Example sentences of "[vb -s] have [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir John enjoyed the Thatcher party ; Sir Denys has suffered a Major hangover . |
| 2 | In his only digression from prepared remarks , Francisco Rodriguez said : ‘ The government today has had to control a new attempt at subversion frustrated by the will of our people and of our armed forces to wage struggle . ’ |
| 3 | Many visitors to Luanda leave with the image of a dead city , where large glass windows in state-run shops reveal mostly empty shelves , where sewage too often runs through the streets — there 's a cholera epidemic now — where the state has had to hire a private firm which imported Filipino lorry drivers to clean up a decade 's worth of rubbish . |
| 4 | With the exceptions of Teddy Taylor and John Biffen , of whom more in a moment , each one , because of the strength of his views , has had to eschew a ministerial career , although each would without doubt have made a distinguished holder of office . |
| 5 | ‘ My children are shunned at school and every member of my family has had to become an accomplished liar , ’ he said . |
| 6 | As a young director working with all-male crews , Karen has had to confront a high level of overt sexism , something the grant-aided sector does n't necessarily prepare you for . |
| 7 | See our problem page maybe one of our NCT mums has had to handle a similar problem . |
| 8 | He has had to find an alternative group in Europe which will be able to hold its own against the formidable record of Eliot Gardiner 's English Baroque Soloists , and has chosen well with the Hungarian ‘ authentic ’ orchestra Capella Savaria . |
| 9 | Certainly not from the club scene , where an average gate is rarely more than a few hundred and even a big club like Hawick has had to launch a special initiative to arrest their declining membership . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , strike partner While there has been no doubting the high regard Beardsley is held in around Everton , many had begun to question Mo Johnston , whose future at Goodison had been in doubt after two months in the cold , looks to have earned a temporary reprieve following his equaliser against Liverpool . |
| 11 | As with mangrove forests , they do not consist of a single species that happens to have exploited a particular niche , but of a whole group of species , not necessarily related to each other , each of which is adapted to the rich pickings . |
| 12 | Attempted suicide appears to have become an acceptable way of expressing distress among some people , and has therefore been likened to a fashion . |
| 13 | Now Daniel , 10 , appears to have made a remarkable recovery with just chemotherapy treatment and cancer tablets . |
| 14 | ‘ Your ankle appears to have made a remarkable recovery , ’ he said caustically , switching the subject . |
| 15 | ‘ As I say , sir , my father appears to have made a full recovery and I believe he is still a person of considerable dependability . |
| 16 | Also whilst Women 's Studies , particularly in Higher Education , appears to have achieved a certain respectability and is flourishing , Black Studies is on the decline and receives little public support from those concerned about racism . |
| 17 | This betrayal appears to have provoked a large-scale opposition — as it were , an alternative ‘ fundamentalist ’ priesthood , militantly at odds with the established one which had prostituted itself to an illegitimate king . |
| 18 | Mary Leapor appears to have given a great deal of thought to Pope 's ‘ Epistle to a Lady ’ . |
| 19 | Some ministers , like some clergymen and bishops in the Church of England , were extremely well paid : Parker appears to have received an annual salary of £1,700 ( nearly £60,000 in 1990 ) while Spurgeon received £1,500 . |
| 20 | If he appears to have produced a static image of Celtic society , as if the Roman impact was not yet to be observed , he must have known what he was doing . |
| 21 | But small or not , it appears to have left a nasty bite mark on her arm . |
| 22 | He appears to have occupied a middle position , holding that while Gentile Christians need not be circumcised or keep traditional Jewish festivals , they should respect Jewish food laws . |
| 23 | 1.45:KIM Bailey appears to have found an ideal reappearance race for one of last season 's most improved chasers DOCKLANDS EXPRESS . |
| 24 | Most important of all , however , in creating a greater understanding of and attachment to the Protestant message was the regular use of the Elizabethan Prayer Book , which appears to have experienced a gradual increase in popularity as its ceremonies grew in familiarity over the course of the queen 's reign . |
| 25 | Now he appears to have performed a spectacular U-turn . |
| 26 | Behind the desk , the receptionist appears to have had a late night . |
| 27 | Though we can not imagine that Innocent wrote all these , he appears to have had a close relationship with his chancery . |
| 28 | Experience of the complexities of government in a society such as that of the new Soviet Union appears to have had a dramatic effect on his earlier Utopian vision of the conduct of governmental affairs ( Medvedev 1981 , p. 39 ) . |
| 29 | Early in his career Thornton appears to have had a clear idea of the disposition of his circuit . |
| 30 | One brand new product that seems to have scored a huge hit at the recent MacWorld show is Adobe 's Illustrator . |