Example sentences of "[subord] they have had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never one to wallow in self-pity , he 'd started by mugging a couple of Indian kids in bright shirts behind the bus station and then he 'd followed a Yuppie type from his bank 's Cashcard machine to the stairway of a multi-storey car park , where they 'd had some dealings involving a Rolex and all the wad in the Yuppie 's wallet . |
| 2 | Inadequate timetabling , the organisation of lessons during lunchtimes and instead of normal lessons or assemblies , the allocation of unsatisfactory classrooms , the poor arrangement of furniture for learning purposes , the lack of suitable materials — all these factors tend to discourage learners of community languages , especially where they have had little influence on the choice of their subject options when a community language is involved . |
| 3 | The senior nurse now acts as a support , resource and coordinator and a flattened hierarchy results : the senior nurse is the key to the professional development of staff who often come from a traditional nursing culture , where they have had little accountability . |
| 4 | His words were ringing in her ears now although they had had little impact before . |
| 5 | Although they had had several centuries to grow into the landscape , they still represented a foreign intrusion for many increasingly xenophobic Englishmen , and the growing attack on their position made little real attempt to differentiate between ‘ good ’ and ‘ bad ’ houses . |
| 6 | Are you optimistic that erm people will perceive the services under this budget as better than they 've had last year , or worse ? |
| 7 | The creations are totally different and have some dissimilar effects but both creations have not been controlled by their creators so they have had disastrous consequences . |
| 8 | If they 've had three bits of beef then there would have been . |
| 9 | erm the women that I talk to in groups up and down this county , I think some are angrier than they were , some are feel more empowered erm if they have if they 've had these sorts of experiences that I was talking about earlier . |
| 10 | Newcomers are welcome to the group next term — but only if they 've had some experience of tap dancing . |
| 11 | You say that I need to discuss copy when I 've got there if you 've got copy if they 've had full colour before then they will have bromides and separations and things like |
| 12 | Three girls , see you 're lucky really cos if they 'd had three boys an i , in a few times , you know , ten years time like , they 'd have all , the boys would of been growing up and they 'd have had cars stuck everywhere , you know what I mean ? |
| 13 | It would n't have been , if they 'd had any furniture in when we , when we first got in I would n't have been surprised to see it painted round there as well . |
| 14 | It would have taken him all day even if they 'd had enough tarmac in the back of the pickup ! |
| 15 | A large number of dogs who end up in the rescue homes would be on the vet 's euthanasia list if they 'd had different owners . |
| 16 | What would Wales have achieved 20 years ago if they had had endless squad sessions , trips to Lanzarote , 2–3 days a week off to train , personal fitness plans , etc. ? |
| 17 | As part of this study , academics were asked if they had had any experience of integrated/interdisciplinary degree courses , and whether it had been positive or negative . |
| 18 | They were excluded if they had been treated with steroids , cytotoxic drugs , antibiotics , anti-ulcer drugs , or if they had had gastroduodenal surgery . |
| 19 | Perhaps the shock is severe enough to catapult the person into feeling all the pain and extremity of loss that their defences might not have let them do if they had had more time to get organized . |
| 20 | Others , if they have had enough attention , will simply start to struggle and then leap down or move away . |
| 21 | A person , or their partner , is at increased risk if they have had high risk sex in regions of the world where the prevalence of HIV infection is greater than that in the UK . |
| 22 | Cos they 'd had this meal . |
| 23 | Indeed , it now seemed to be the case that men did not marry women unless they had had sexual relations with them beforehand . |
| 24 | It 's going to be all so smooth because they 've had three hour training . |
| 25 | These managers did not come across as having expert power , because they had had minimal training and appeared to be unorganised and therefore unprofessional in their conduct . |
| 26 | Some people are very mistrustful of machines , perhaps because they have had bad experiences with them and are therefore nervous about using them . |
| 27 | Whereas they 've had both bedrooms full up . |
| 28 | Those who have a cold or flu are doubting whether they have had enough time to get over the illness , even if it did strike last November . |
| 29 | The therapist should note how other siblings within the family have faired and whether they have had any stress related problems . |
| 30 | Reviewing women at between 22–28 years after the index pregnancy ( when they had had abnormal glucose tolerance , but reverted to normal tolerance afterwards ) , he found a 50% prevalence of diabetes and 25% of abnormal glucose tolerance , whereas the controls had rates of 7% and 3% . |