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

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1 Animals have to have a certificate of health .
2 WP What do you think of the notion that much of the poetry produced in Eastern Europe as ‘ dissident ’ poetry has had a kind of easy ride because of its political context ?
3 MIKE LYONS has had a change of fortune in his coaching career — literally !
4 My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon .
5 For someone who is only 24 Charlie Swan has had a lot of falls and has broken both legs and arms as well as his nose .
6 Buttonhook has had a history of epics — possibly 5b ?
7 But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event .
8 Now it seems thay 've had a change of heart and have decided that there 's room in the side for a specialist wicket keeper .
9 The reason Jake had had a change of heart was because he had finally realised for himself that Janice would not make a good mother for Kirsty , and that Shiona , on the other hand , would .
10 The Marshal had called back a number of times and each time the woman 's sobs had had a note of triumph in them .
11 The boy 's had a bit of a whippin' , like .
12 ‘ Experience tells us that a team has to have a balance of young and experienced older players .
13 On the other hand , they appreciate that the job has had a number of new tasks grafted onto it , adding to its scope and variety .
14 ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’
15 After young bands have had a couple of hit singles , with their album selling well , everybody wants to see them perform live .
16 Forest have had a lot of dodgy results lately .
17 Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people .
18 Mr Mobutu said on Thursday he believed he could produce an agreement this month , after Mr Savimbi had had a week of talks with US officials , including 30 minutes with President Bush , and agreed to accept Mr Mobutu as mediator between his Unita guerrilla organisation and the Luanda government .
19 Mr Harrower said : ‘ The media have had a lot of fun at our expense , but this is a serious business .
20 Standing sex has had a bit of a bad press — mainly because it tends to be used for illicit love-making by young couples who have no bedroom to go to .
21 In this the government has had a measure of success in that twenty-three separate sales have gone ahead , and most of them have been greatly over-subscribed .
22 Sparc laptop house RDI Computer Corp , San Diego , California has had a change of guard : start-up specialist , Roy Wright , has been brought in as president to run day-to-day operations , while co-founder , Rick Schrameck , remains chairman and CEO responsible for the company 's direction , strategic alliances and new product development .
23 Deano has had a string of duff matches , yet Wilko sticks by him !
24 The use of computers in cartography has had a number of effects ; first of all , cartography as a discipline has become more independent of geography .
25 Throughout my life my tummy has been , as it were , my Achilles heel ; and around this same time the condition of my colon , which for the latter part of my life has had a habit of tying itself in knots , became particularly acute .
26 Already in Carolingian times the imperial army had had a nucleus of fully trained warriors who served their lord in exchange for holding substantial fiefs .
27 Sotheby 's had a couple of rare Currier and Ives lithographs : bidding by phone for the very rare ‘ The life of a hunter .
28 Since then , the Grade I listed property has had a succession of owners .
29 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 .
30 Bingham has had a number of options available over the last year but always contended that Rogan , irrespective of his omission , was still very much part of the set-up .
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