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

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1 The Prince had had an inkling of what was to come in Wales , when the crowds had been so eager to see Diana that they could scarcely hide their disappointment if Charles and Diana took one side of the street each and they were on the side of the street he took .
2 To borrow a phrase from a biography of Van Gogh , the writer had had the advantage of having the artist as a coauthor .
3 However , no occasion has yet arisen on which the courts have had an opportunity to demonstrate the Convention as having practical effect in this aspect .
4 Primarily the computer has to have a graphics capability , preferably monochrome and as high a resolution as possible .
5 The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery .
6 If the kitchen had had a serving hatch , I could have scared the living daylights out of them .
7 It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride .
8 If all parties consent , and the guardian has had an opportunity to make representations , the court may grant the request without a hearing .
9 Since 1870 , Banks insisted , the association had had an office in the town devoted exclusively to the rescue of women and children .
10 If it is too strong , the soil will be dry before the animals have had a chance to move out of it and they will die in the soil .
11 Commentators suggested that the attempt had had the support of wealthy former politicians , whose ambitions had been foiled by Babangida 's refusal to allow the " old guard " of politicians to stand for office on the return to party politics .
12 During the meeting Yassir Arafat , the PLO chair , stressed that the PLO had had no alternative but to support Iraq during the Gulf war .
13 He says … he says one of the cars has had an accident in the rain .
14 On the way home , the car had had a tendency to wander from one lane to another on the road .
15 ‘ It 's simply that while we 've been playing well in possession , we have n't been doing the job when the opposition have had the ball .
16 The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises .
17 All Léonie managed to discover from the postman 's hints was that the priest had had the bones taken away for a quick burial in the cemetery with as few people present as possible , and that people were still visiting the site of the apparitions , waiting to see whether Thérèse would go back .
18 She goes on to say that the justices came to the view that the justice on the Friday had had no power to remand Mr. Bell in custody until the Monday , as the remand did not fall within the terms of section 7(5) of the Act of 1976 and that , accordingly , they no longer had any jurisdiction to hear the matter .
19 The boat had had no luck on the West coast .
20 It is still not clear whether the PowerPC has had the multi-processing guts ripped out of it , though Michael Slater editor of Microprocessor Report informs us modifications made to it include having 38 opcodes deleted , which means that all instructions that use multiply and quotient register , difference or zero and three integer operand instructions have all been wiped out .
21 But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event .
22 The gallery has had the railings restored ; they were originally upright , but are now horizontal .
23 The CNAA made ‘ a tacit political bargain with the DES … for the CNAA to have had a dagger in its hand and kill off the government scheme would not have done ’ .
24 But Kathie put life into perspective when her mother telephoned and , instead of enthusing at my achievement , Kathie said , ‘ The cat 's had a boil on its head . ’ ’
25 On the facts of the case the rules of natural justice had been broken because the constable had had no opportunity to comment upon the allegations made against him .
26 The boy 's had a bit of a whippin' , like .
27 A funeral procession from the workhouse had had the temerity to pass through his Lordship 's private grounds , thereby producing feelings of outrage .
28 He said the Chancellor had had no choice but to put interest rates up last week .
29 Mr Portillo said the Chancellor had had no option but to increase taxes to curb ballooning Government borrowing .
30 My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon .
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