Example sentences of "have have a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Michael Levey and Neil MacGregor , the present director , have had a genuine vision of what the National Gallery stands for and an authentic commitment to the idea of a museum . |
| 2 | After they have had a reasonable length of time to browse , the folder is taken back and they are asked a series of questions about the ads . |
| 3 | But the plain fact is that I have had a devilish run of ill luck , and I do not care for Thompson 's tariff . |
| 4 | We have had a good couple of months and we are fairly positive about the outlook for the remainder of the year . ’ |
| 5 | We welcome people from every party , it does n't really matter which party , or even if they belong to no party , who are just committed to seeing a representative representation , seeing more women in there , because women in this country , just as a matter of fact , have a rather different experience from most men , and if you 're making a decision then you want there the people who have had a wide range of experience , who can bring that experience to bear on making the decision . |
| 6 | I am white , I 'm middle class in terms of my background and to that extent have had a certain degree of privilege and I 'm also in some situations , easy enough to attack . |
| 7 | I have had a real gutful of it . ’ |
| 8 | So only about one in three people buying on credit feel they have had a real option of choosing between different types of credit arrangement . |
| 9 | Though Ronnie Shade , in his halcyon days as an amateur , came as close as any golfer one has seen to hitting shot after shot without any discernible sidespin , most of the elite of professional golf have had a preferred shape of shot since — and probably long before — the days of Harry Vardon and his fade . |
| 10 | Some buildings are larger and better known than others , and have had a great deal of publicity ; others are perhaps more modest in both scale and workmanship , but still deserving of attention as an important part of the local scene . |
| 11 | Although these have had a great deal of success in calculations of nuclear masses and shapes , recent laser experiments have produced some results that do not agree with them . |
| 12 | The Mnchener is suing Atlantic Richfield for nearly $150m , alleging that the company knew that the products the unit was developing would never be commercially viable , and according to the Wall Street Journal citing electronic mail messages , one of which says that as it appears the development ‘ is a pipe dream , let Siemens have the pipe , ’ and another that says ‘ We will attempt to finesse past Siemens the fact that we have had a great deal of trouble in successfully transitioning technology from the laboratory to the factory ’ ; Atlantic Richfield denies attempting to mislead Siemens over the unit . |
| 13 | The reason why we have not been able to debate the report is that we have had a great deal of other business to do . |
| 14 | Meanwhile — and here is a term that is proving to be particularly confusing — we have had a veritable flurry of activity in the area , or more precisely areas , designated as ‘ information management ’ . |
| 15 | Your success can be hindered by adverse influences and attitudes : if you have had a negative experience of language learning at school , or elsewhere |
| 16 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 17 | I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back . |
| 18 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
| 19 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |
| 20 | Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries , but both are near enough to fitness and form . |
| 21 | Referring to the " past tragedy of another people " as it affected the " present existence " of the Palestinians , and addressing " the Israeli people , with whom we have had a prolonged exchange of pain " , the speech noted that " the occupier can hide no secrets from the occupied and we are witness to the toll that occupation has exacted from you and yours " . |
| 22 | Conditions in which there is depletion of its , which are essential for emulsifying fats in the gut , are also characterised by low levels of vitamin E. Examples are people with liver disease , or who have had a large part of the ileum ( ’ lower ’ end of the small intestine ) removed . |
| 23 | Well , at certain times we have had a large number of Bengali patients . |
| 24 | Both my classes , the one on semantics and the one on pragmatics , have had a large number of students on them , which is gratifying in suggesting their popularity , but I shall pay the penalty when I have to mark all their papers . |
| 25 | The Germans have had a different structure of labour laws for many years . |
| 26 | What is now called democracy in the West would not satisfy some of those , past and present , who have had a different conception of it . |
| 27 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 28 | But a defiant Wilkinson said : ‘ We have had a few days of mourning after the European Cup defeat , but this match gives us another route back into Europe and we know how important it is to stay on it . ’ |
| 29 | Note here the sessile oak trees , their acorns without stalks , and also the hawthorns , which have had a magnificent crop of berries — ‘ haws ’ — this year . |
| 30 | Similarly , similarly I have prepared all this but just shortly before the meeting I have had a whole wodge of suggestion forms going back to November which I have obviously not taken into account yet . . |