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

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1 For a while now , Mrs Thatcher and President Mitterrand have had a communication problem with Mr Kohl .
2 Most readers have had a predilection to dismiss the arguments and speculations .
3 Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid .
4 In the past , German cars have had a reputation for sparse levels of equipment , but this is gradually changing .
5 If it is too strong , the soil will be dry before the animals have had a chance to move out of it and they will die in the soil .
6 Pipe smokers and whisky drinkers have done much better , with a fall in duties of around 20% , while wine drinkers have had a ball , with a 30% fall in tax .
7 You may have noticed over the last three slides that several of sites have had a zero er percentage registered and we certainly feel that in a couple of these sites this was probably due to poor note-keeping rather than a percentage .
8 Despite the fact that many western European countries have had a core curriculum for some years , prescription through central authority is associated , at least in the public mind , with authoritarianism .
9 In the meantime the younger strawberries have had a chance to come through .
10 After young bands have had a couple of hit singles , with their album selling well , everybody wants to see them perform live .
11 After reading this you will not be an expert on fusion science , but you will realise that fusions fluctuating fortunes have had a lot to do with the way in which the science and technology developed .
12 Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again .
13 Equally no-one travelling on to Nicaragua could fail to notice the difference from Guatemala — people still have to live with civil war but for ten years have had a government that has actively promoted mental health .
14 Forest have had a £175,000 offer rejected by the Fourth Division club who are unwilling to sell the former Kettering player while still in the FA Cup .
15 Forest have had a lot of dodgy results lately .
16 Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people .
17 Professionals in academic institutions often have an administrative and managerial role within the institution ; and over 80% of managers have had a college education , half of them studying liberal arts subjects .
18 ‘ And Morgund and Gillocher have had a minutio , but nothing serious .
19 This can not be precisely quantified , but several writers have had a stab at a formula .
20 Some retailers will attempt to ‘ free ride ’ on others , perhaps offering low prices and a warehouse-type ambiance , once customers have had a product demonstrated elsewhere .
21 ‘ The main Parcelforce ads have had a halo effect on international services and have taken the pressure off corporate image building for us , ’ says Parcelforce International 's services manager Andy Young .
22 Most of these studies have had a struggle to remain solvent , and have depended on the generosity of charitable foundations such as Nuffield and Ford , as well as finance from government agencies , often via the health services .
23 Instead , the civil servants have had a walkover .
24 I mean these people have had a pay freeze since November nineteen ninety and these grievances were as a result of a new pay structure last year that actually worsened the terms and conditions since nineteen ninety , but till then we 've been making steady progress in getting better improvements and we 've gone backwards .
25 Mr Harrower said : ‘ The media have had a lot of fun at our expense , but this is a serious business .
26 ‘ Good , live firing 's just stopped and if the last few nights are anything to go by , we 'll be hearing from the battlegroup soon , once their own fitters have had a chance to check out the day 's casualties. ,
27 Knowsley SSD research and development officer Joe Blott referred to community care as the ‘ great unknown ’ , and like many of his colleagues elsewhere he is reserving judgement until the financial implications of the policy have had a chance to play themselves out in practice .
28 It 's embarrassing and they take advantage especially at parties where some girls have had a lot to drink . ’
29 The winner will be the first Six in which all the members have had a go at egg rolling and have returned to their places .
30 Although Conservative Members have had a lot to say on the subject , in Standing Committee E the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) said : ’ The effect of the amendments ’ — in other words , an amendment to the Bill in order to make these affirmative orders — ’ would be that all regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure . ’
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