Example sentences of "[noun sg] have always had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bible had always had a local topography in his imagination . |
| 2 | Friedman has always had a special insight into certain areas of the repertoire ( some of it surely gathered from his great teacher Max Rostal , who died 18 months ago , and whose achievement was to some extent being celebrated in these recitals ) . |
| 3 | Yet art has always had a troubled relationship with the portrait . |
| 4 | Saucony has always had a strong reputation for the fit and comfort of its shoes , GRID builds on this reputation . |
| 5 | Her father had always had a great deal of time for the Sally Ann . |
| 6 | I read a lot , Joe , and it appears to me that every man , even every thinking man has always had a different view of the same subject ; the more I read of men and their lives and their ideas the more I realise there 's no black and white in the world ; there 's good points to be found even in the blackest , and there 's some very dark streaks in the so-called saints . |
| 7 | The Christian Church has always had a good many professing members who are rather like those disciples at Ephesus who , when asked by Paul , ‘ Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed ? ’ replied , ‘ No , we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit ’ ( Acts 19:2 ) . |
| 8 | Music has always had a vital role in Christian worship , and the main services on a Sunday naturally and necessarily include it . |
| 9 | In addition , the Emperor had always had a vague idea that an Iberian union between Spain and Portugal would be advantageous to both countries . |
| 10 | Chilean social structure has always had a small elite , with a great concentration of power and , instead of presenting a challenge to them , the successful industrial and commercial groups have become incorporated into their ranks . |
| 11 | The BDDA has always had a weak link in that it never could command the necessary influential backing , financially and in personnel , to carry out its objects . |
| 12 | The company has always had a substantial research and development program and it will continue to develop s its businesses within the U K and take advantage of any appropriate profitable opportunities to extend operations . |
| 13 | The face has always had a dialectical relationship to art and , today perhaps , this is stronger than ever as we view the face — in portraiture — with a scepticism characteristic of our age and as we witness the convergence of popular culture and fine art in so many spheres . |
| 14 | ‘ Old mother Cartwright has always had a soft spot for me . ’ |
| 15 | Paleontology had always had a geographical dimension , and this was exploited more thoroughly as the exploration of the fossil record became possible on a world-wide scale . |