Example sentences of "have had a [adj] relationship " in BNC.
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1 | The mink has had a chequered relationship with us , but we must remember that the changes are of our own making . |
2 | In the past this Association has had a good relationship with the DLO in Derry . |
3 | Judith is astonished , as she has had a difficult relationship with her mother , whom she feels has little maternal feeling . |
4 | ARGOS , the nationwide catalogue-retailing group which has had a volatile relationship with the City in recent months , regained its status as one of the sector stars yesterday with a better-than-expected 1992 performance and a cautiously optimistic view of the future . |
5 | Another exception to the proposed pattern , is the 34 acre town at Caister-by-Yarmouth ; this is the only town apart from Brough-on-Humber , which occupied an exposed position on the east coast , vulnerable to sea-raiders and it probably required this protection , but it must also have had a special relationship with the nearby Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle . |
6 | ‘ It seems to me , ’ shrewdly , ‘ you must have had an unfortunate relationship to make you so prejudiced . |
7 | Though we can not imagine that Innocent wrote all these , he appears to have had a close relationship with his chancery . |
8 | I had known this lady for many years and could claim to have had a friendly relationship with her . |
9 | Deborah 's parents had had a tumultuous relationship in which frequent violent arguments would be followed by tender love scenes . |
10 | My personal life had been a disaster : I had had a lousy relationship with my mother ; been frightened of my father ; from time to time my marriage had been close to the rocks and I had been an uncaring father . |
11 | Over the years , in my role as home tutor to his mother , I had had a privileged relationship with Balbinder and his family . |
12 | It must have been obvious to the jury that these witnesses were in a special position , one as the husband of a woman with whom the defendant had had an intimate relationship and the other as the sister of the deceased , whom the defendant had shot , according to himself , accidentally . |
13 | The event might not have any obvious long-term adverse significance and may in fact have seemingly positive rather than negative features , such as the reappearance and request to renew contact with a lover with whom a person had had an intense relationship a few years earlier . |
14 | ‘ I 've had a stormy relationship with everyone I 've ever worked with , ’ says Nicky , ‘ because I care about what I do ! |
15 | Noise and Other Statutory Nuisances We have had a good relationship with our neighbours in the past and will endeavour to continue to maintain these . |
16 | We have had a good relationship with the borough councils and do n't want to lose it . ’ |
17 | Homosexuals may also fear loneliness in old age , whether they have had a physical relationship or not . |
18 | All the people with whom we have had a significant relationship are retained as imagos ; a private society inside of us . |
19 | Both feminists and contemporary philosophers in England and America have had an uneasy relationship with psychoanalytic theory . |
20 | In working with US manufacturers , die shops are confronted with many engineering changes and historically have had an adversarial relationship with auto companies . |
21 | ‘ In the past , the industry and the government have had an adversarial relationship in this area ’ , says Colucci . |
22 | And I do n't think he 's had a deep relationship for some time . |