Example sentences of "parents have had a " in BNC.

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1 Ludens knew that Marcus had spent part of his childhood in London but could elicit no information about this interesting period , except that his parents had had a flat in Knightsbridge .
2 Deborah 's parents had had a tumultuous relationship in which frequent violent arguments would be followed by tender love scenes .
3 Diana 's parents had had an unhappy marriage .
4 He was an only child whose parents had had an unhappy marriage , with rows and infidelities .
5 ‘ Apparently Emma and Sophie are fine — bearing up very well — although Mrs Meadows says that she has n't done any more than to tell the children that their parents have had a slight accident .
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