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

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1 A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change .
2 A difficult birth was soon linked to a disputed paternity , for it was said that Hortense had had a lover — several names were suggested — and that Louis-Napoleon was the result of an illicit union .
3 I presumed that Prentice had had a word in somebody 's shell-like , or maybe nobody was very interested .
4 He knew that Hoggatt 's had a heartbeat — all institutions did — but the pulse eluded him .
5 A bystander at his creation , or rather arriving a few moments after it , would feel justified in assuming that Adam had had a mother , been born and brought up in the usual way , and was in every way like us ; but he would be wrong .
6 Some retailers will attempt to ‘ free ride ’ on others , perhaps offering low prices and a warehouse-type ambiance , once customers have had a product demonstrated elsewhere .
7 I ve just had a quick look at text and it says that Durie has had a shock recall Sheringham and Dozzel are definatly out and that Kerslake is doubtful .
8 Zwemmer chairman Philip Wilson said : ‘ Our six shops already have the largest stock of art books in the country , but this is the first time that Zwemmer has had a location that is suitable and at the centre of the art trade . ’
9 There was always a rumour that Noreen had had a baby to an Italian , but they had never heard the truth of it in Ireland .
10 Allchin began by admitting that Microsoft has had a problem communicating its approach to object technology and claimed he was on the panel to put the record straight : there are objects in Windows NT because there is an object management system in the kernel — its simply not exposed to users .
11 The coroner heard it revealed for the first time — none of the family knew it — that Charlie had had a stroke a few months before , which explained the strange behaviour .
12 It was absurd ; if Parkes had had a gun it would n't have been a .22 .
13 And Bobby 's had a haircut by Gordon Burn
14 He and Rory had had a drink the night before , and Rory confessed he 'd driven up from Belleeks early to cruise around Cultra and reconnoitre .
15 She preferred to be left alone to handle her problem with Silvia — at least until Silvia had had a chance to keep her word .
16 ‘ And Morgund and Gillocher have had a minutio , but nothing serious .
17 The membership showed no interest in doing business that way , but would have talked if SCO had had a product .
18 He said he and his wife , Tracie , and their sons Michael , ten , and Dale had had a lie down .
19 He would wait another couple of years , he told himself , until Grégoire had had a chance to catch up , and was more confident .
20 If she and Lowell had had a child it would have been a strange hybrid , perhaps difficult to love .
21 We have seen how the interaction of environment and genes has had a feedback effect , and how the fossils of primitive horses show they were little more than the size of large dogs .
22 he 's on about dog 's leg being bad and Bill 's had a look see if he 's dented car cos he 'd just
23 When Mary came in from work the day after the row she told Mum that she and Albert had had a talk and that she was going to stay with his parents for a bit while Albert sorted out a house and furniture and the paraphernalia of married life .
24 A TENACIOUS piece of detective work involving wartime fliers in Britain and America has had a fairy tale ending for Courtaulds pensioner Norman Bate .
25 and er if Paul has had a phone call from one of these woman then he 's been off like a shot !
26 I personally do believe that it would have been much better if ministers had had a number of discussions about the Falkland Islands in the period preceding the invasion of the Falklands by the Argentinians .
27 If Leopold had had a son , would it be the heir ? ’
28 My mother and father know when me and Russell have had a row on Saturday night
29 I do n't often sympathise with footballers , but Payton has had a nightmare spell through circumstances .
30 He might have better awareness etc , but I should bloody hope so at 30 … unless O'Leary has had a set back with his injury ? ? ? ?
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