Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] have had [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ That 's the second time in twenty-four hours I 've had a swim in that damned water .
2 During the hot summers I 've had a lot of lettuce and tomato with maybe a bit of fruit .
3 In recent months I have had the opportunity to go to Kashmir by arrangement with both the Pakistani Government and the Indian Government , and I have seen the profound suffering among Kashmiris of both religions — Hindu and Muslim .
4 Over the eighteen months I have had the multifasciatus they have showed signs of wanting to breed but have failed to do so .
5 The first thing was to find a school for you three — for six months you had had no teaching , except what I could give you , and then kind Miss Budden , the headmistress at Auckland House school , Simla , said she could take you if I could come too and help her nurse about twenty children down with measles in the san. , because Matron was coping with some children with suspected diphtheria in another block .
6 The next phase will be er this phase , site three er , which we will be providing twenty one er , flats to rent as your nominees er three units for the special needs and for those like I told you , it 's about twenty four rented to nominees we 've had the funding for that pre-allocated by the housing corporation so they are er , committed to , to funding that .
7 Over the last few months we 've had a number of queries from hobbyists concerning fish which they have bought for their community tanks , which despite advice from their dealer , have turned out to be most unsuitable for such a set up .
8 B : ‘ For about nine months we have had a succession of builders , surveyors and decorators trooping in and out .
9 By the end of six months he had had a breakdown and was asked to leave .
10 But in the last few months he 's had a lot to cope with following the death of his best friend in a road accident .
11 So you see , over these last few days I 've had no time for reading .
12 Over the years I have had an interest in medical matters and have been involved from a legal viewpoint on a number of occasions .
13 For years I have had an interest in phenomenology , the attempt to get behind , understand and interpret the way others see the world .
14 It certainly gave virtually no attention to the impact of erm issues from developing countries , and yet within a matter of weeks we 've had the energy problem bringing home directly to the reality of policy in Britain the need to understand and to establish new forms of economic relationships with developing countries .
15 In five years we 've had a record of seven per cent success in any enquiry involving the Regal Arms .
16 And for two thousand years we have had a government not our own .
17 For years we have had the technology for every constituency headquarters to be linked to a central databank of key information .
18 The cut where the wing had been severed was quite clean , and the blood had dried up , so she concluded that the poor bird must have flown through some overhead wires in the vicinity during the severe gales we 'd had the night before .
19 Although they have been living together for years they have had no idea how the other really felt .
20 During our investigations we have had the chance to keep a continuous record of more than 4,000 cards and letters sent by your section .
21 ‘ During our investigations we have had the chance to keep a record of more than 4,000 cards and letters ( sent by Amnesty International members in Britain ) .
22 Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years .
23 Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years .
24 He 's had a very long and trying ordeal , and apart from his physical injuries he 's had the cold and damp to deal with too , so his body 's had a pretty severe challenge .
25 I , it did n't come over , but for me when we interviewed Martin is one of most refreshing interviews I 've had the pleasure of taking part in !
26 Colleagues I 've had a message from the strikers at Crawley and they 've had to return .
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