Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At birth babies who have been jaundiced , premature or have had certain antibiotic therapies — to list just a few instances — should also be screened for impaired hearing .
2 So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought .
3 Girls may be there simply because they are young and things are not working out at home or with their boyfriends , or they may be designated as " ESN " ( educationally sub-normal ) , or have had previous children that they have lost through negligence or ignorance .
4 In on large study , the perinatal mortality risk increased by 20 per cent for the infants of smokers of less than 20 per day and by 35 per cent for smokers of 20 or more per day , compared with that of non-smokers. ( 5 ) The risk is greater in women who are poor , anaemic or have had several children .
5 These schools have been using microcomputers for three years and have had substantial teacher training , provision of materials and other support services from the ILEA .
6 ‘ Over the years the players have done incredibly well from the national championships and have had higher prize money than a lot of international events , ’ said the SRA 's squash manager , Andrew Shelley .
7 ‘ Over the years the players have done incredibly well from the national championships and have had higher prize money than a lot of international events , ’ said the SRA 's squash manager , Andrew Shelley .
8 Women in most societies have been undervalued and have had little freedom in their own destinies , at sometime or another .
9 Olayide and Falusi ( 1977 : 1 15 ) comment that ‘ past government efforts in soil conservation have been very meagre and have had little impact in solving the erosion problems ’ .
10 Another group often mentioned is agricultural workers , who are thinly scattered across the land and have had great difficulties in forming a union with political and industrial strength .
11 Now we , the readers of the narrative , know why the compiler put the story of Peniel exactly where he did , and have had another glimpse of his genius .
12 We are sure you have tried to lose weight before , and have had some success and some failures .
13 Most of those ones you can audit , they really are procedures we 've had in place for a year but have been audited before and have had minor changes to erm , the wording .
14 Friends of the Earth groups around the world have been publicising the plight of the rainforest and have had particular success in Brazil , supporting Paulinho Paiakan of the Kayapo and other tribal leaders .
15 Birds which are able to dive deeply , such as the auks ( razorbills , guillemots , puffins and black guillemots ) fared better in some areas but have had poor breeding success in others .
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