Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [adv] had a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In Britain , more so than in other countries , science fiction has always had a stigma attached to it .
2 That man with a beard has just had a breakdown in London 's Burning .
3 The Scottish Trekking and Riding Association has already had a qualification approved at this level .
4 The Lone Stranger has always had a love — hate relationship with Scotland .
5 Darlington College has never had a winner in the national finals but course leader Alan Brookfield thinks this could be the lucky year .
6 Newcastle 's Labour council has long had a policy of supporting its community — a policy that has informed many aspects of city life .
7 And the meeting of the ACTS ' Central Council has recently had a report from its local and regional unity er committee proposing that a network of regional ecumenical teams should be established throughout Scotland to further the cooperation and joint commitment of congregations and church members in each area .
8 The part of me that is a lesbian has always had a lot of support and nurturing from friends around .
9 Erm that period has also had a period of growth within it , and I feel that 's a reasonable basis to go forward on .
10 Squash has always had a bit of a reputation as a sexy sort of game .
11 The existence of the Commissioner has clearly had an impact on the protection of rights of trade union members , and this can be seen upon examination of the figures produced by the Commissioner which analyse her work .
12 During 1992 in the Asia/Pacific region , the slowdown in the Japanese economy has naturally had an effect upon business .
13 My father has always had a passion for sailing .
14 This pattern has also had a stitch laddered down at each side which was then picked up , but as before , sometimes the dropped stitches can be left if they do not show .
15 By contrast , the difference in the very structure and , perhaps more importantly , the presentation of the online catalogue has undoubtedly had an impact on its users .
16 ‘ If a woman has never had a Caesarean , we can push her quite hard , ’ says Dr Paterson .
17 Liberalism has always had a tension between science and freedom : the imperative to control and the free expression of the human personality .
18 On top of all that Copper has always had a dust allergy and he got very congested so we had to give him powders to keep his lungs clear .
19 The firm has just had an order for a village of 16' timber framed homes in Japan .
20 Black music has always had a locale as part of its make-up ; the Philadelphia sound , Chicago house , Motown and techno in Detroit .
21 Advertising has always had a place in the newspaper ; some of the earliest newspapers were essentially means for communicating notices of events , such as the arrival of ships .
22 The box has always had a lot to answer for .
23 The war situation has also had an influence in the deterioration of education because there are places — especially in the rural areas — where there has n't been any normality in schools for years .
24 The city has always had a crowd who knew that to get anything out you have to put something back — from Tokyo Joe 's at the end of the Eighties , through the larger clubs you mentioned such as Base and Joy , to Sugarsweet at present .
25 Although Midland Software has always had an absence monitoring module , Mr Shepherd identifies two reasons for the new approach reflected in Delphi Absence .
26 BRITISH painting has always had a tendency to look in upon itself , but never more so than when the Napoleonic wars rendered travel on the Continent impossible .
27 But the greatest coup for Three Choirs this year is that the company has already had an order for its wine from a French buyer .
28 Despite its grandeur , Clarence House has always had a reputation as a happy home .
29 Kylie has always had an eye for composition and colour , and is particularly gifted in the art of watercolour .
30 We can observe , then , that the new technology has already had an impact on our lives in three major ways .
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