Example sentences of "had [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had n't had the guts to do it . |
| 2 | Clinton has seen off those who have had the guts to compete for the prize . |
| 3 | Whoever he was , he had had the guts not to shout . |
| 4 | Ho ho Keith , some wags at the NME have taken to calling MAW ‘ musicians against success ’ because — get this — those musicians who 've had the guts to stand up and be counted like Sinead O'Connor , The Farm , Carter USM , Cud , Billy Bragg , Lisa Stansfield , The Stones , Lush , Orbital and Soho are all ‘ failures that no-one 's heard of ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Even today , after all this time , she has not had the guts to say sorry to us , ’ said Teresa 's father Stephen Power , 57 . |
| 6 | He should have had the guts to demand more or get out . ’ |
| 7 | He might have wanted to but he would n't have had the guts . ’ |
| 8 | Have you had the accounts from John ? |
| 9 | I 'm my own man and that 's very important in these times , even if you have n't had the problems I 've had , and you have n't , because that 's perfectly obvious , you 're sitting there and asking me the questions . |
| 10 | One of the subscribers taking part in the trials said : ‘ I would n't have had the problems I had with malicious calls a few years ago if I 'd had Caller Display then . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The keys of old harpsichords are indeed often seen to be hollowed ; however , what this suggests is not that Handel had been assiduously practising on it for many years , but rather that ( being at least loo years old when Hawkins saw it ) it had never had the keys replated. 19th-century scholars were intrigued by this tale , and more than a century after Handel 's death embarked on the quest to rediscover the instrument . |
| 13 | ‘ Now that I 've had the frocks made , I think I will definitely do the pantomime — even if they have to suspend me from pegs , ’ she declared . |
| 14 | He saw him pull a couple of rabbits out from under a bush so he must have had the boots too . ’ |
| 15 | They had found the answer to the American conundrum , and they assured themselves that no other people on earth would have had the qualities necessary to do so . |
| 16 | Well I 've had the sniffles at the moment but we 've had a lot of people at work with |
| 17 | District nurses have always had the skills to treat acutely ill patients , but have not had nurses or aides under them . |
| 18 | A month ago Nutty had had the wires taken off her teeth . |
| 19 | It will have had the views of professional designers , boatbuilders and other advisers , intermingled with the views of experienced operators . |
| 20 | The underlying inference was that Drew had had the pockets renewed because of some tell-tale stain . |
| 21 | Well now , you 've had the Minutes of the last A G M meeting , that blue copy , and may I take it that er you accept those , and we can agree that they are accepted . |
| 22 | Cnut is also said to have had the relics of saints Botulf and Jurminus translated there , and a ditch dug round the abbey 's lands to protect it from interference . |
| 23 | I 'd had the he , I 'd had the headlights out |
| 24 | The gallery has had the railings restored ; they were originally upright , but are now horizontal . |
| 25 | I have tried to show in this book that though the academic institutionalizing of vernacular literary study which began about a century ago had good , even inescapable reasons in its origins , its later progress has not had the effects the founders hoped for . |
| 26 | ( 1978 ) and have had the effects of igneous heating removed . |
| 27 | This massive Japanese sportswear giant has always had the resources to make an impact in the running market , now it seems to have the will . |
| 28 | The evidence suggests that they have ‘ clamoured for more staff and for improved premises , ’ but the family health services authority has not had the resources to support this , nor were suitable vacant sites in which premises could be developed easily available in inner London . |
| 29 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’ |
| 30 | It 's a bit stiff still but I 've had the stitches out and still no pain . ’ |