Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] has had a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any parent who has had an insomniac or hyperactive child will know the situation in which interruption of sleep over a long period frays tempers and seeks some other scapegoat than the child ; husband and wife may end in screaming at each other across the bedroom . |
| 2 | ‘ Ever since he was a boy he has had a fear of them . |
| 3 | ‘ What I saw was n't anything like those little dark blue things , ’ commented Jane , a rather shy young woman who has had an experience with an alien . |
| 4 | A major trend which has had an effect on family life is the growth in the number of working women . |
| 5 | A man who has had a lot of success in a relatively short space of time — he has been training 15 years — Homer Scott has already had a Liverpool winner . |
| 6 | Neither inspectors nor the police are entitled to demand a breathalyser test or a blood or urine sample from a surviving pilot who has had an aircraft accident — though if he is killed the coroner will never refuse permission for the pathologist to test the victim 's blood for alcohol content . |
| 7 | An adventurer who has had a chunk of his person ripped off by a Skeleton takes 3 Wounds from the blow , in addition to normal damage . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Physical imbalance of any kind can interfere with independence too , for example affecting the patient who has had a limb amputated . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | John likes to visit his old friends and also travels to see his brother who has had a stroke . |
| 12 | Time after time he has had a tournament in his pocket only for a miracle shot from a rival to steal it away . |