Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Scotland 's success rate at Twickenham has been as elusive as the Chancellor 's green shoots of recovery : in 35 visits since 1911 , the Scots have enjoyed a mere four victories , with five matches drawn . |
2 | I have seen a great many sights , you know . |
3 | The smaller societies have had a lousy 12 months and this year is looking no better . |
4 | Markets have had a bad few weeks , but if the City gets upset about the outcome of the election , or the currency markets react strongly , there could be more pain in store . |
5 | I have had a wonderful 10 years , but the financial pressures are mounting and it is time I moved on . ’ |
6 | Since then I have spent a solid twenty years in the service , with posts at the U. K. Delegation to N. A. T. O. , Bonn , Peking , and now Oslo … |
7 | ‘ I have wasted a good many minutes hunting about the front . ’ |
8 | Researchers at Dundee University have identified a poisonous blue-green algae bloom at Loch Awe , not previously recorded in British upland freshwater lochs . |