Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [adv] have a " in BNC.

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1 Due to its flat landscape , Norfolk has long had a reputation for its fantastic light quality , a phenomenon that has been captured to great effect by many painters .
2 Perks has never had a birthday like it ! ’ she said .
3 A man who has had a lot of success in a relatively short space of time — he has been training 15 years — Homer Scott has already had a Liverpool winner .
4 Caterham has already had a significant success in the US when it was invited to compete in the Sports Cars of America 's 24-hour race in Ohio , and won .
5 Williams explained in the court that the MRF had just had a new intake of NCOs .
6 So if the two eat very much the same , but , for example , Ann had always had a small packet of peanuts with her evening drink , then she will have to give up those peanuts permanently to stay slim for ever .
7 The last revellers had finally been seen off at nine in the morning ; they and Margot had done some cleaning up before going to bed , though Ken had anyway had a couple of hours ' sleep between three and five , when he 'd fallen into a deep slumber on the wicker couch in the conservatory .
8 Dana had always had a fine sense of her own importance , and Claudia was n't certain she would consider another woman 's need before her own desires .
9 GEORGE HARRISON and ERIC CLAPTON have apparently had a falling out , resulting in Clapton 's diminished presence on the upcoming live album of the pair 's recent Japan tour .
10 Like those of Caracas , the stations of Mexico have generally had a bad press .
11 This area of Falkirk has always had a resident population of these handsome but predatory birds .
12 VAUX chairman Paul Nicholson has always had a larger than life attitude to the manner in which he conducts his business .
13 Fortunately Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent and so I found the idea of letting a Scottish company loose on these plays totally irresistible .
14 Neil Welliver has always had a special fondness for trees .
15 Eva has always had a special relationship with Margaret , the younger , quieter sister but the ones at the top of the family are also high ill her esteem.Joyce was loved for the way she helped " mother " them and Beverley , the eldest boy , was another of her heroes .
16 At the time of going to press , Sir Anthony had already had a series of strategy discussions with chief executive Dr Brian Eyre , as well as meetings with the DTI 's privatisation advisers , investment bankers Barclays De Zoete Wedd , and our own advisers , management consultants McKinseys and merchant bankers Lazard Brothers .
17 Once Dolly and Gertrude had been in the back row of the chorus at the Palladium , and Gertrude had even had a solo spot with a comic song … he had seen a photo of her somewhere as Burlington Bertie …
18 This country was bankrupt , and had to borrow money from the United States of America to keep going , and er , Russia had just had a revolution and was still in chaos .
19 Unusually among popular music entertainers Mr Faith has always had a strong awareness of financial matters , trading up his homes and investing wisely .
20 ‘ First team coach Liam O'Kane has always had a good relationship with the players and he , too , would come into contention .
21 ‘ No Villanuova has ever had a job , that 's why , ’ he replied as if he were talking to a child .
22 Left : Collectair has long had a fascination with the magazine Tee Emm .
23 Because Hemsworth has always had a large Labour majority , it sounds like a great monolith , but it is very far from that .
24 According to Marenches , he and the Shah had long had an excellent relationship .
25 What the , I believe committees have never had and least of all Mr papers produced on behalf of Mr have never had a serious rigorous objective assessment of the vacancy situation of the future which first of all starts from issue a rolling programme of refurbishments that we have n't really seen sight of the of the implications of that on the number of vacancies .
26 Botham has always had a taste for showbiz .
27 As a New Town , Cramlington has always had a dual function .
28 ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’
29 Lindsey had always had an interest in the Lockheed P-38 Lightning .
30 She had no idea that Bridget and Geoffrey had ever had an affair .
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