Example sentences of "[vb -s] had [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He looks as if he has had one facelift too many .
2 So anyone who kept their shares has had one hell of a ride and has still multiplied their investment 15 times , at least .
3 It is also true that the growing body of scientific evidence has had one effect in that the agreed levels of exposure to both people who work in the industry or who live in the vicinity of power stations have become steadily more stringent since the early days when it was thought unnecessary to warn military personnel that there was any risk in their presence a matter of miles from an atomic test explosion .
4 ‘ Our tour doctor has had one batch of blood tests on Jones but was unable to make an absolutely positive diagnosis and has taken a second set of tests . ’
5 Our tour doctor has had one batch of blood tests on Jones but was unable to make an absolutely positive diagnosis and has taken a second set of tests . ’
6 She is an elderly lady , she has had one stroke , and she has a personality disorder .
7 The 30-year-old full-back , who has had two operations and months of frustration , makes a comeback in the Third Division relegation dogfight at Torquay .
8 I have a case of a constituent in Newry , Mrs. Freda Williams , who has had two strokes and is bedridden .
9 This has had two effects .
10 He won two handicap hurdles last season over this course and has had two races to tune him up again and he is not badly handicapped .
11 Mark himself has had two attempts at living independently .
12 THE Salman Rushdie affair has had two consequences .
13 Our ‘ ad hoc ’ group has had two meetings so far , some folk crawling out of hospital to attend ( ! ) .
14 He has had two heart attacks and two major by-pass operations .
15 Paco Rabanne has had two lives in his present incarnation — that of the revolutionary 60s dress designer , and then as the name behind one of the world 's most successful men 's fragrances .
16 Former Hull coach Smith , who has agreed a new 12-month contract with St George , claims he has had two offers to return to England for the 1993-4 season .
17 The Advanced Courses Development Programme has had two thrusts .
18 A superb mimic , Hopkins has had two years of varied non-stop work , which he loves because ‘ I come alive , I feel it enriches me ’ .
19 An employee will not be eligible for a redundancy payment unless he has had two years ' continuous employment .
20 Lourdes has had two histories .
21 has had Two Face Commit technology for five years in support of that style of application .
22 Ashcroft , who took over at Salford when Alex Murphy left in 1980 , has had two spells at the Willows , broken by a couple of seasons at Warrington between 1982 and 1984 .
23 Harford has played for Lincoln , Newcastle , Bristol City , Birmingham and Derby and has had two spells at Luton .
24 France has had seventeen constitutions since 1789 and , as the figure suggests , seems rather to enjoy drawing up new ones .
25 Anyway erm what sh when I said to you when you , you said to me last thing oh yes that 's right , and he , anybody that father 's spoken to who has sort of had this Walkman on him , which has had umpteen sort of erm batteries and what have you tapes conversations , now she 'll be back again next Friday er to pick it up .
26 In the last week , one MP has received 100 calls and another has had 70 letters .
27 Olive Cookhorn , 57 , has had 70 operations in 40 years .
28 Northern will have the experienced Roy Powell , who missed the semi-final , in their pack and also play hooker Brian Noble , who has had 14 stitches inserted in a facial wound .
29 Hendrie , who has had six clubs , said : ‘ It 's just nice to settle somewhere .
30 McMullen has had six fights in his pro career , winning four , losing one and drawing one .
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