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 .
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