Example sentences of "have a [adj] [noun] since " in BNC.
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1 | The Tigers have had a political wing since 1976 but never registered it as a legal party . |
2 | My mouth 's had a new life since that day . |
3 | One of the things that 's wrong with British shipping is that too much of it is in the hands of ancient mariners , dyed-in-the-wool shipping families that have n't had a new idea since the days of sail . |
4 | Canada announced on Dec. 11 that it would begin withdrawing on June 15 , 1993 , its contingent of 575 troops serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus ( UNFICYP — which had had a Canadian element since its establishment in 1964 ) ; the 341-member Danish contingent began to pull out on Dec. 16 . |
5 | The corporation has had a chequered history since then . |
6 | Purvis has had a meteoric career since joining ITN in 1972 . |
7 | I 'll bet she has n't had a decent meal since her own funeral . |
8 | Just after we closed for press on Friday , news came through that NCR Corp 's chairman and chief executive Gilbert Williamson would retire from the company in May and would be succeeded by Jerre Stead , currently president of AT&T Co 's Global Business Communications Systems , which he is credited with having turned around ; Stead , 50 , will have the title group executive-NCR , and will be succeeded by Patricia Russo , currently vice president-national sales and service for the Global Business Unit ; although the switch is being presented as amicable , there are mutters that AT&T is concerned that NCR has not had a higher profile since acquisition . |
9 | Just after we closed for press last week , news came through that NCR Corp 's chairman and chief executive Gilbert Williamson would retire from the company in May and would be succeeded by Jerre Stead , currently president of AT&T Co 's Global Business Communications Systems , which he is credited with having turned around ; Stead , 50 , will have the title group executive-NCR , and will be succeeded by Patricia Russo , currently vice president-national sales and service for the Global Business Unit ; although the switch is being presented as amicable , there are mutters that AT&T is concerned that NCR has not had a higher profile since acquisition . |
10 | In Skipton , North Yorkshire , The Gargrave Park rehabilitation centre has not had a full referral since 1 April , leaving five of its seven beds empty . |
11 | But he has hardly had a trouble-free run since then with most of his problems self-inflicted . |
12 | Their lot , they felt , had not had a proper turn since the defeat of the left in the civil war of the late 1940s . |
13 | Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c . |
14 | I 'm no good at football , and I have n't had a steady job since last March , ’ he said glumly . |
15 | DUNDEE 'S Canadian chairman Ron Dixon will have had an uncomfortable time since Saturday despite the distance between his home in Vancouver and his football headquarters at Dens Park . |
16 | ‘ The present manager , Jim Jefferies , has had an excellent record since coming to Falkirk , and he deserves every support in his effort to ensure that we have Premier League football at Falkirk next year . ’ |
17 | But all that was some months ago and she had a cold front since for her hefty swinging colleague . |