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

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1 Johnson Matthey has had a long and important involvement in the development of cisplatin and carboplatin , the platinum-based anti-tumour drugs used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancer .
2 Despite her screen success , Bardot has had a troubled life .
3 Such success for developing countries is not always the case , even in the same industry ; Bolivia has had a sorry experience in trying to do the same as its Eastern rivals , but has suffered from a critical lack of expertise .
4 ‘ But of course we 'll know more when Professor Bearden has had a look . ’
5 MODERATE : Treasury spokesman Alan Beith has had a high profile , though he must occasionally feel like a comma in the economy debate between Mr Lamont and Mr Smith .
6 ‘ Nurse Yates has had a few .
7 San Francisco has had a privatised police force since 1851 , when the city cops were so desperate for help that they sold off districts to private enterprise .
8 JULIA Somerville has had a horrible year .
9 Caps are to be awarded but after two Test defeats in New Zealand Fouroux has had a clearout which brings in four newcomers and creates a largely unfamiliar pack designed to take on Australia next month .
10 Hemmings op : Former England off-spinner Eddie Hemmings has had a minor operation on his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage .
11 At fifty five Mr Pacey has had a full and distinguished career in the police force .
12 Afghanistan has had a long history of neutrality and non-alignment which Soviet leaders have assiduously fostered .
13 Gill Hill has had a broken elbow — we wish her all the best for its return to full mobility .
14 Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time .
15 I do n't often sympathise with footballers , but Payton has had a nightmare spell through circumstances .
16 He might have better awareness etc , but I should bloody hope so at 30 … unless O'Leary has had a set back with his injury ? ? ? ?
17 Judge Edward has had a distinguished career in the law culminating with his appointment in 1992 as a Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities .
18 Paul Crossley has had a unique association with Tippett 's music , commissioning the Third Sonata and giving the first performances of No. 3 and 4 .
19 Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site .
20 But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
21 Dana has had a slight accident , ’ Roman said , his deep voice expressing his concern .
22 Samson has had a wide experience in the electronics industry , working with Plessey Co Plc , Standard Telephones and Cables Plc and GEC Plc , where he was managing director of GEC Consumer Products Group until 1989 .
23 It was absurd ; if Parkes had had a gun it would n't have been a .22 .
24 For a minute I thought my luck had changed and something good had happened , like Malpass had had a heart attack and I had a corpse in the back .
25 Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener .
26 Andre Moga , the president of Beglès and one of the so-called ‘ barons ’ of French rugby , made the following comment : ‘ If Rodez had had a good president at the time this would not have reached court ’ .
27 Since this meeting , Richard had had a further debate with his conscience .
28 I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves .
29 For a while now , Mrs Thatcher and President Mitterrand have had a communication problem with Mr Kohl .
30 Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid .
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