Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHOOTING victim Jason Ward has had the plaster removed from his shattered limbs . |
| 2 | CANCER drug campaigner Janet Murray has had the first tablets which may give her a chance of a normal life . |
| 3 | Mr. Dennis has had the benefit of living in the house , despite his bankruptcy , for over eight years since he was adjudicated bankrupt . |
| 4 | Furthermore , ‘ there have been questions about his loyalty ’ , for Alderson has had the temerity to caution the service about an apparent drift towards paramilitarism . |
| 5 | A man who was alleged to have killed barman Brian Hawkins has had the charge against him dropped . |
| 6 | Taft and Ross ( 1969:221 ) point out that ‘ The United States has had the bloodiest and most violent labor history of any industrial nation in the world . ’ |
| 7 | It is still not clear whether the PowerPC has had the multi-processing guts ripped out of it , though Michael Slater editor of Microprocessor Report informs us modifications made to it include having 38 opcodes deleted , which means that all instructions that use multiply and quotient register , difference or zero and three integer operand instructions have all been wiped out . |
| 8 | ‘ The NHS has had the lion 's share of the very substantial increases in public spending over the last few years , and this has resulted in higher standards of care and treatment , ’ he writes . |
| 9 | Ruth 's had the usual odd spills and scrapes herself , but never anything very bloody . |
| 10 | West Yorkshire has had the benefit of that . |
| 11 | At a time when English officialdom has been worrying about the fact that some among their top youngsters are playing more golf than is good for them , Stevely has had the same feelings where his own pupils are concerned . |
| 12 | It was an easy promise to make , since Stevenson 's had the contract to extend the New Treasury Building , which housed the chaotic Railway Office , which , in turn , was a division of the Board of Trade . |
| 13 | China has had the status since 1980 , when America waived a law ( originally intended to benefit Soviet Jews ) that prohibits MFN for countries which restrict emigration . |
| 14 | This means that claims by UK citizens under the Convention must always be pursued to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to obtain judgment , with the result that the UK has had the highest number of judgments made against it by the European Court of Human Rights for one or more violations of the Convention 's terms . |
| 15 | A man accused of killing a young British model in Paris has had the charge of murder against him dropped . |
| 16 | ‘ Unless Genghis Khan 's had the lot . |
| 17 | ‘ Clarissa 's had the knackers off me . ’ |
| 18 | George Bush has had the advantage which always goes with the holder of the highest office of being addressed as Mr President . |
| 19 | Colour matching is not a real problem , heraldry has distinct tinctures laid down and these are adhered to , although Mary has had the occasional viewer saying that the badge was never that colour ! |
| 20 | But Daly has had the big finger pointed at him before , for excessive drinking , for allegedly smashing up hotel rooms on the minor tours , for his whole attitude . |
| 21 | It seems that scarcely one Black artist in Britain has had the benefits of an extended professional career : a dealer , regular exhibitions , interested critics , sales and the support of one 's peers . |
| 22 | During the past twenty five years Italy has had the highest strike rate in Europe . |
| 23 | Back at the corner plot , the imaginary Seniors are delighted that Carole has had the gigantic poplar at the back removed . |
| 24 | What 's more , Bill has had the benefit of 15 years ' experience in roomset photography for his advertising clients . |
| 25 | It is only justice to state that , while France has had the merit of inaugurating the industrial production of aniline red , England may , thanks to the activity , science , and untiring efforts of Mr. Nicholson , claim the honour of having brought this manufacture to its present high degree of perfection . |
| 26 | Not oven at Lord 's had the flood been so severe . |
| 27 | President Havel has had the dreary uniforms of the Communist state redesigned by Theodore Pištěk , the costume designer for the film Amadeus , much of which was shot in Prague . |
| 28 | TURKEY king Bernard Matthews has had the stuffing knocked out of his profits in the last six months . |
| 29 | Philips Electronics NV has had the ratings on its long-term senior debt affirmed at Baa-1 and its short-term debt at Prime-2 by Moody 's Investors Service Inc , affecting about $1,550m in debt . |
| 30 | P.P.O.W. has had the bright notion of reviving that intersection this month in a show called ‘ Between the Sheets ’ . |