Example sentences of "[verb] have a [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has had a long and complicated history ; but , at the present day , the form required by law for the creation and transfer of estates and interests in land is both uniform and simple . |
| 2 | Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period . |
| 3 | As your article said ‘ Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period ’ . |
| 4 | Himalayan skiing has had a long and painfully slow gestation period beginning with the activities of various Indian Army Officers in the early part of the century . |
| 5 | M&TIS Calibration laboratory has had a long and successful association with Rosemount providing calibrations of differential pressure transducers , typically to an accuracy of 0.09% at 500mbar differential and 200 bar static pressure . |
| 6 | Johnson Matthey has had a long and important involvement in the development of cisplatin and carboplatin , the platinum-based anti-tumour drugs used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancer . |
| 7 | We bring the Guinness Spot to a close with a local musician who has had a long and distinguished career in the country and blues divisions of rock . |
| 8 | Much post-modernist art has had a critical and contestatory function which is all too easily overlooked . |
| 9 | Dicey 's work has had a major and lasting impact . |
| 10 | At fifty five Mr Pacey has had a full and distinguished career in the police force . |
| 11 | Although black film making in America dates back to the days of the silents , it has had a dismal and frustrating history . |
| 12 | Mr. Perez de Cuellar has had a lengthy and distinguished record as Secretary-General and the House would wish to record its appreciation of his activities and those of his personal representative in securing the release of so many hostages . |
| 13 | It is an assumption that has had a profound and , it is now seen , a damaging effect on schools . |
| 14 | For the retrieved drift the float needs to have a top and bottom fixing , otherwise every pull on the main line will take the float under if it is attached by the bottom end only . |
| 15 | It can be contrasted with the thought processes of Western science , in which the march of phenomena is considered to have a definite and unique temporal direction from cause to effect . |
| 16 | He had met many famous and exciting people , he 'd had a rich and varied life , some of it rather sad . |
| 17 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 18 | In general , BC 's stewardship of the land is poor , with areas in which it has operated having a depressed and unkept appearance . |
| 19 | But I do expect to have a lot of laughter , I do expect to have a relaxed and open atmosphere . |
| 20 | The reconceptualisation which feminism is attempting has a direct and vital bearing on central philosophical issues , not only in political philosophy where it might have been expected , but also in epistemology , ontology , philosophy of mind , and ethics . |
| 21 | This includes having a balanced and nutritious diet and good personal hygiene . |
| 22 | He is shown to have a warm and sensitive side to his character which serves to increase its appeal . |
| 23 | ( Confidingly ) Now for a handful of guilders I happen to have a private and uncut performance of the Rape of the Sabine Women — or rather woman , or rather Alfred — ( Over his shoulder ) Get your skirt on , Alfred — ( The BOY starts struggling into a female robe. ) … and for eight you can participate . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've still got Jasper and he 's going to have a long and happy life , ’ she declared . |
| 25 | She had initially thought he might have come to reclaim the Madam 's brothel — in which case he was going to have a mysterious and fatal accident . |
| 26 | ‘ BNFL 's backing for the project should ensure its success and West Cumbria is going to have a unique and exciting new facility on its hands , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Vindication of the right to vote has a long and proud history . |
| 28 | The disease appears to have a natural and selective " forgetting " mechanism , as is also the case in any major physical or emotional trauma . |
| 29 | In most respects , however , the nude is un like those other genres and appears to have a particular and symbolic importance within the history of western art . |
| 30 | The idea of interest seems to have a clean and rational image . |