Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 There are now two further exclusions which apply — if the insured at the time of effecting insurance is receiving inpatient treatment or is on a waiting list for inpatient treatment and if he has received a terminal prognosis then no payments will be made .
2 Moscow has publicised a secret agreement allegedly signed between Washington and Islamabad in June 1982 which offered the United States the right to use Pakistani naval and air bases .
3 Meanwhile , British 800 metres record holder Kirsty Wade has arranged a social evening tonight to boost the trust fund set up for Cameron Sharp , the former international sprinter disabled in a car crash last year .
4 Thereafter it hammers away with great effect until it has excavated a narrow tunnel as much as three feet long .
5 The team has completed a second survey recently .
6 A group at the Royal Free Hospital in London has implicated a vasculitic process possibly initiated by the measles virus since encoding mRNA has been found in affected tissue .
7 I think our discussion here has come a full circle really .
8 The pound , which has enjoyed a decent run so far this week , was again under pressure and sank back against the mark and the dollar .
9 For years the Post has enjoyed a high reputation locally for its excellent food and service , and the addition of a luxurious wing , means that a matching standard of accommodation is now offered .
10 A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter
11 Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots .
12 ‘ Anna has suffered a great deal already , yet nothing that 's happened has been of her making .
13 But if a child mutates in a big way , so that it has moved a long distance away from its parent in genetic space , what are the odds of its being better than its parent ?
14 Now the exercise has moved a further step forward , with yarn ranges presented to knitwear manufacturers and retailers .
15 Over the years he has done a marvellous job enthusiastically promoting the theatre and bringing world-class productions to local audiences in spite of the difficulties posed by the Troubles .
16 As my comrade from Scotland says John Prescott has done a good job here , but I have to say it 's not up against very much .
17 The Commissioner has adopted a higher profile recently by exhibiting at various professional gatherings .
18 Starting with Camco , the newly appointed Chief Executive er , has been very , very active and has made a great impact already .
19 LOTHIAN AND BORDERS Police has made a big step forward in crime prevention work with its new information caravan .
20 In fact she has made a cryptic entrance already in the fifteenth line of this canto : ‘ … of Berengar his heirs was this Eleanor ’ .
21 These strictures apply specifically to financial services ; an important and different case is that of tourism where the UK 's world share has shown a marked improvement particularly since 1974 [ ibid ] .
22 ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him .
23 There is no doubt that the growth and authority of employers ' associations has had a major influence both upon the development and the direction of collective bargaining in many countries .
24 His jockey has had a solid season too , 18 wins from 142 rides , busier than ever before .
25 He obtained the next job for which he applied and , as far as I know , has had a successful career subsequently .
26 Erm , somebody tells me that Sarah is erm doing very well but has had a foul cold ever since she 's been over there , is she very well now ?
27 Lloyd 's has had a difficult time recently but it remains vital if London is to retain its pre-eminent position in the world insurance market . ’
28 The Parisian art dealer Daniel Malingue has opened a new gallery here , managed by Simon Studen and Dominique Lévy , former head of the paintings department of Sotheby 's .
29 It 's got a posh name , I ca n't remember what it 's called now , but it has got a posh name too .
30 ‘ He has got a big name already but it 's going to get even bigger in Italy .
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