Example sentences of "they have had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 2 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 3 | They have had a 50-year run for their money , but as in Europe at the end of the 19th century ( a more appropriate historical comparison than the endless 1920s/1930s imagery ) there is a great hunger for new forms of governance . |
| 4 | They have had a substantial number dating back to the abortive anti-British campaign of the 1950s . |
| 5 | for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply . |
| 6 | After they have had a reasonable length of time to browse , the folder is taken back and they are asked a series of questions about the ads . |
| 7 | ‘ I showed it to some of my friends and they have had a good laugh about it . |
| 8 | ‘ They have had a brilliant season , but we will go out to win . |
| 9 | Some companies feel that they have had a beneficial effect on their trading situation , while others feel that their competitive position has been seriously undermined . |
| 10 | Many advice workers are unaware that they have had a democratic part in the policy decisions that have adopted these training requirements and some even see these demands on them as a personal affront . |
| 11 | The general subordination of the British state to the interests of civil society has limited the relative autonomy of state groups , although they have had a certain freedom to ‘ navigate ’ between the competing demands of different groups and classes , for example in the realm of industrial relations ( Edwards 1986 : 168–72 ) . |
| 12 | They have had a pleasant and pastoral existence since Republican Ambassador Charles Price , the man who replaced Ambassador Raymond Seitz , banned the gun-toting marines on duty at Winfield House , the official residence in Regent 's Park , from taking pot shots at them . |
| 13 | In a move to expand and diversify its activities within the Spanish mainland , Sotheby 's Holdings Inc. has purchased the Madrid auction house Edmund Peel and Asociados , with whom they have had a long-term business association . |
| 14 | So only about one in three people buying on credit feel they have had a real option of choosing between different types of credit arrangement . |
| 15 | The Royal Company of Archers , based in Edinburgh , better known as the Monarch 's Bodyguard in Scotland , was not formed until 1676,193 years after the Kilwinning Society , but as they have had a continuous existence also , they can claim to be the oldest archery company in Scotland . |
| 16 | That is something we emphasise very strongly to patients after they have had a myocardial infarct ; that they are working their way back to becoming just like everybody else . |
| 17 | Arguments are put forward to show their importance to an understanding of the relationship of women to the home , and to suggest that they have had a significant influence on British architecture . |
| 18 | They have had a free booking . |
| 19 | ‘ Just because they have had a slow start , it does not mean they are in trouble , ’ said Porterfield . |
| 20 | Homosexuals may also fear loneliness in old age , whether they have had a physical relationship or not . |
| 21 | Many headhunters themselves accept that some candidates are justified in considering that they have had a raw deal . |
| 22 | Yeah but none of them none of them have had a brilliant album out . |