over recent months .
13 Even a small council such as a parish council has to have an officer responsible for the administration of its financial affairs although this duty may well fall upon the clerk .
14 OCS CLWYD Premier Division champions St Asaph City have had a re-shuffle in the boardroom .
15 Anyone standing for election at local government level has to have an election agent .
16 The insurance giant has had an office in Glasgow 's West Regent Street since 1988 but it now plans to purchase the four times bigger and brighter Fitzpatrick House in the heart of the city .
17 The US Federal Trade Commission 's investigation of Microsoft Corp has had an air of unreality about it , with few people imagining that it will come to anything very much or lead to any significant change in the market , but now that the thing may be coming to a climax , what are the possible outcomes ?
18 One patient with shunt thrombosis has had a CVA and no attempt has been made to recannulise the shunt .
19 THE Pinewood Village Neighbourhood Watch Scheme have had a visit from crime preventation officer Bill Slater and Whitehill policeman Alan Hastings , at a meeting attended by seven of the ten co-ordinators .
20 The EC Commission has had a directive on landfill on the stocks for some time .
21 In the year 1981/82 it became clear that the evaluation project had had a number of ‘ spin-offs ’ , for instance :
22 Before he went to the hospital , John Coffin had had a telephone call from his current girlfriend .
23 Diligence , next one specific er to the er to the tax practice was the need to sort to establish er a a pensions er capability A B C capability , er Leeds office has had an A B C capability for er I think it 's erm six or seven years , something in that order .
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