Example sentences of "[noun sg] has have a [noun] " 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 Primarily the computer has to have a graphics capability , preferably monochrome and as high a resolution as possible .
8 Gary ‘ Wash and Go ’ Speed has had a Roy Keane-ish haircut
9 The Irish Bank Officials ' Association has had a claim outstanding since then and it has now reached the stage of the Labour Court .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 ’ .
14 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 .
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 AMP has had a business in the UK since 1908 .
21 ‘ Experience tells us that a team has to have a balance of young and experienced older players .
22 War has had a searchlight effect on historians as well as contemporaries , rendering the area outside the beam yet more obscure .
23 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 .
24 A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change .
25 But if the gate voltage is clocked very quickly ( at tens of megahertz ) , the negative-going edges of the clock pulse produce depletion , and the positive-going edges ( which restore the previous status quo ) arrive before the surface charge has had a chance to confuse matters .
26 In West Germany , every residential facility has to have a residents ' committee by law — this may not work in every case , but it speaks of a different attitude to the residents themselves .
27 I also make the rule that , before a person has had a turn , they sit with their legs crossed and afterwards place them out in front .
28 When the first person returns , the second takes over and the game continues until each person has had a turn .
29 ‘ The Commissioner has had a word with the Home Office .
30 ‘ The Prefect has had a call from the Minister .
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