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 . |