Example sentences of "[noun sg] had have the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All Léonie managed to discover from the postman 's hints was that the priest had had the bones taken away for a quick burial in the cemetery with as few people present as possible , and that people were still visiting the site of the apparitions , waiting to see whether Thérèse would go back . |
| 2 | Commentators suggested that the attempt had had the support of wealthy former politicians , whose ambitions had been foiled by Babangida 's refusal to allow the " old guard " of politicians to stand for office on the return to party politics . |
| 3 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 4 | A funeral procession from the workhouse had had the temerity to pass through his Lordship 's private grounds , thereby producing feelings of outrage . |
| 5 | ‘ I did notice the changes , of course , but I just thought the old lady had had the house done over for them — the parents . |
| 6 | Would to God the dear girl had had the smallpox in a mortifying manner , then she 'd be lovely in the excellencies of her mind only and out of dangers of suffering from the transient beauties of countenance . |
| 7 | Shortly thereafter cracks began to appear in the house both internally and externally and the purchaser had to have the house underpinned at a cost of £1,444 and had obtained estimates of between £1,500 and 12,000 for repairs to the superstructure . |
| 8 | She got into the back of the car , and was glad to see her unconscious had had the foresight to include a bar . |
| 9 | She wrinkled her nose in irritation , wishing that her father had had the foresight to warn her that it had not been fully completed , instead of waving her on her way with a cheery remark about how the change would do her good . |
| 10 | But he maintains that boxing is not his favourite sport , saying without hesitation : ‘ If my father had had the budget for it when I was young , I would have been doing motor racing . ’ |
| 11 | One man had done that , one man had had the power to call them all out here on to the moor , away from their homes , their jobs . |
| 12 | When she heard that a mere layman had had the effrontery to advise on civil service matters , she went to see the Minister on the following day to tender her resignation . |
| 13 | To borrow a phrase from a biography of Van Gogh , the writer had had the advantage of having the artist as a coauthor . |
| 14 | In the midst of all these , School had had the benefit of his being a Governor for 46 years ( he was first nominated by the Borough Council in 1923 ) and Chairman for eleven . |
| 15 | In 1757 Postlethwayt went so far as to argue that the national debt had had the effect of transferring property to the " money-mongers " at such a pace that , " Since our debts have taken place , not near one tenth of the land of England is possessed by the posterity or heirs of those who possessed it at the Revolution . " |
| 16 | He set up Merson 's first with a bit of right wing trickery after Palace had had the audacity to take an eighth minute lead and then laid on Campbell 's stunning left foot volley , Arsenal 's third , all in the first 16 minutes . |
| 17 | If the Leader of the House had had the foresight in those early days to see the merit in that legislation , he would not have felt it necessary tonight to move a savage guillotine motion to curtail debate on the measure . |
| 18 | The TVS producer had had the idea of asking Hyacinth to play the role of ‘ guest interviewer ’ and had spent an hour or so that morning , showing her something of how it was done . |