Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [pron] [verb] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 3 | A sixty-two year old man who 's had a vital heart operation cancelled TWICE has asked health watchdogs to investigate . |
| 4 | The Transport Secretary is a very genial Scot who has had a bad press but can take it with a smile . |
| 5 | In writing this book we have had a double objective . |
| 6 | ‘ Peter has provided the ammunition and this year we have had a wonderful run with our two-year-olds . |
| 7 | A few occassions this year he 's had a go at some defender who is twice as big as him . |
| 8 | It 's just that this year I have had a lot of weak influencing situations , been on a lot of projects groups and so on , and last year I needed a lot of extra staff . |
| 9 | As a result in this country we have had a heavy tax burden and a structure of taxation which is a major disincentive to take risk , to invest and even to work . |
| 10 | I simply say that on the debates we 've had on the Policing Bill , I 've learnt what the functions of your Noble House is all about and the speech that 's just been made from across the Chamber from me , sums up entirely my views on the matter , and I say to your Lordships House that on the basis of experience as Northern Ireland Secretary when one is a Home Secretary for a province and there 's a number of people in this House who 've had a job to do including the Noble Lord , The Noble Viscount Whitelaw who set the tone of the way we all proceeded , I accept that , the one of the things we had to do there was bring democracy back to policing and the primary force of policing is taking a long time to do and that here as Home Secretary , everything I learned there was , stop the growing centralisation and the weakening of the police authorities and police force and this Bill does exactly that But now one of the questions I 've asked myself and it 's the only point because all the points have been made that I really want to ask the Government is what are these appointees for ? |
| 11 | Once Keith left it at the home of some guy he 'd had a one night stand with , and when he went back to get it he was so embarrassed he had sex with the guy again , which was a mistake for both of them . |
| 12 | Commenting on a literacy , or ‘ English ’ class , Mathew , a male user who had had a ‘ normal ’ education , said : ‘ They were just sat about talkin' ; some of 'em were drawin' when I went in . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I would say that after a rotten beginning I 've had a good life — That 's not very helpful , is it ? ’ |
| 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 | Another interesting case is that of a little boy who had had a difficult birth and had been left slightly spastic . |
| 16 | By half-past twelve each day he had had a hunger pain . |
| 17 | Erm our special needs provision was a erm a scale six member of staff with no prior experience who 'd had a rop ropy probation year anyway , |
| 18 | There is , however , another and even more serious aspect of the closed mind which has had a profound effect on British archaeological thinking . |
| 19 | A second major influence which has had a dramatic effect in the second half of the century has been the educational approach . |
| 20 | Like Spurgeon he had worked his way up from humble beginnings — his father had been a Northumberland stone-mason — and like Spurgeon he had had a chapel built round him . |
| 21 | Since he became Prime Minister he has had a chance — his predecessor had a chance , too — to increase women 's representation on such boards , but between 1985 and 1990 we know that their representation rose by a dismal 0.3 per cent . |
| 22 | For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time . |
| 23 | Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes . |
| 24 | On the romantic front he had had a string of engaging and pretty girlfriends , not least of all the vivacious flame-haired Lady Sarah Spencer . |
| 25 | She did literally now , ever since that turn she 'd had a few months ago ; frightened of the stairs , the climb when the lifts did n't work , she rarely went out , but stayed surrounded and walled-in by belongings , old letters , cards , souvenirs scattered over the furniture . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Lord Geraint , the former MP who has had a lifetime 's experience as a sheep farmer and dealer , warned however that there were many things to be done again to safeguard the interests of those about to start farming . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday . |
| 30 | This is the first time we 've had a regular monthly feature in the magazine just for Silver electronics . |