Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] have have [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ No , but until my late teens I spent each and every holiday on the Algarve so I have had conversations with quite a few . ’
2 Perhaps she had had polio so that one of her legs would be in irons .
3 Perhaps you have had telephone problems of late and you are waiting for the Telecom engineer .
4 ‘ To see the baby , ’ had been the bait , and so she had had tea with the Baileys and the baby , whom Mrs Bailey had adopted — a piece of altruism which staggered Sally-Anne , who thought that Mrs Bailey had enough to do on too little with her own brood .
5 So she 's had summer holiday plans fallen through .
6 So we 've had hell and high water with
7 Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number .
8 Erm it come from the county surveyor , apparently he 'd had complaints .
9 Already I had had presentiments of the satisfaction I would feel when I eventually got the bag home — the huge relief as I unpacked my treasures .
10 The new plough will be ready any day now and already I 've had farmers come and see me about turning over both new and old ground for them .
11 Now , already we 've had calls on the next story .
12 THE shocking drink-driving ads may be effective but already we have had incidents of courts letting offenders walk free .
13 Clearly the minister 's response is inefficient , it 's it 's quite inadequate and what is required is a much more positive stance from the minister , and can the minister tell us whether or not he will be , he will be giving the opportunity to mature entrants to the apprenticeship scheme so that people that have been thrown on the scrap heap over this last fifteen years will have an opportunity and can he tell us whether or not he 's had discussions with British Coal enterprise to allow miners that have been made redundant to come into the new apprenticeship scheme so that they will have new skills which will help them to get new jobs .
14 Already he has had offers from league and , although he has no interest in switching codes at the moment , the history of the game is littered with examples of guys who were caught at a low ebb by rugby league scouts and consequently signed .
15 It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought .
16 I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made .
17 That was what had caused it , of course , of that she was convinced , or would be once she 'd had time to work on it !
18 Also I 'd had feedback from the moss chart that children enjoyed scouring the poster for tiny details , so I looked for a solution that would allow as many items as possible to be painted the same size .
19 I remarked on the truculence , boorishness and dishonesty which I had encountered , routinely , in the hotel and in restaurants ; indeed , whenever I had had dealings with anyone in a public capacity .
20 also we have had promises of items on loan when we eventually open the Museum .
21 I was even glad now I 'd had trouble with the M-16 ; did n't want him thinking I was too handy with weapons .
22 In fact , he wrote , I suspect that I will produce a better edition , one more worthy of its subject , now I have had time to mull over its implications and to watch the blossoming of your reputation .
23 Now she had had time to get to know him better , see other sides of him as well .
24 So far we 've had door handles coming off in our hands , sticking windows , a rotten floorboard and a pretty coal-effect fire that produced no heat .
25 Let's pick someone completely at random , , now we 've had Tracey figuratively speaking !
26 By now he had had confirmation of the news he had been expecting for some time .
27 That seemed obvious now he had had time to think .
28 And today I 've had cereal , gon na have lunch about twelve , and then have dinner tonight .
29 Well I 've had pleurisy .
30 Well I 've had cases in the bus you know .
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