Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] have had a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 De La Rue have had a major commitment in the North East but the company is not in any traditional sense local and Formica was sold to American Cynamid in 1977 .
2 Indeed , ever since the Queensberry era began in 1892 every weight division has had a high proportion of middle-class world champions and contenders — men for whom deprivation was having T-bone steaks only twice instead of thrice a week [ see table ] .
3 Punk rock had had a purging effect on pop music ; clearing out the old to make way for the new .
4 The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time .
5 Miss Lodsworth had had a long day .
6 The erm other side of the coin is if the blood donor has had a liquid lunch And what do I mean by liquid
7 MODERATE : Treasury spokesman Alan Beith has had a high profile , though he must occasionally feel like a comma in the economy debate between Mr Lamont and Mr Smith .
8 The building of Alexander Court has had a strong influence and the overall view of the area has been enhanced by the interaction of the garden and the new residence .
9 It was St Patrick 's Night , 1912 , and Sergeant O'Neil had had a long day , what with the parade and all .
10 The Northern Ireland government had had a bad press for years as have had all weak and well-meaning governments in a classical revolutionary situation whether they were Stuart , Bourbon , Romanov or more modern .
11 The exiled Tibetan leader , the Dalai Lama has had a high international profile since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year ; resenting this , the Chinese authorities may be looking for propaganda points of their own for lifting marshal law .
12 The Barker family have had a long connection with Trinity Mill , the miller during the 1880s being George Barker , followed later by Denzil Barker .
13 M&TIS Calibration laboratory has had a long and successful association with Rosemount providing calibrations of differential pressure transducers , typically to an accuracy of 0.09% at 500mbar differential and 200 bar static pressure .
14 Truth to tell , though , the Scottish second division strugglers have had a fair few ‘ last ’ games recently — more funerals than a Co-op undertaker .
15 JULIA Somerville has had a horrible year .
16 Gill Hill has had a broken elbow — we wish her all the best for its return to full mobility .
17 Ligier team-mate Martin Brundle 's had a luckless 100th grand prix and was forced to retire and Damon Hill 's challenge in his first race with Williams also ended early as he collided with Italian Alessandro Zanardi in a Lotus after 16 laps .
18 At fifty five Mr Pacey has had a full and distinguished career in the police force .
19 Hemmings op : Former England off-spinner Eddie Hemmings has had a minor operation on his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage .
20 But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
21 Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener .
22 Irrespective of the final battle , Mr Ashdown has had a good war .
23 Unlike many ‘ new ’ advances clozapine has had a slow acceptance and appears to represent a real improvement .
24 Sir Leonard has had a distinguished with I B M which included being seconded by I B M to the National Health Service Management Board , first as Director of Personnel and then as Chairman of the Board .
25 and then theres 's Jim Smith … the ex Oxford manager still lives in Woodstock … his current team Portsmouth have had a bad start … he 's the man who took United to the old first division …
26 and then theres 's Jim Smith … the ex Oxford manager still lives in Woodstock … his current team Portsmouth have had a bad start … he 's the man who took United to the old first division …
27 But there are now clear allegations that Prince Charles has had a loving friendship with Camilla , a married woman , for many years .
28 Rural population growth has had a distinctive regional pattern , which is , of course , the inverse of that observed for rural depopulation .
29 Hartlepool goalkeeper Martin Hodge has had a two-match ban quashed at an FA appeal hearing .
30 But more subtly , lack of job satisfaction has had a profound effect on their morale and ‘ staying power ’ .
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