Example sentences of "have have [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 Records held relate to organisations in the private , public and voluntary sectors with which Napier has had contact of one kind or another .
2 A former tax inspector , he has had experience of power only as head of the regional government in Old Castile and Leon .
3 The family is a central institution of modern British society , at least in the sense that almost everybody has had experience of living in a family at some time in their lives .
4 The fact that everybody has had experience of family life also means that families appear as natural and inevitable ways of organizing human social life .
5 Not one person now connected with the line has had experience of railways in Europe or America .
6 I would desperately like to talk to any other mother who has had experience of this problem .
7 FOOTBALL : PSV Eindhoven coach Bobby Robson has had part of his large intestine removed in an operation and is not expected to work again for some weeks .
8 My sister Ellen , sir , who has had charge of my first-born this three long years , her husband William died of blood poisoning in September and she is now alone and I have written even before I heard of the plan to go to Rome to beg her to come out here to me with Oreste and if she does , as I think she will , having no other family or ties , then she might look after my house and other child for the winter and we would all profit without further trouble . ’
9 I agree with you on his ambiguity and the danger of flirting with such issues — you 're not telling him what to write but , being an idol to many fans , he has to have sense of responsibility .
10 Emily went pink , reflecting that if she 'd had charge of this youth in his formative years , things might have been different .
11 Our educators present a personal message , each one having had experience of caring for those dying with AIDS at home .
12 Having had experience of managing local bands and promoting one or two of Runrig 's gigs , they asked her to manage them .
13 I 'm gon na look a financial implication because it 's something which , I reckon , having had practice of this , you can do in if we , we 'll give you an example .
14 Some teachers may specialize in certain sports , while others may have had experience of a particular instrument , such as the flute or violin , and therefore may have had similar problems as yourself .
15 Many catalogue users will by now have had experience of word-processing systems with instant spelling verification .
16 As a secular leader , the king may have had charge of the army , although this may have been only a ceremonial role , since the tablets seem to tell us that there were generals .
17 You will have had notice of the 1991 Dinner .
18 Small companies wishing to dispense with the burden of audit would have to have turnover of no more than the VAT registration threshold , under new proposals from the Government .
19 Many at all levels of the movement , who were too young to have had experience of the First World War , were nevertheless affected by its indirect effects .
20 Gloucester seems already to have had control of the forest , and granted a fee from two closes there in 1473 , which suggests that it may have been assigned to him as warden of the west march , although this is nowhere explicitly stated .
21 Gloucester seems already to have had control of the forest , and granted a fee from two closes there in 1473 , which suggests that it may have been assigned to him as warden of the west march , although this is nowhere explicitly stated .
22 as if he had had sight of publishers ' replies to the Sunday Telegraph questionnaire , Tim Waterstone warned readers that the book trade had ‘ an astonishing capacity for self-pity and self-destruction — ignore publishers ’ gloom …
23 I realized then just how many times , over the months , I had had evidence of this fear , and how careful I had always been to avoid doing or saying anything that could threaten the bastions he erected to guard his frail defences .
24 It was her dad 's favourite piece that he 'd always refused to sell and which had had pride of place on top of the mantelpiece in the parlour .
25 This scorpion had had prey of an entirely different nature in his sights .
26 People who had had experience of the National Assembly , where much the same procedures were followed , or who had picked up the style from televised broadcasts of it , were at a decided advantage .
27 However , only one in five had had experience of handicapped or difficult children .
28 With a handsome face and flowing silver hair , his appearance was eminently statesmanlike ; he was a former Governor of Texas and , unlike Reagan , he had had experience of national politics , as Nixon 's Secretary of the Treasury .
29 By now he had had confirmation of the news he had been expecting for some time .
30 Hereward Marr had had charge of the spiritual wellbeing , the cure of souls , of three villages .
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