Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] have have [art] " in BNC.

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1 A difficult birth was soon linked to a disputed paternity , for it was said that Hortense had had a lover — several names were suggested — and that Louis-Napoleon was the result of an illicit union .
2 For a time it seemed that Christie 's had the inside track — they offered the Sharp apartment for sale in the late autumn of 1992 .
3 The first time in weeks that Doyle had had the chance to lazily watch a football match , and almost immediately the phone goes .
4 I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves .
5 She had understood that Frank had to have the bike .
6 But it is worth noting also that Scotland has had a relatively strong tradition of technical education for the last century , in contrast to the rather patchy developments south of the border ( Argles 1964 ) .
7 I presumed that Prentice had had a word in somebody 's shell-like , or maybe nobody was very interested .
8 He knew that Hoggatt 's had a heartbeat — all institutions did — but the pulse eluded him .
9 Then as soon as the last act goes up Bobby will ring for a doctor and say that Bunty 's had an accident .
10 A bystander at his creation , or rather arriving a few moments after it , would feel justified in assuming that Adam had had a mother , been born and brought up in the usual way , and was in every way like us ; but he would be wrong .
11 Terry 's family , unlike he himself , had n't had a great deal of experience of the world outside the States , so Peg had had an awful lot to learn .
12 Simon had n't inherited yet ; the house was entailed of course and as there was no direct male heir ( my being what I am ) it looked as if it were going to some cousin overseas , only later it became known that Mary had had a posthumous son : he 's still a minor — here 's another member of my family whom I have n't met , I seem to have an assortment .
13 I ve just had a quick look at text and it says that Durie has had a shock recall Sheringham and Dozzel are definatly out and that Kerslake is doubtful .
14 Colour matching is not a real problem , heraldry has distinct tinctures laid down and these are adhered to , although Mary has had the occasional viewer saying that the badge was never that colour !
15 I feel very proud that Dounreay has had a two year advantage in setting up this system . ’
16 Zwemmer chairman Philip Wilson said : ‘ Our six shops already have the largest stock of art books in the country , but this is the first time that Zwemmer has had a location that is suitable and at the centre of the art trade . ’
17 The underlying inference was that Drew had had the pockets renewed because of some tell-tale stain .
18 On May 20 the Iraqi National Assembly issued a statement rejecting the decisions of the UN 's Iraq-Kuwait border demarcation committee , saying that Iraq strongly opposed the committee 's structure and the method it had followed , and that Iraq had had no say in choosing the three independent experts who sat on it .
19 Back at the corner plot , the imaginary Seniors are delighted that Carole has had the gigantic poplar at the back removed .
20 It had been sent by her aunt 's neighbour who reported that Bertha had had an accident .
21 There was always a rumour that Noreen had had a baby to an Italian , but they had never heard the truth of it in Ireland .
22 Allchin began by admitting that Microsoft has had a problem communicating its approach to object technology and claimed he was on the panel to put the record straight : there are objects in Windows NT because there is an object management system in the kernel — its simply not exposed to users .
23 Once Barbara had had a good look at her new style in the mirror , she was very pleased with the change .
24 possible that Paul has had a already had a reply from the Destiny people , you know , the ap at my urging Paul joins these people to find himself another girl because I 'm so sick of hearing about Karen who 's treated him made a fool of him totally
25 We learn that John has had an affair with a fashion model ( Sunny Griffin ) , who moves in with her dresses , wigs and dog , but decides to leave after she has made a mess of the kitchen by boiling the spaghetti over .
26 The coroner heard it revealed for the first time — none of the family knew it — that Charlie had had a stroke a few months before , which explained the strange behaviour .
27 At the time , as I recall , it was generally thought that Leavis had had the better of things , partly because he made his a personal attack , and dealt Snow 's reputation as a novelist , which was then high , a blow from which it has never really recovered .
28 If Isabel had had the energy she would have wiped the solicitous smile off his face .
29 In Germany , by contrast , technical education was well advanced , and Napoleon had had the foresight to create institutions of excellence which would provide France with its future engineers , agriculturalists and the rest ; but many an English self-made man would want to see his offspring succeed in altogether ‘ cleaner ’ and more respectable fields , making their mark as doctors , lawyers , Oxford classicists or even politicians .
30 It was absurd ; if Parkes had had a gun it would n't have been a .22 .
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