Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years , the life-history technique has had a revival in sociological research , being used by those who wish to develop ‘ oral history ’ . |
| 2 | It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride . |
| 3 | The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery . |
| 4 | Since the nineteen fifties each base has had a side . |
| 5 | Helpfully , the council added that : ‘ It should be pointed out that this action would be taken against all allotment holders , whether or not any individual holder has had a bonfire prior to the service of a notice . |
| 6 | Immediately after doing so , before her new skin has had a chance to harden , she is particularly vulnerable , so before the event , she ties down the door from the inside with ropes of silk . |
| 7 | The Irish Bank Officials ' Association has had a claim outstanding since then and it has now reached the stage of the Labour Court . |
| 8 | The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises . |
| 9 | A fourteen-year-old offender who 's had three holidays in Spain this year at tax payers ' expense has had a court case adjourned because he 's being interviewed by the police on other matters . |
| 10 | After six months , when the new employee has had a chance to settle in and learn the ropes , make a thorough and honest assessment of how well she/he is fulfilling the requirements . |
| 11 | Speaking of regulars , the comp complex has had a letter from G Douglas Vaisey pointing out what we all know , viz that ‘ the compers club is a mite exclusive ’ . |
| 12 | Amstrad Plc 's Personal Digital Assistant due for launch on Thursday sounds like a pretty hot property : the Daily Mail has had a sneak preview , and says that it is a £300 device that fits a jacket pocket with a pen-enabled screen on which the user can write notes and draw pictures that can be dumped onto a personal computer — ‘ looks good , feels good and is very clever ’ says the guy that saw it . |
| 13 | Local and national sports bodies have also objected on the grounds that the scheme would take away open space that could be used as a public sports field for a town which the National Playing Fields Association says has a shortage of open space . |
| 14 | NEC Corp plans to have a wireless digital terminal based on AT&T Co 's Hobbit chip on the Japanese market in September . |
| 15 | WP What do you think of the notion that much of the poetry produced in Eastern Europe as ‘ dissident ’ poetry has had a kind of easy ride because of its political context ? |
| 16 | My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon . |
| 17 | Buttonhook has had a history of epics — possibly 5b ? |
| 18 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |
| 19 | But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event . |
| 20 | When he replied that it was , she told him ‘ Come this way , your auntie wants to have a talk with you . ’ |
| 21 | AMP has had a business in the UK since 1908 . |
| 22 | As a piece of hardware the Touchmaster tablet appears to have a lot going for it compared with its rivals like the Grafpad and the Koala-pad . |
| 23 | Silver Reed tell me the double knit ribber does have a yarn holder and this holds the yarns you are not using at the end of the needle bed , making changing by hand easier . |
| 24 | But hypnosis does have a host of special features which can make it profoundly misleading in a forensic context . |
| 25 | And that brings me to the point that was made er by Mr and others on the other side of the table , that the structure plan does have a policy of a continued reduction in migration . |
| 26 | The boy 's had a bit of a whippin' , like . |
| 27 | But Kathie put life into perspective when her mother telephoned and , instead of enthusing at my achievement , Kathie said , ‘ The cat 's had a boil on its head . ’ ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Experience tells us that a team has to have a balance of young and experienced older players . |
| 29 | War has had a searchlight effect on historians as well as contemporaries , rendering the area outside the beam yet more obscure . |
| 30 | On the other hand , they appreciate that the job has had a number of new tasks grafted onto it , adding to its scope and variety . |