Example sentences of "[noun prp] have had [art] [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 CANCER drug campaigner Janet Murray has had the first tablets which may give her a chance of a normal life .
6 JULIA Somerville has had a horrible year .
7 Hemmings op : Former England off-spinner Eddie Hemmings has had a minor operation on his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage .
8 Afghanistan has had a long history of neutrality and non-alignment which Soviet leaders have assiduously fostered .
9 Gill Hill has had a broken elbow — we wish her all the best for its return to full mobility .
10 Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site .
14 But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
15 Dana has had a slight accident , ’ Roman said , his deep voice expressing his concern .
16 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 .
17 It had been claimed that Mrs McWilliams had had an allergic reaction to the drugs and she had alleged negligence by the anaesthetist .
18 Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener .
19 Paul Fisher exclaimed as she went quickly past him , but his ‘ wow ’ meant nothing to her other than that , unfortunately , his carpeting of a week last Friday had had no lasting effect .
20 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 ’ .
21 Since this meeting , Richard had had a further debate with his conscience .
22 I heard this morning on Sky that DOL had had a successful comeback in the reserves .
23 So everyone working on the door at Ronnie 's had a good laugh at us while Strummer was hustling to get us in .
24 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 .
25 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 .
26 The intensely religious former viceroy of India and wartime ambassador to Washington has had a bad write-up .
27 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 !
28 On 16 October 1966 , Orton wrote to him : ‘ As you know by now , Loot has had an unqualified success .
29 Blackburn has had a high level of female participation in its labour market for over a century .
30 Jake had had no real friends except Ben ; he had often been at the house in those old days , never saying much , but good at mending broken toys and constructing dolls out of handkerchiefs and folded paper .
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