Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] have had a " in BNC.

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1 And my Mum 's had a letter .
2 My Mum 's had a letter . ’
3 My mouth 's had a new life since that day .
4 Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people .
5 To the waiter , he said : ‘ My friend 's had an accident .
6 My passenger had had a lucky escape that night ; he had used his wits well and survived another fight .
7 Already my father had had an interesting and varied career .
8 Throughout my life my tummy has been , as it were , my Achilles heel ; and around this same time the condition of my colon , which for the latter part of my life has had a habit of tying itself in knots , became particularly acute .
9 ‘ Certainly , all the people who I 've let loose on my kites have had a great time . ’
10 I will be contacting you again after [ date ] when my client has had an opportunity to consider all indicative offers received .
11 I would imagine that the er parties on my left have had a chance to read and consider these erm statements already .
12 ‘ 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 .
13 The shortcomings of organized religions in having within their ranks and amongst their leadership large numbers who do not live up to their beliefs have had a serious effect on attitudes towards religion .
14 Between them they give their mother the support she needs since their father has had a stroke .
15 On the whole , her father had had a very easy life of it , too easy .
16 Her father had had a link with Italy .
17 The visit intended to boost her morale had had a very different effect .
18 Moreover , their viewpoint has had a considerable impact upon practical regulatory policy .
19 Her ankle had had a full day 's rest , and it should n't take long for her to be on her feet again .
20 Her mother had had a beautiful voice both when she sang and when she talked .
21 Her mother had had a fit when Carolyn admitted that she was living on social security .
22 Of course her mother had had a sister — Elaine .
23 He asks if you would inform her as soon as possible that her son has had a serious accident and would she go straight to the hospital .
24 At 5am the next day , doctors had awoken Mr Taylor and his wife Joanne to tell them their son had had a heart attack and suffered severe brain damage .
25 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 .
26 He 's had a very long and trying ordeal , and apart from his physical injuries he 's had the cold and damp to deal with too , so his body 's had a pretty severe challenge .
27 Last December an appeal court ordered the retrial of a convicted murderer when it was revealed that his wife had had an affair with his lawyer .
28 De Gaulle and his disciples had had a view on Europe since the 1940s .
29 Worse still , he was ungrateful : everyone told him that his mother had had a hard life , that she worked her fingers to the bone , but it meant nothing to him .
30 Tonight , John Taylor revealed that his mother has had a stroke and he says the strain of the whole affair is to blame .
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