Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone has had some disappointment or failure . |
| 2 | There 's been , everyone has had seven cards and that 's not one of them . |
| 3 | Blood-tests are now available to tell whether someone has had German measles in the past , and nobody in their right mind would suggest that such a positive blood test indicated the presence of active German measles long after the patient had recovered from the infection . |
| 4 | If this message is output again it shows that someone has had direct access to the ORACLE database . |
| 5 | Mark himself has had two attempts at living independently . |
| 6 | Earthworms can also be stored alive in damp leaf mould placed in an icecream tub which has had small holes punched in the lid . |
| 7 | The external skeleton has one incidental quality which has had momentous results . |
| 8 | There was no official comment from China which has had close relations with Romania 's President Ceausescu . |
| 9 | Anyway erm what sh when I said to you when you , you said to me last thing oh yes that 's right , and he , anybody that father 's spoken to who has sort of had this Walkman on him , which has had umpteen sort of erm batteries and what have you tapes conversations , now she 'll be back again next Friday er to pick it up . |
| 10 | A place which has had 500 years of prayer . |
| 11 | Jobless growth , changes in the composition of the workforce , increased ‘ flexibility ’ of labour 's terms and conditions , have all contributed to an economic revival which has had minimal benefits where these are needed most . |
| 12 | There can be no doubt that it is a growth area , which has had distinct achievements in many countries . |
| 13 | Deaf education has been associated with a great deal of dogma which has had varying degrees of influence over the years . |
| 14 | One reason for the Groningen 's demise was the government 's policy of concentrating on the major pied breeds and closing the herdbooks of minors such as the Groningen , Lakenvelder and Witrik so that they were unable to give evidence of registered purebred bulls when new bull licensing laws came into force 20 years later — a move which has had devastating effects on minor breeds in other countries where similar laws were introduced . |
| 15 | But even in a Lutheranism which has had married priests for four centuries , the notion that the mere presence of a woman acting as priest pollutes the sanctuary can still be a powerful belief . |
| 16 | Another area of changed values which has had important effects is the growth of the concept of freedom and the decline in the importance of rules . |
| 17 | In his later work , however , Althusser modified his account of the distinction between science and ideology , a shift which has had important consequences for his analysis of the relation between individuals and practices . |
| 18 | This has been achieved despite direct competition for the German Government Bond contract from the recently created Deutsche Terminbörse ( DTB ) in Frankfurt , which has had considerable support from the German financial community . |
| 19 | A more general argument takes up the reference by Gramsci to the ‘ semi-colonial market ’ and develops the concept of ‘ internal colonialism ’ , which has had widespread application to areas as different from one another as the peripheral regions of Great Britain , the black homelands in South Africa , Alaska and the Amerindian areas of Central and South America . |
| 20 | A different sort of exhibition which has had some success in attracting attention , and thus newspaper coverage , is the prize competition . |
| 21 | The main example of the first is Habermas ' Theory and Practice ( 1974 ) , which has had some influence in this country mainly on education , social work and the ‘ caring ’ professions , particularly at the radical edge . |
| 22 | This century has seen a remarkably rapid secularization of British society ( with the exception of Northern Ireland ) which has had some effect upon the decline in voluntary action . |
| 23 | He once began a memorable contribution to a debate on the 1981 riots in Brixton with the words , ‘ My Lords , I think I am the only member who has spoken today who has had agricultural estates in Jamaica . ’ |
| 24 | There is a professionally qualified Staff of three in the Learning Support Department , , who has had many years of experience here at Heriot 's , both in the Junior School and in Learning Support ; ; who has more recently joined us after several years experience in Learning Support in other schools ; and who , as Head of Department and an experienced educational psychologist , is responsible for the assessment of our pupils and for the planning of their programmes within the Department . |
| 25 | The design has been created by Kenneth Carroll , who has had extensive experience in the worlds both of books and of newspapers — his clients have included Penguin ( where he designed the King Penguin and reference lists ) , Collins/Fontana , Heinemann and Pan , and he was also responsible for the most recent redesign of the Observer in 1989 and , when a partner of Carroll , Dempsey & Thirkell , co-designed the Independent . |
| 26 | The LTA is operating in what is today a very professional tennis world , yet on all the LTA 's innumerable committees , there is hardly a single person who has had personal experience of playing top class international tennis at the highest level since the game went ‘ Open ’ in 1968 . |
| 27 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 28 | The 32-year-old Irishman , who has had eight operations on his knees , has told Atkinson that rumours that he is about to quit are ‘ absolute nonsense ’ . |
| 29 | I have a case of a constituent in Newry , Mrs. Freda Williams , who has had two strokes and is bedridden . |
| 30 | The 30-year-old full-back , who has had two operations and months of frustration , makes a comeback in the Third Division relegation dogfight at Torquay . |