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

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1 Indeed , ever since the Queensberry era began in 1892 every weight division has had a high proportion of middle-class world champions and contenders — men for whom deprivation was having T-bone steaks only twice instead of thrice a week [ see table ] .
2 Punk rock had had a purging effect on pop music ; clearing out the old to make way for the new .
3 The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time .
4 The erm other side of the coin is if the blood donor has had a liquid lunch And what do I mean by liquid
5 M&TIS Calibration laboratory has had a long and successful association with Rosemount providing calibrations of differential pressure transducers , typically to an accuracy of 0.09% at 500mbar differential and 200 bar static pressure .
6 Truth to tell , though , the Scottish second division strugglers have had a fair few ‘ last ’ games recently — more funerals than a Co-op undertaker .
7 and then theres 's Jim Smith … the ex Oxford manager still lives in Woodstock … his current team Portsmouth have had a bad start … he 's the man who took United to the old first division …
8 and then theres 's Jim Smith … the ex Oxford manager still lives in Woodstock … his current team Portsmouth have had a bad start … he 's the man who took United to the old first division …
9 Rural population growth has had a distinctive regional pattern , which is , of course , the inverse of that observed for rural depopulation .
10 But more subtly , lack of job satisfaction has had a profound effect on their morale and ‘ staying power ’ .
11 Oh well aunty Julie 's had a little boy then Sam ?
12 The computer revolution has had a profound effect on the mathematics associated with the analysis of computer programs .
13 The example of our colleagues in the higher education sector has had a major , positive influence on the educational methods employed by nurse educators , even if the initial response to this has at times been guarded by the ‘ old school ’ establishment .
14 Visual art education has had a long tradition of emphasizing the practical , so it was not surprising to find similar sentiments being expressed by the visual art teachers interviewed .
15 Already , the development activity has had a massive physical and economic impact , especially in the western part of Docklands and on the Isle of Dogs in particular , with spillovers into surrounding areas such as Greenwich and North Southwark ( Figure 1 ) .
16 In the case study , the movement to a formula-based capitation system has had a profound managerial effect .
17 Matza ( 1969 ) was particularly influential in proposing that the correctionalist stance had had a distorting effect in criminology , and in advocating an alternative .
18 An appeal for bellringer recruits for Guisborough Parish Church has had a resounding response .
19 Over the years their percentage of television time has had a direct correlation to the increase in prize-money .
20 Nynex Corp 's New England Telephone & Telegraph Co has had a clean bill of health from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which affirmed the double-A-minus senior unsecured debt rating , and said long-term outlook is positive .
21 The decline of British manufacturing industry has had a devastating impact on the inner cities where such a large proportion of the black population live and this has been exacerbated by racial discrimination by employers to yield high levels of black youth unemployment ( Martin and Rowthorn , 1986 ; Newnham , 1986 ) .
22 As he put it : ‘ The planners and the road engineers have had a good bashing , but they have learnt their lesson .
23 The fortunes of manned space travel have had a rough ride in the past few years , with the United States finally joining Europe in questioning the costs of such programmes in times of recession .
24 Cochrane 's criticism of the impact of health care has had a lasting influence and is often used to undermine health services .
25 What 's more , UEFA can argue that the unique predicament of Red Star Belgrade has had a negative effect on the figures .
26 Good bibliographical control of Scottish geological thesis through the publication of thesis lists has had a significant impact on thesis consultation and use .
27 In London , the combination of exceptionally low community charge levels and big swings to the Conservatives in Wandsworth and Westminster and , conversely , an almost equally poor Labour performance in charge-capped Brent and Hammersmith and Fulham , seemed to provide prima facie evidence that the poll tax had had a significant impact on behaviour .
28 How ICI halved the value of its shareholders ' funds 20 years of 10% a year inflation has had a significant impact on the accounts of ICI and GEC
29 The country houses of Goa still retain their Bohemian chandeliers and a mellow stateliness ( left ) , but since land reforms have had a crippling effect on incomes , they are difficult to maintain .
30 Leaf it off asks BR Landscape architects have had a special request from British Rail when it comes to tree planting alongside a busy branch line .
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