Example sentences of "have had a [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 It has had a long and complicated history ; but , at the present day , the form required by law for the creation and transfer of estates and interests in land is both uniform and simple .
2 Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period .
3 As your article said ‘ Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period ’ .
4 Himalayan skiing has had a long and painfully slow gestation period beginning with the activities of various Indian Army Officers in the early part of the century .
5 M&TIS Calibration laboratory has had a long and successful association with Rosemount providing calibrations of differential pressure transducers , typically to an accuracy of 0.09% at 500mbar differential and 200 bar static pressure .
6 Johnson Matthey has had a long and important involvement in the development of cisplatin and carboplatin , the platinum-based anti-tumour drugs used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancer .
7 We bring the Guinness Spot to a close with a local musician who has had a long and distinguished career in the country and blues divisions of rock .
8 Much post-modernist art has had a critical and contestatory function which is all too easily overlooked .
9 Dicey 's work has had a major and lasting impact .
10 At fifty five Mr Pacey has had a full and distinguished career in the police force .
11 Although black film making in America dates back to the days of the silents , it has had a dismal and frustrating history .
12 Mr. Perez de Cuellar has had a lengthy and distinguished record as Secretary-General and the House would wish to record its appreciation of his activities and those of his personal representative in securing the release of so many hostages .
13 It is an assumption that has had a profound and , it is now seen , a damaging effect on schools .
14 He had met many famous and exciting people , he 'd had a rich and varied life , some of it rather sad .
15 Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last .
16 ‘ That we 'd had a short but intense affair , and when we 'd met again and realised we still felt the same about each other you 'd revealed how Thomas was mine . ’
17 No patient in this group could be considered to have had a successful and uneventful procedure .
18 He had had a varied and an outstanding career .
19 She had had a splendid and cultural week .
20 I reckon if I had had a flat and everything I could have given it a try .
21 He had had a long and tiring journey , flights from Frankfurt , Heathrow and Glasgow all having been delayed or cancelled .
22 A few days ago , they had had a long and intense discussion about acting , and he had read through some scenes with her , and told her she had great talent and great beauty .
23 For example , the percentage reporting that they had had a cold or flu in the previous month showed little change with age .
24 We 've had a long and tiring journey and my wife is not well . ’
25 We have had a good if somewhat sparsely attended debate .
26 ‘ We have had a small but steady flow of people taking advantage of the offer , ’ she said .
27 Conductor and orchestra have had a long and fruitful association — starting in 1963 when David Atherton became the youngest ever conductor at the BBC Proms in London .
28 Can my right hon. Friend confirm that the Government have had a consistent and unwavering policy on nuclear deterrence through the strength and use of Trident ?
29 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 .
30 For some years the recordings of well-known choirs , such as King 's College , Cambridge , have had a steady and growing market .
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