Example sentences of "have [adv] have [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A few authorities , however , have long had a formal policy of allowing parents to see their children 's school records , and individual schools have sometimes had an open files policy and reported beneficial results to the motivation of pupils and relations with parents .
2 Eighteenth-century politics have long had an unsavoury reputation , and although in the case of Scotland much of that reputation can be traced to the persuasive , but not strictly accurate , writings of Henry Cockburn and other Whig reformers of the early nineteenth century , it must be conceded at the outset that there is something to be said for the received account .
3 Of course , the press had been the earliest communications free market , even if , in practice , most European nations have long had an additional element of political party patronage and state aid to individual titles and to the sector as a whole .
4 The Socialists have long had an electoral pact with the Communists ( which is still in force ) to withdraw whichever of their candidates is the least well placed in the second round .
5 Since labour costs account for around 60 per cent of operating costs in BR and RENFE , these pressures for financial stringency and cost cutting have naturally had a major impact on industrial relations in the two enterprises as later chapters will show .
6 So , on Silver and Knitmaster machines , set the cam lever on tuck and side levers back ; on Brother machines , put both tuck buttons in and the Change knob on KC , and on the Toyota 901 and 950 , set the selection lever or dial to the central tuck position and card levers on C. The other Toyota machines have two methods of knitting tuck , but as I have only have the 901 and 950 I 'm not qualified to write about the 858 or 787 .
7 They have lately had a great deal of it .
8 This is a self-defeating battle , since defence cuts have already had a savage impact on greater Los Angeles and , most particularly , LA county .
9 But the further they go the more interesting they get and of course er the visitors tonight have already had a good win .
10 Fairfax and Lady De Marr have already had a few by the time I join them .
11 The Dons have already had a written offer of £3million from Italy .
12 Senior officers say the now familiar fixed cameras have already had a dramatic effect in reducing speed .
13 Amnesty have already had a free booking .
14 ‘ The post of centre manager was advertised on May 20 and we have already had an encouraging response , ’ he said .
15 As there are no reliable data on mothers who have already had an infected child , they should receive chemoprophylaxis regardless of culture .
16 ‘ Records will show very shortly that we have not had a typical winter for this part of the country and that seems to be the main reason , ’ he told the environmental health committee yesterday .
17 This is obviously disturbing for both the child and his or her family , particularly if they have not had a great deal of contact with hospitals previously .
18 We have not had a great deal of communication from you over the past two years , and it is questionable whether we are of use to you , and you to us .
19 Erm we have not had a great deal of time to put this together .
20 They would claim that elections ( hitherto ) in the Soviet Union , or in , say , El Salvador or the Philippines under President Marcos , have not been free : the people have not had a genuine choice open to them .
21 He said last night : ‘ Until now we have not had a real marker which would tell a cancer cell from a normal cell . ’
22 ‘ Young people become homeless because they can not get a job and they can not get a job because they have not had a good education . ’
23 ‘ I have not had a good day ; in fact I have not had two good days .
24 As a result far too many people emerge from their doctor , lawyer or bank manager feeling that they have not had a fair deal and have been treated as children rather than as adults who know their own mind .
25 The cruel would say they are all a load of balls and the more open-minded that they have not had a fair trial ( in cricket terms : a decent net ) .
26 IN spite of all the encouragement handed out by England in the shape of team trips here and there , it goes without saying that there are always individuals who , at the end of the day , will feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip .
27 We have not had a trouble-free run . ’
28 There is no need to point out to you the extent to which women are under-represented in the House , and many women will be disappointed to note that , on an agreement affecting the female population — especially in relation to maternity rights and pay — we have not had a proper hearing today .
29 The Down Orange Welfare and Ulster Service Corps ( both rural and small town ) have not had a single member imprisoned for a terrorist offence nor has the rural section of the Orange Volunteers .
30 Turner says : ‘ We have not had a single offer for Ken — not yet .
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