Example sentences of "[pron] has had [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone has had a reasonable work-out and we 've been very fortunate with the weather at a time of the year when you can have a lot of matches ruined by rain . ’
2 Four patients have developed recurrent stones , one of whom has had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy , a second who is about to have a laparoscopic procedure , and two who are free of symptoms .
3 To add some sort of spice , someone has had the bright idea of bringing on the JB Horns .
4 As calculations go , this one turns out to be surprisingly simple , once somebody has had the original idea .
5 In economic terms they seem to have had little effect : in Merseyside , for instance , which has had every new scheme , economic decline has not even been halted , let alone reversed .
6 This has led to farmers overstocking animals on the land which has had a devastating effect on birdlife .
7 They anticipated a number of significant developments which subsequently took place , like the setting up of a local authority for the Western Isles which has had a stimulating effect on the whole life of the area .
8 Design , which has had a poor record in not exercising choice , in not challenging what is " given " , in eschewing the social , is faced in these propositions with a " new " operative role .
9 ULSTER hockey 's senior league title will be decided by the last game of the programme on Saturday … and it wo n't involve Lisnagarvey , the team which has had a four-year reign as champions .
10 Brian Howes , President of Kimberly-Clark 's European service and industrial sector said : ‘ The board was impressed by our partnership with the local community which has had a great deal to do with the success of our North Wales operations in establishing an award winning site of manufacturing excellence . ’
11 A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other .
12 A second major influence which has had a dramatic effect in the second half of the century has been the educational approach .
13 Changes in structural factors have taken place in the form of peripheral capitalist industrialisation , which has had a considerable impact on the participation of women in the labour market .
14 ARGOS , the nationwide catalogue-retailing group which has had a volatile relationship with the City in recent months , regained its status as one of the sector stars yesterday with a better-than-expected 1992 performance and a cautiously optimistic view of the future .
15 A misrepresentation of history which has had a malignant effect on the affairs of Lewis and of crofting ever since .
16 The professors went on : ‘ We are speaking not as members of this or that nation , continent or creed but as human beings , members of the species Man whose continued existence is in doubt … a biological species which has had a remarkable history and whose disappearance none of us can desire . ’
17 There is , however , another and even more serious aspect of the closed mind which has had a profound effect on British archaeological thinking .
18 This is partly because the textiles and coverings have been treated with a sodium borate solution ( to increase their resistance to fire ) which has had an adverse effect on their appearance , and partly because most of the paintwork needs renewing .
19 It has always been thus in Ulster tennis which has had an amazing ability over the years to lose its talent to other activities .
20 It 's another blow for the club which has had an appalling run of injuries to key players .
21 The Government 's accumulated fiscal surpluses will then be available both to revive an economy which has had the excess heat taken out of it during 1989/90 and to restore its electoral fortunes .
22 The excellent , practical hunter who has had no further lessons in hunting-wizardry than his introductory ones as a teenager is said to know little about hunting .
23 I am not the only person who has had a tumultuous year , and I am immensley proud of the way the British face their problems and so often succeed despite them .
24 Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude .
25 John , who has had a great season including previous wins against national champions John Leeman ( Stanley ) and international Terry Scott ( Gateshead ) , now has to take on Archie McLean who beat the experienced Hughie Whitehead in the other semi .
26 FORMER Goon Harry Secombe , who has had a second home in Majorca for the past 15 years , reckoned he had finally been accepted by the locals when they gave him the Spanish name El Gordo .
27 Soon , there is pounding on the window , the pounding of the Rons , Roger and Simone , Crilly and Pamela , who has had a second wind .
28 The Transport Secretary is a very genial Scot who has had a bad press but can take it with a smile .
29 I have a friend who has had a miserable marriage , because his wife has never given him her trust .
30 Heading the new office is Ann Garrard , who has had a dual career in Welsh language broadcasting [ radio and television ] and housing .
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