Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite her screen success , Bardot has had a troubled life . |
| 2 | Such success for developing countries is not always the case , even in the same industry ; Bolivia has had a sorry experience in trying to do the same as its Eastern rivals , but has suffered from a critical lack of expertise . |
| 3 | MODERATE : Treasury spokesman Alan Beith has had a high profile , though he must occasionally feel like a comma in the economy debate between Mr Lamont and Mr Smith . |
| 4 | San Francisco has had a privatised police force since 1851 , when the city cops were so desperate for help that they sold off districts to private enterprise . |
| 5 | JULIA Somerville has had a horrible year . |
| 6 | Hemmings op : Former England off-spinner Eddie Hemmings has had a minor operation on his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage . |
| 7 | Afghanistan has had a long history of neutrality and non-alignment which Soviet leaders have assiduously fostered . |
| 8 | Gill Hill has had a broken elbow — we wish her all the best for its return to full mobility . |
| 9 | Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time . |
| 10 | Judge Edward has had a distinguished career in the law culminating with his appointment in 1992 as a Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities . |
| 11 | Paul Crossley has had a unique association with Tippett 's music , commissioning the Third Sonata and giving the first performances of No. 3 and 4 . |
| 12 | Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site . |
| 13 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 14 | ‘ Dana has had a slight accident , ’ Roman said , his deep voice expressing his concern . |
| 15 | Samson has had a wide experience in the electronics industry , working with Plessey Co Plc , Standard Telephones and Cables Plc and GEC Plc , where he was managing director of GEC Consumer Products Group until 1989 . |
| 16 | It had been claimed that Mrs McWilliams had had an allergic reaction to the drugs and she had alleged negligence by the anaesthetist . |
| 17 | Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener . |
| 18 | Andre Moga , the president of Beglès and one of the so-called ‘ barons ’ of French rugby , made the following comment : ‘ If Rodez had had a good president at the time this would not have reached court ’ . |
| 19 | I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves . |
| 20 | So everyone working on the door at Ronnie 's had a good laugh at us while Strummer was hustling to get us in . |
| 21 | Yet this is now the fourth general election in a row in which Scotland has had a Tory government imposed upon it against the wishes and the votes of the overwhelming majority of its people . |
| 22 | Fashanu , ignored since being capped twice by Bobby Robson three years ago , said : ‘ Alan has had a good start but that does n't put him in the class of Ian . |
| 23 | The intensely religious former viceroy of India and wartime ambassador to Washington has had a bad write-up . |
| 24 | Joyce Barker has had a long association with Trinity Mill and recalls that the gearing was so light and precise that , even as a child of five , she could easily control the milling process and the sack hoist ! |
| 25 | On 16 October 1966 , Orton wrote to him : ‘ As you know by now , Loot has had an unqualified success . |
| 26 | Blackburn has had a high level of female participation in its labour market for over a century . |
| 27 | Since then Albania had had a non-party administration pending elections . |
| 28 | A few months earlier , Sammy Woods of Australia and Harry Wood of England had had a near miss in this particular department , but it took a brace of Smiths to achieve a Test first . |
| 29 | Clearly the improvement of the unemployment situation in Scotland during the 1970s owes a great deal to the new employment opportunities created by the discovery of North Sea oil , whereas the political troubles in Ireland have had an adverse effect on the local employment situation there . |
| 30 | Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries , but both are near enough to fitness and form . |