Example sentences of "has had one " in BNC.

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1 He looks as if he has had one facelift too many .
2 Although their creation had the disadvantage of prolonging the existence of the House of Lords long beyond its natural term , it has had one beneficial effect in broadening the representation of women in parliament .
3 The delay in starting rescue work has had one welcome effect .
4 It is also true that the growing body of scientific evidence has had one effect in that the agreed levels of exposure to both people who work in the industry or who live in the vicinity of power stations have become steadily more stringent since the early days when it was thought unnecessary to warn military personnel that there was any risk in their presence a matter of miles from an atomic test explosion .
5 However , the rebellion against this concept has had one positive effect .
6 So anyone who kept their shares has had one hell of a ride and has still multiplied their investment 15 times , at least .
7 Greece has had one of the most lavish old-age pension schemes in the western world , measured against national income ; it spends relatively half as much again on its elderly as the OECD average .
8 HOWEVER dire the rest of Britain 's economy , it has had one sure prop : the City of London , still the world 's leading centre of international finance .
9 She is an elderly lady , she has had one stroke , and she has a personality disorder .
10 Mr. Walker : Re-location has had one remarkable effect on Wales .
11 On to the present , and whatever the political and academic motivations behind the all-embracing National Curriculum , there is no doubt that it has had one overriding effect : it has demoralised teachers , and its prescriptive nature and reliance on testing have reduced their spare time and sapped their energy .
12 ‘ Our tour doctor has had one batch of blood tests on Jones but was unable to make an absolutely positive diagnosis and has taken a second set of tests . ’
13 Our tour doctor has had one batch of blood tests on Jones but was unable to make an absolutely positive diagnosis and has taken a second set of tests . ’
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