Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have had [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , above the placard speed a severe gust can raise the loads on the wings and cause damage before the weak link has had time to break and relieve the situation . |
| 2 | Further , representatives of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have had access to a large quantity of files in [ that state ] and copies of certain of them which have been returned to London , and among these files is documentation concerning the affairs of your clients . |
| 3 | This scorpion had had prey of an entirely different nature in his sights . |
| 4 | Nevertheless a high number had had contact with the Board probably because of the method of selecting prospective farms . |
| 5 | The prospect of a candlelit dinner with a visiting British nurse had had Dieter Teufel glancing at his wristwatch all day . |
| 6 | Occasionally the stall is recognised by the pilot so that a preventative movement can be made before any serious wing-drop has had time to develop . |
| 7 | But the Chief Warden had had instructions this was not to be an easy summer . |
| 8 | But the thing that concerned me , my little lad 's had tonsillitis three times on the trot . |
| 9 | Since the beginning of life , Tory mythology has had students down as long-haired layabouts with no sense of duty , patriotism or where the bathroom is . |
| 10 | Deep Purple have had albums in the charts every year since nineteen seventy . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The Norweigan international goalkeeper has had contract talks with chief executive Terry Venables and looks set to get a new deal after a string of brilliant performances . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ In the past no one individual has had responsibility for training , but in an effort to formalise and develop staff training a working party has just been set up ( to be chaired by the Branch Development Officer ) to organise and develop staff training at all levels ’ . |
| 16 | Each project has had problems with builders -buildings have always taken longer than anticipated . |
| 17 | It 's the second time in a year that the same company has had produce destroyed by French farmers angry about EC imports . |
| 18 | After all , the Conservative Party has had provision for electing a new Leader while in office since 1975 and it has not been used in that circumstance . |
| 19 | So all new houses , certainly in Severn Trent region , since that date have had water meters . |
| 20 | This award-winning double-bill has had sell-out tours across Europe , Australia and New Zealand . |
| 21 | 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 ’ . |