Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] chequered [noun] " in BNC.

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1 London Road has enjoyed a chequered history .
2 The mink has had a chequered relationship with us , but we must remember that the changes are of our own making .
3 The corporation has had a chequered history since then .
4 But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
5 The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents .
6 It has had a chequered history , including use as a powder magazine .
7 Durnin , who 's twenty seven , has had a chequered career at the Manor and was sent off twice last season .
8 The 0-4-4T loco has had a chequered restoration history since arriving back from a stay in the United States of more than 20 years .
9 The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history .
10 But the block , like most of its kind , had had a chequered history .
11 Some workers turned to Palestinian unions , although these had had a chequered career .
12 The charges of genocide that followed were denied by Iraq but pressure accumulated for a UN investigation , not least through the criticism of Turkish premier Ozal , whose own country 's relations with its Kurdish minority have enjoyed a chequered history over the years .
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