Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] have [adv] had [art] " in BNC.

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1 In some situations colonies of rabbits exist in areas where they have never had the need to construct a burrow for themselves .
2 Draft a letter to my council , Nicholas , notifying them that I have already had the news of the action at Pilleth , and asking them to send out orders for the knights and squires of all the midland counties to meet me at Lichfield , fully prepared , mounted and arrayed for war , by the seventh day of July .
3 Though it has to be said , he wrote , and Goldberg , his eye racing down the page covered in his friend 's tiny handwriting , paused to sip from the glass of fresh orange-juice at his side , wiped his forehead and went on typing , it has to be said that I have occasionally had the illusion that I knew what step to take first and even , occasionally , what step to take second , I will not talk about a third .
4 ‘ THE most disheartening thing is that I have always had a really strong idea about what I want the group to be and I 'm not very good at relating to people who think that their version of what my group should be is more important than mine , ’ complains Stuart Adamson , singer/guitarist with Big Country .
5 I stand with the phone in my hand , remembering that I have still had no lunch .
6 Now unle now unless there are any participants that want , really burning to make a comment , er I feel that we have settled , well we 've had enough discussion on little A , I 've got enough , well I 've got enough from you in terms of your views about size of settlement , and Mr Brighton has pointed me again in the direction of his submission about er the definition of an integrated and balanced community , I would like to know , er from Mr Davis whether he concurs with that sort of interpretation , and I have a feeling that we have also had an expression , generally , that at the moment one settlement is probably appropriate , if you have to have a new settlement .
7 We are thankful that we have also had the last uprating statement that will be issued in the name of the Conservative party for many years to come .
8 Er , our press office tell me that we have just had a call from ten Downing Street , who want a copy of this speech .
9 I am pleased to be able to report to the hon. Gentleman that we have just had the first results of the monitoring arrangements for the implementation of community care and we are impressed with the practical schemes already being advanced to ensure that the frail and vulnerable , and particularly the chronically sick and disabled , receive the support that they need .
10 Nor are women prominent in senior positions in the professions although they have long had a place there in those areas concerned with women 's affairs which are most clearly associated with their assumed ‘ natural ’ role of caring for and serving others .
11 The preference is for things so young — like baby chickens with infant vegetables — that they have barely had an independent existence we might have to acknowledge robbing them of .
12 That does mean that they have already had a very difficult exercise in terms of looking at an , an efficiency effectiveness distribution of funding and how they manage the service , and that 's very much tied in with the children 's services plan , which Mike referred to earlier on , and which is later on the agenda .
13 Most children 's agents feel that they have actually had a rather good year .
14 ‘ I 'm very happy and I have always had a good relationship with the board . ’
15 The officer I have been escorting is a most pleasant chap , and I have really had a day 's holiday .
16 The good news is that if you have already had the vaccine , you do n't need a booster .
17 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
18 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
19 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
20 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
21 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
22 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
23 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to ) .
24 Should all of the above steps fail to resolve the issue , you may refer the dispute to the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau of which General Accident is a founder member — but only if you have already had the matter referred to our Head Office .
25 I 've had my dreams , and I do feel that , if you have never had a close relationship with somebody , something in you dries up … goes dead , one might say .
26 If you have never had a go at gouache before , TOM ROBB 'S advice should make it plain sailing !
27 If you have ever had the privilege of meeting such men , you will no doubt know of the quality they possess to which I refer .
28 ‘ Yet in the long run — and we have already had a pretty long run — the results are potentially devastating . ’
29 ‘ The post of centre manager was advertised on May 20 and we have already had an encouraging response , ’ he said .
30 We are doing more functions than ever and we have also had a lot more visitors from America . ’
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