Example sentences of "have have [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have had to wait a long time for the freedom , but it will be passed down and at least I can say that I was a Freeman of Chester . |
| 2 | Local authorities have had to implement a controversial Act , involving a considerable increase of responsibility for them , at a time when the creation of the new social services departments preoccupied the child care and social work staff . |
| 3 | We have had to spend a disproportionate amount of money on marketing and selling . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Unfortunately we have had to disappoint a large number of capable girls , causing the governors a great deal of anguish . |
| 5 | Over here the ball turns and our batsmen have had to learn a new technique in five weeks . |
| 6 | But they have had to overcome a surprising amount of resistance to the idea that nurses should be involved in research , chiefly from within the nursing profession itself . |
| 7 | They have been spied on by the paparazzi , betrayed by trusted servants , embarrassed by indiscreet friends , and have had to endure a constant torrent of innuendo , gossip , lies and half-truths in newspapers , magazines and books — none of which are they able to repudiate . |
| 8 | So the reality is that , in the last seven months , the Taylors have had to make a radical reassessment of family expectations . |
| 9 | For those Celtic supporters who have had to tread a thin line between desperation and devastation this season , there was no inclination to do anything other than wallow in it being their team who had put an end to Rangers long , unbeaten run . |
| 10 | I have had to find a provisional title for the venture to use in my various requisitions for staff , accommodation , etc . |