Example sentences of "had [adv] have an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 According to Marenches , he and the Shah had long had an excellent relationship .
2 The Crown had long had an unquestioned right to commandeer ships from coastal towns .
3 It is said , the son had a right to an equal distribution of his father 's property , and did complain to his father because he had not had an equal share , and said to him , I will cease to complain if you will not sue upon this note .
4 ‘ She had not had an easy life , especially towards the end , but the impression she always gave was of courage .
5 Charles remembered from working on The Strutters with him that George had always had an approximate approach to the text , relying , as did so many television actors , on a sort of paraphrase of the speeches which homed in on the right cue .
6 About 80% had always had an off-farm job and of the others most had started at a time of extra financial pressure on the farm , for example low prices for produce , loss due to weather or stock health problems .
7 ‘ I was never given the details , but Mum did remark that you had n't had an easy time . ’
8 She had n't had an early night for ages and when she did get to bed she did n't sleep but just lay there thinking about Karl .
9 They had even had an on-off affair and Harriet suspected he was in love with her .
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