Example sentences of "[noun sg] has had a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In recent years , the life-history technique has had a revival in sociological research , being used by those who wish to develop ‘ oral history ’ .
2 The US Federal Trade Commission 's investigation of Microsoft Corp has had an air of unreality about it , with few people imagining that it will come to anything very much or lead to any significant change in the market , but now that the thing may be coming to a climax , what are the possible outcomes ?
3 It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride .
4 The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery .
5 Since the nineteen fifties each base has had a side .
6 Helpfully , the council added that : ‘ It should be pointed out that this action would be taken against all allotment holders , whether or not any individual holder has had a bonfire prior to the service of a notice .
7 Immediately after doing so , before her new skin has had a chance to harden , she is particularly vulnerable , so before the event , she ties down the door from the inside with ropes of silk .
8 If all parties consent , and the guardian has had an opportunity to make representations , the court may grant the request without a hearing .
9 Gary ‘ Wash and Go ’ Speed has had a Roy Keane-ish haircut
10 The Irish Bank Officials ' Association has had a claim outstanding since then and it has now reached the stage of the Labour Court .
11 The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises .
12 A fourteen-year-old offender who 's had three holidays in Spain this year at tax payers ' expense has had a court case adjourned because he 's being interviewed by the police on other matters .
13 Statements to the effect that a particular programme has had an increase in funding do not say anything about the quality of the service offered .
14 After six months , when the new employee has had a chance to settle in and learn the ropes , make a thorough and honest assessment of how well she/he is fulfilling the requirements .
15 Speaking of regulars , the comp complex has had a letter from G Douglas Vaisey pointing out what we all know , viz that ‘ the compers club is a mite exclusive ’ .
16 Amstrad Plc 's Personal Digital Assistant due for launch on Thursday sounds like a pretty hot property : the Daily Mail has had a sneak preview , and says that it is a £300 device that fits a jacket pocket with a pen-enabled screen on which the user can write notes and draw pictures that can be dumped onto a personal computer — ‘ looks good , feels good and is very clever ’ says the guy that saw it .
17 WP What do you think of the notion that much of the poetry produced in Eastern Europe as ‘ dissident ’ poetry has had a kind of easy ride because of its political context ?
18 My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon .
19 Buttonhook has had a history of epics — possibly 5b ?
20 The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result .
21 One assumes from this that there should be no repeat of the Investment Business Regulations debacle but , until such time as the Institute has had an opportunity to demonstrate that it can resist the temptation to create any further unnecessary bureaucracy , members are likely to be justifiably sceptical .
22 But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event .
23 AMP has had a business in the UK since 1908 .
24 War has had a searchlight effect on historians as well as contemporaries , rendering the area outside the beam yet more obscure .
25 On the other hand , they appreciate that the job has had a number of new tasks grafted onto it , adding to its scope and variety .
26 Worksheets could be distributed in the second half of the visit , once the group has had an opportunity to explore and react to the site .
27 A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change .
28 But if the gate voltage is clocked very quickly ( at tens of megahertz ) , the negative-going edges of the clock pulse produce depletion , and the positive-going edges ( which restore the previous status quo ) arrive before the surface charge has had a chance to confuse matters .
29 I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman has had an opportunity to get a copy of the environmental impact assessment from the Vote Office and to read it .
30 I also make the rule that , before a person has had a turn , they sit with their legs crossed and afterwards place them out in front .
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