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 | It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride . |
| 3 | The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery . |
| 4 | Since the nineteen fifties each base has had a side . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Gary ‘ Wash and Go ’ Speed has had a Roy Keane-ish haircut |
| 8 | The Irish Bank Officials ' Association has had a claim outstanding since then and it has now reached the stage of the Labour Court . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Buttonhook has had a history of epics — possibly 5b ? |
| 17 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |
| 18 | But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event . |
| 19 | AMP has had a business in the UK since 1908 . |
| 20 | War has had a searchlight effect on historians as well as contemporaries , rendering the area outside the beam yet more obscure . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | A very large number came up with the same idea : that Mummy or Daddy has had a sex change . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | When the first person returns , the second takes over and the game continues until each person has had a turn . |
| 26 | ‘ The Commissioner has had a word with the Home Office . |
| 27 | ‘ The Prefect has had a call from the Minister . |
| 28 | The EC Commission has had a directive on landfill on the stocks for some time . |
| 29 | Between them they give their mother the support she needs since their father has had a stroke . |
| 30 | Standing sex has had a bit of a bad press — mainly because it tends to be used for illicit love-making by young couples who have no bedroom to go to . |