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

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1 MIKE LYONS has had a change of fortune in his coaching career — literally !
2 For someone who is only 24 Charlie Swan has had a lot of falls and has broken both legs and arms as well as his nose .
3 The reason Jake had had a change of heart was because he had finally realised for himself that Janice would not make a good mother for Kirsty , and that Shiona , on the other hand , would .
4 ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’
5 Mr Mobutu said on Thursday he believed he could produce an agreement this month , after Mr Savimbi had had a week of talks with US officials , including 30 minutes with President Bush , and agreed to accept Mr Mobutu as mediator between his Unita guerrilla organisation and the Luanda government .
6 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 .
7 Sotheby 's had a couple of rare Currier and Ives lithographs : bidding by phone for the very rare ‘ The life of a hunter .
8 Bingham has had a number of options available over the last year but always contended that Rogan , irrespective of his omission , was still very much part of the set-up .
9 Aggression or no aggression , Leith had had a surfeit of him and his calling the shots .
10 Once , Sarah had had a kind of beauty — pale-skinned and dark-haired , with big lustrous eyes .
11 Carolyn had had a couple of goes at it and made it into — well , more of a privet dodo than a hen .
12 Uzzell had to have a piece of plastic inserted into his eye and a metal plate put in his cheek to repair the damage .
13 Ford had had a measure of success in restoring confidence , but the national mood remained generally pessimistic and unresponsive to political leadership .
14 CAPRICORN — VERY few Capricorns have had a whale of a time in the past few years .
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