Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery . |
| 2 | Re-selling the goods , therefore , does not constitute acceptance unless the buyer has had a reasonable opportunity of examining them . |
| 3 | If the kitchen had had a serving hatch , I could have scared the living daylights out of them . |
| 4 | It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride . |
| 5 | Although the recession has had a serious effect on certain sections of our Group , the result for 1992 was one of considerable merit . |
| 6 | ‘ The recession has had a severe impact upon the advertising market but by sheer hard work , backed by increasing readership we have been able to increase revenues over our last financial year — we would like to have done better but we are pleased to have held our own in a difficult market . ’ |
| 7 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 8 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 9 | On substantive questions under the Convention , particularly whether the applicant has had a fair trial , matters of ‘ lawyer failure ’ generally do not result in a violation of the Convention because such failure can not be attributed to the State , which is the only respondent before the Commission or the Court . |
| 10 | Among the lands earlier ceded to the abbey of St Denis was the Vexin français , that natural bulwark between the French royal demesne and the now hostile Norman duchy , which had been held as a Norman fief , had formed part of Simon de Crépy 's state ( see p. 216 ) , and finally was reclaimed for the French crown by Philip I. The Vexin had had a comital family , in origin probably the advocates for the abbey ; but Philip had bypassed their claims , granting the territory to the young prince Louis , who met with such opposition in the area that it was not until 1119 that his possession was secured . |
| 11 | He threw the hoe to the ground , hoped that at least the pig had had a good meal , and want back inside his church . |
| 12 | On the way home , the car had had a tendency to wander from one lane to another on the road . |
| 13 | Arrange to visit after the programme has had a few weeks to run . |
| 14 | The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises . |
| 15 | In the decade since then , the club has had a brief taste of the glory days but now is immersed in the worst crisis in its hundred year history . |
| 16 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 17 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 18 | On the other hand , in the provincial towns outside of Belfast and in areas such as Newtownabbey the UDA has had a comparatively clear record from crime and racketeering . |
| 19 | But the council has had a change of heart and is now looking at ways of funding the event . |
| 20 | I believe that our membership of the ERM has had a major influence on the recession in the United Kingdom . |
| 21 | But Kathie put life into perspective when her mother telephoned and , instead of enthusing at my achievement , Kathie said , ‘ The cat 's had a boil on its head . ’ ’ |
| 22 | The boy 's had a bit of a whippin' , like . |
| 23 | With puffins still zooming around the landing bay , we left for the mainland having had a marvellous day . |
| 24 | My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon . |
| 25 | ‘ The child has had a mild fit , ’ said the apothecary , turning Anna on to her stomach . |
| 26 | Patience , mon vieux , she told herself , the lady 's had a hard time . |
| 27 | The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents . |
| 28 | In Mr Bullins 's opinion , the war had had a regrettable effect upon Oxford , and even upon Magdalen . |
| 29 | The war had had a differential impact on the economies , with Belgium much less adversely affected than the Netherlands . |
| 30 | Soon after Presley died , local coroner Dr Jerry Francisco went on television to tell a grieving world that the singer had had a massive heart attack , which was supposedly confirmed by the post-mortem examination . |