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

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1 I ve just had a quick look at text and it says that Durie has had a shock recall Sheringham and Dozzel are definatly out and that Kerslake is doubtful .
2 ‘ But of course we 'll know more when Professor Bearden has had a look . ’
3 And what the manifesto is , is trying to do is to er set an agenda for about how the lot of private homes can be improved , and er fixing rent is one thing which the government er traditionally has had a responsibility for and which needs , er must be linked in with conditions because what we have at the moment is a situation where you get , in Oxford , a er a family living in one room being charged er over two hundred pounds a week by an individual landlord , and that 's clearly unacceptable .
4 Halle blow FOOTBALL : Oldham 's Norwegian international defender Gunnar Halle once a target of former Sunderland manager Denis Smith has had a bone graft operation and will be out for the rest of the season .
5 Someone close to me has had a cataract operation in both eyes .
6 In recent years , the life-history technique has had a revival in sociological research , being used by those who wish to develop ‘ oral history ’ .
7 Dick has had a ministry to businessmen for many years .
8 Mary has had a relationship with a married US senator ( Michael Tolan ) .
9 Insignia declines to comment on whether it has licensed Windows source code , though one Insignia insider said the company has had a Windows license for two years .
10 The next mill downstream has had a variety of names over the years : Russell Mill , Lowes Mill and more recently , Malvern Mill .
11 Cruttwell , it seems , was one of his old mentors from RADA days and has had a variety of film titles , on this occasion ‘ production consultant . ’
12 Since 1988 it has had a working arrangement with the Tokyo Stock Exchange ( TSE ) which allows the TSE 's Topix stock index and Japanese Government Bond futures contracts to be traded on the CBoT .
13 One patient with shunt thrombosis has had a CVA and no attempt has been made to recannulise the shunt .
14 It is significant that the first country to enact data protection legislation was Sweden , which has had a freedom of information regime for over 200 years ; the Swedes have become accustomed to a much more limited version of personal privacy as a result .
15 A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change .
16 I do n't often sympathise with footballers , but Payton has had a nightmare spell through circumstances .
17 Moore has had a nightmare season after signing for Scarborough last summer on his return from playing in Europe .
18 His final point about trust is fair enough , it sounds like he has had a gutful of Leeds fans berating him for sticking to his guns .
19 Zwemmer chairman Philip Wilson said : ‘ Our six shops already have the largest stock of art books in the country , but this is the first time that Zwemmer has had a location that is suitable and at the centre of the art trade . ’
20 Steve Gilbert has had a beard for 20 years and says he ca n't imagine life without it .
21 ‘ The Prefect has had a call from the Minister .
22 Now , ( a ) Yvonne has had a row with Dulcie and wo n't do her ballet , and ( b ) as the Ballet Club is producing Igor in July , they wo n't let it out again so soon .
23 The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises .
24 If we are pretty sure that someone has had a heart attack though , we 'll whistle up the RAF helicopter to get the casualty straight to the hospital .
25 Sparc laptop house RDI Computer Corp , San Diego , California has had a change of guard : start-up specialist , Roy Wright , has been brought in as president to run day-to-day operations , while co-founder , Rick Schrameck , remains chairman and CEO responsible for the company 's direction , strategic alliances and new product development .
26 MIKE LYONS has had a change of fortune in his coaching career — literally !
27 But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event .
28 British Steel 's Corby Works , the headquarters of the company 's Welded Tubes business , has had a presence in the town since the early 1930s .
29 The turkish team had 8 new players since Norways 3–1 in Oslo and a new manager so i guess the turks has had a shake-out to prepare for the future .
30 In this the government has had a measure of success in that twenty-three separate sales have gone ahead , and most of them have been greatly over-subscribed .
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