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

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1 Presumably the regret that Flaubert was n't more involved in life is n't just a philanthropic wish for him : if only old Gustave had had a wife and kiddies , he would n't have been so glum about the whole shooting-match ?
2 Several teenage mothers in this book had had a home tutor and most had enjoyed it .
3 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 .
4 The long night had had a result ; he was back in control again .
5 One policeman had suffered a detached retina from the blast and one onlooker had had a heart attack .
6 Anyone seeking temporary work beyond his own parish had to have a certificate ( signed by the minister and an overseer ) which acknowledged legal responsibility .
7 Then the American millionaire had had a heart attack .
8 Before experiencing a Methodist conversion , Bamford senior had been a noted drinker and wrestler , but even at that time had had a taste for books .
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