Example sentences of "had a [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Coming up in a few minutes , the artist who 's had a six year love affair with the Malvern Hills .
2 Although I joined the company only two and half years ago , the contracts which we had then had a two day , three day price on them .
3 I feel very proud that Dounreay has had a two year advantage in setting up this system . ’
4 They 'd have had a nine inch thick
5 The footings and parts of the walls of around 300 chambers have survived on the ground floor ; the presence of several staircases implies the existence of upper storeys and , taking into account the destroyed upper floors as well , the original temple may have had a thousand chambers altogether .
6 Examples of the latter include the installation of an electric blanket at Murrayfield , which has meant that they are the only home union not to have had a Five Nations match postponed within the last 30 years , whilst they always have a venue for important representative matches available there if the weather tries to sabotage the programme .
7 Except they 'll have had a four course meal to eat .
8 erm It was really one of the guidelines , it was the , if we considered doing that then I do n't think we would have had a four nation programme or certainly a five nation programme at the start , I do n't think we would 've er stayed together , it was really one of the basic requirements not to have that capability .
9 Jessica probably knew ten times more about these things than she did , she 'd had a million times more experience , at any rate .
10 Jean would appreciate a note from you about what royalties she might expect in the near future , remembering she 's had a 500 advance .
11 Well we 've had a eighteen month old .
12 It was an exchange they had had a hundred times during childhood at the end of some day 's adventure in remote fields .
13 When he was killed he had had a hundred pounds on him .
14 The slave trade may be considered , like the fabulous hydra , to have had a hundred heads , every one of which it was necessary to cut off before it could be subdued .
15 He was right , a fire watcher came in saying that there was a stick of small unexploded bombs right down the Palace Road but that the junction of Munster and Dawes Road had had a hundred pounder and houses had gone .
16 Once Keith left it at the home of some guy he 'd had a one night stand with , and when he went back to get it he was so embarrassed he had sex with the guy again , which was a mistake for both of them .
17 Cos they 've not had a three hour training sessions .
18 He says that they 've had a three man gang picking up peoples rubbish for the last seven years .
19 Voluntary organisations like the Rainer Foundation are at last being listened to and boroughs that ten years ago might have had a dozen children 's homes now have only a couple .
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