Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] a chequered [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 2 | London Road has enjoyed a chequered history . |
| 3 | The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents . |
| 4 | The corporation has had a chequered history since then . |
| 5 | The mink has had a chequered relationship with us , but we must remember that the changes are of our own making . |
| 6 | The charges of genocide that followed were denied by Iraq but pressure accumulated for a UN investigation , not least through the criticism of Turkish premier Ozal , whose own country 's relations with its Kurdish minority have enjoyed a chequered history over the years . |
| 7 | The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history . |
| 8 | The 0-4-4T loco has had a chequered restoration history since arriving back from a stay in the United States of more than 20 years . |