Example sentences of "[noun sg] had have [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The few parents in the study had had children relatively late , when they had established reputations which would bridge a career break .
2 This scorpion had had prey of an entirely different nature in his sights .
3 He acknowledged that his marriage had had difficulties in the past , and conceded " wrongdoing " and " causing pain " within it , but insisted that it was now stable and strong .
4 But the Chief Warden had had instructions this was not to be an easy summer .
5 The fan who had given him the pen had had L. M. inscribed on it .
6 The teacher 's widow continued to deny that her husband had had sex with his killer 's 15-year-old daughter , and the dead man 's brother spoke of the ‘ fantasies ’ of the teenage schoolgirl .
7 The court had to have regard to the ascertainable defect in the mentality of the defendant , and whether it showed a predilection to do harm to others .
8 Duke had had difficulty in getting his name on the ballot in many states .
9 But the first is also significant , suggesting that the duke had had designs on some of the earl 's patronage .
10 But the first is also significant , suggesting that the duke had had designs on some of the earl 's patronage .
11 In a manslaughter case in which the dead wife had had affairs with other men , Mr Justice Leonard said ‘ [ the defendant ] deserved sympathy because his life had become miserable ’ .
12 The station had to have yards large enough for hundreds of such vehicles to be marshalled , areas where the animals could be tethered or grazed , perhaps for days .
13 At first the Athenians and Inaros were brilliantly successful , as revolts from Persia often were , initially — before the Great King had had time to mobilize a feudal force from nothing .
14 It was apparent from elsewhere in the responses that four Polytechnics and five Colleges had had cuts in the area of Language in Education , and that one College and one Polytechnic had had increases in provisions within the previous five years .
15 Tom said that he could never be sure , but he suspected his father had had affairs throughout his marriage , perhaps with prostitutes .
16 Therefore the workstation had to have software to manage the screen display too .
17 But after reading reports magistrates were told the youth had had difficulty coming to terms with his father 's recent death .
18 Mr Jones said the agency had to have regard to the need to provide a full service to claimants in the area .
19 According to Rahab , the Jericho prostitute , the people of her city had had news of the way the Israelites had come out of Egypt , and their hearts had melted and their courage had evaporated away ( Josh.
20 Nevertheless a high number had had contact with the Board probably because of the method of selecting prospective farms .
21 Meanwhile , the kitchen had to have priority downstairs .
22 The rail link between Djibouti and Addis Ababa via Dire Dawa was suspended from Oct. 4 as clashes continued between EPRDF forces and Issa groups which since the late 19th century had had responsibility for security along the line .
23 Well er in the early days , erm there were occasions where erm if I may say so , that , that just to divert for a moment , the scheme had to have supervision , and there was an increase in the staff , the number of foremen and chargehands increased .
24 The prospect of a candlelit dinner with a visiting British nurse had had Dieter Teufel glancing at his wristwatch all day .
25 The company had had data galore .
26 One patient had to have emergency operation because of uncontrollable bleeding .
27 So that when you left er the mother had had time to , to get up she had n't had any bad nights .
28 None of the patients with 3849+10 kb CT had had meconium ileus or had liver disease or diabetes mellitus .
29 Margaret Allan , 35 , a student , told Margaret Paton , the depute fiscal , that her son had had permission to stay out until 9 pm on the evening he disappeared .
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