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 . |