Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] have had a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past , German cars have had a reputation for sparse levels of equipment , but this is gradually changing . |
| 2 | It 's embarrassing and they take advantage especially at parties where some girls have had a lot to drink . ’ |
| 3 | He studied engineering in both France and Germany , patenting the first compression ignition engine in 1892 , so it is fitting that while Germany probably had the early lead , particularly with trucks , French makers have had a love affair with diesel cars since the 1930s . |
| 4 | Delighted , Benn told a refusenik rally that if the striking miners had had a paper like the Wapping Post they would have won . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that many western European countries have had a core curriculum for some years , prescription through central authority is associated , at least in the public mind , with authoritarianism . |
| 6 | After reading this you will not be an expert on fusion science , but you will realise that fusions fluctuating fortunes have had a lot to do with the way in which the science and technology developed . |
| 7 | Instead , the civil servants have had a walkover . |
| 8 | I would say individual teachers have had an effect on people . |
| 9 | In the meantime the younger strawberries have had a chance to come through . |
| 10 | Most of these studies have had a struggle to remain solvent , and have depended on the generosity of charitable foundations such as Nuffield and Ford , as well as finance from government agencies , often via the health services . |
| 11 | All these approaches have had a degree of success , but the drug scene is a dynamic , creative one where just as one drug seems to be under control , a new threat emerges . |
| 12 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 13 | Equally no-one travelling on to Nicaragua could fail to notice the difference from Guatemala — people still have to live with civil war but for ten years have had a government that has actively promoted mental health . |
| 14 | These dramatic events have had an impact on European bond markets . |
| 15 | Five patients had had a postmortem examination but only one showed evidence of asthma . |
| 16 | It may well be that several groups have had a burglary , in which case the teacher could use this as the focus : " How are we going to deal with it ? |
| 17 | At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops . |
| 18 | No party has overall control , but the Labour and Conservative groups have had an agreement to keep out the Liberal Democrats . |
| 19 | This can not be precisely quantified , but several writers have had a stab at a formula . |
| 20 | ‘ Good , live firing 's just stopped and if the last few nights are anything to go by , we 'll be hearing from the battlegroup soon , once their own fitters have had a chance to check out the day 's casualties. , |
| 21 | Although Conservative Members have had a lot to say on the subject , in Standing Committee E the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) said : ’ The effect of the amendments ’ — in other words , an amendment to the Bill in order to make these affirmative orders — ’ would be that all regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure . ’ |
| 22 | Eight women have had a total of nine vaginal deliveries and none of these women have had inpaired continence after delivery . |
| 23 | Seven known affected cases have had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy showing no polyps after 30 years of age ( 32 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 39 , 40 , and 58 years ) . |
| 24 | Novell Inc chief Ray Noorda 's contribution to Bill Gates ephemera is the comment after their two companies had had a disagreement : ‘ To have a heart-to-heart with someone , you 've got to have two hearts … ‘ |
| 25 | After young bands have had a couple of hit singles , with their album selling well , everybody wants to see them perform live . |
| 26 | These pictorial records have had a variety of purposes . |
| 27 | The prospects for fostering are undoubtedly better , and this is an area where local authorities have had a measure of success . |
| 28 | However , local authorities have had a duty , since 1968 , to provide adequate sites for gipsies normally resorting to their area and , where they have done so to the satisfaction of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment , they have criminal powers to remove illegal campers . |
| 29 | Most readers have had a predilection to dismiss the arguments and speculations . |