Example sentences of "have had [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Opponents said the plan would have had a variable impact , because of differences in the charges of landfill operators across the country . |
| 32 | ‘ No idea — but I gather she must have had a wonky heart . ’ |
| 33 | The firearm in an angel 's hands must have had a powerful impact on Indian converts . |
| 34 | You might have thought these further disclosures would have had a powerful effect on me but , of course , I was inured to surprise where this man was concerned . |
| 35 | The boy must have had a terrible time at school . |
| 36 | ‘ He would slag off someone terribly and you would think they must have had a terrible row . |
| 37 | Because you 'd have got a queue of traffic here , you 'd have had a terrible junction |
| 38 | If the new religion forced too difficult and direct a choice , it could have had a sticky launch . |
| 39 | The agency account man must have had a sticky time explaining that one to the client . |
| 40 | And we only wanted the melted chocolate , we could have had a sticky finger then could n't we ? |
| 41 | But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 42 | This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 43 | We have spoken about old partners as if they will always have had a long life together and that is indeed the case in many of the pairs whom we currently encounter . |
| 44 | The ozone pollution problem may have had a long association with southern California but it has now become a very serious problem in the Texas Gulf coast , the north-east corridor , and other heavily populated regions ( figure 8.11 ) . |
| 45 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |
| 46 | The rather un-Byronic 30-year-old Dustin Hoffman must have had a similar experience on the morning of 22 December 1967 when he opened the newspapers . |
| 47 | Walking into a parliament of psychologists , like the governing Council of the British Psychological Society ( BPS ) , she might have had a similar reaction . |
| 48 | Some Saharan ergs may have had a similar origin but others may have occupied basins of centripetal drainage into which sand was transported in periods of wetter climate . |
| 49 | The dazed expression had almost left her face and I wondered if she might not have had a slight stroke when Celia abandoned her , and was now recovering . |
| 50 | Mary would have had a blue fit if she had known about Ethel Ramsden 's adventure : |
| 51 | Again , the trade guilds probably had enough storage space in their own guild-halls for the coffin and cloaks , they might even have had a private stock of candles . |
| 52 | A Titford family photograph taken in the early 1890s shows husband and wife with five daughters and young Marwood , the girls in neat smocks or severe black dresses , the son in an Eton collar , and every one of the group looking his or her most miserable Sunday best Those photographers who made a speciality of enticing young ladies to say ‘ prunes ’ and ‘ prisms ’ to bring out their charming dimples , called ‘ watch the birdie ! ’ with much gusto or tried ‘ cheese ! ’ in the hope of a smile would have had a rough time indeed with severe-looking Benjamin James and his wife and children . |
| 53 | football may have had a rough old week … but we 've got some celebrating to do now … |
| 54 | The increase in this woodland may well have had a beneficial effect on the Woodcock and has provided the increasing breeding Redpoll population with an abundance of habitat . |
| 55 | ‘ They both might be fit for Saturday and , even though they will not have had a reserve team match , they could well come straight back into the squad , ’ he added . |
| 56 | If I had a father-in-law as cold and unfeeling as Prince Philip — not to mention a mother-in-law more concerned with protocol than emotions and a husband who prefers to talk to his plants — I 'd have had a nervous breakdown by now . |
| 57 | Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’ |
| 58 | We might even have had a decent election and the country might have been saved a good deal earlier , but everyone knows that that is how we got here . |
| 59 | A planet with a small mass , midway between Earth and Mars , would have had a low gravity and a thin atmosphere . |
| 60 | Nonetheless , he may well have had a guilty conscience : he certainly tried to use his influence to poison Mozart 's career , out of sheer jealousy at the younger man 's superior talents ; but he does not seem to have been directly involved in his death . |