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

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1 Of these , only three had had a continuous hospital admission lasting more than five years .
2 Some workers turned to Palestinian unions , although these had had a chequered career .
3 The new ethos of the '80s had had a positive effect on the character of the people , just as the ethos of the late ‘ 70s had a severely negative effect .
4 Of the players , Gooch in particular had had a good tour and was really beginning to fulfil his potential , but the difference between the two bowling attacks seemed just to be increasing .
5 Gatting in particular had had a good series , batting well and leading the team excellently ; with the first Test then drawn under his leadership , how different the rest of the summer might have been had he not invited the famous barmaid to his room .
6 Each had had a different school experience : one in a G.P.D. S.T. school right through from its junior department , another going from a local primary school to the secondary school for year , then to a formerly all-boys but now mixed public school up to the V form , and then back to the VI form College in her home area .
7 Forty three per cent had been investigated , often extensively , before referral , and eight had had a non-curative cholecystectomy .
8 Investigations included barium meal , barium enema , endoscopy , ultrasound scanning , intravenous urography , spinal radiology , and laparotomy before referral , and eight had had a non-curative cholecystectomy .
9 It was understandable that branch members should be reluctant to risk a fall in recruitment through another increase in fees : yet the rises of 1956 had had no discernible effect .
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