Example sentences of "they have had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not like Hamburg , where they have had a tournament for a hundred years and people would go out and watch tennis at 7 am , even in the freezing cold . ’ |
| 2 | It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel . |
| 3 | They have had a stomach full of illusion . |
| 4 | They have had a warning , and a reprieve . |
| 5 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 6 | Many advice workers are unaware that they have had a democratic part in the policy decisions that have adopted these training requirements and some even see these demands on them as a personal affront . |
| 7 | Some fellows , when they have had a few drinks , and are in the presence of an attractive woman , are prone to talk too much . |
| 8 | for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply . |
| 9 | Homosexuals may also fear loneliness in old age , whether they have had a physical relationship or not . |
| 10 | As they are marginally faster , the ability to begin fleeing before they have had a chance to accelerate to full speed is crucial . |
| 11 | The Royal Company of Archers , based in Edinburgh , better known as the Monarch 's Bodyguard in Scotland , was not formed until 1676,193 years after the Kilwinning Society , but as they have had a continuous existence also , they can claim to be the oldest archery company in Scotland . |
| 12 | What has happened is that on conversion they have had a host of non-Christian friends . |
| 13 | They have had a 50-year run for their money , but as in Europe at the end of the 19th century ( a more appropriate historical comparison than the endless 1920s/1930s imagery ) there is a great hunger for new forms of governance . |
| 14 | They have had a substantial number dating back to the abortive anti-British campaign of the 1950s . |
| 15 | So only about one in three people buying on credit feel they have had a real option of choosing between different types of credit arrangement . |
| 16 | They have had a pleasant and pastoral existence since Republican Ambassador Charles Price , the man who replaced Ambassador Raymond Seitz , banned the gun-toting marines on duty at Winfield House , the official residence in Regent 's Park , from taking pot shots at them . |
| 17 | They have had a mortgage with the Abbey National for four years and recently took up the offer of a fixed rate of 10.99% until 1999 . |
| 18 | ‘ I have agreed with his owner to let him run at Newbury because they have had a lot of rain down south . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Just because they have had a slow start , it does not mean they are in trouble , ’ said Porterfield . |
| 20 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 21 | The Blue Arrows and Michael pages of the recruitment world have found it much easier because they have had a variety of products and services , and encompass a number of sectors . |
| 22 | There is still some poaching between the major executive search firms and Korn/Ferry founded their worldwide business on doing this in a very successful way , but more recently they have had a number of losses themselves both to Russell Reynolds in the States and Heidrick and Struggles in Europe . |
| 23 | Many headhunters themselves accept that some candidates are justified in considering that they have had a raw deal . |
| 24 | In a move to expand and diversify its activities within the Spanish mainland , Sotheby 's Holdings Inc. has purchased the Madrid auction house Edmund Peel and Asociados , with whom they have had a long-term business association . |
| 25 | That is something we emphasise very strongly to patients after they have had a myocardial infarct ; that they are working their way back to becoming just like everybody else . |
| 26 | After they have had a reasonable length of time to browse , the folder is taken back and they are asked a series of questions about the ads . |
| 27 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |
| 28 | Under the 1944 Education Act they have had a duty to provide this for numerous categories of children : the blind , partially sighted , deaf , partially hearing , physically handicapped , delicate , maladjusted , epileptic , educationally subnormal , children with speech defects , and the autistic . |
| 29 | They are more able to relax and enjoy the time with their baby when they have had a break from the everyday routine at home ; others find that having their own income gives them independence — and fewer money worries . |
| 30 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |