Example sentences of "but they have had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had toyed with the idea of taking her to Dublin anyway , but they had had a rocky road enough already and perhaps she would be better at home . |
| 2 | Neil says he does n't like the swimming and the lakes have been cold while Derek says they 've been through the pain barrier and have had to spend up to ten hours a day in the saddle but they 've had a good back up team … he also jokes that there has n't been a day when he would n't have rather stopped in bed |
| 3 | No birds about at the moment but they 've had a good feed of chicken , but |
| 4 | Erm John 's Dream the National Playwright 's Network actually wrote back to me and said they 're quite happy to read your plays for a fee erm but I intend to re-write that before I put it in er for a reading erm Oh , I I sent a poem called Pleasure to Woman 's Weekly in June last year and I suspect they were actually planning to use it but they 've had a New Year 's clear-out and I got it back yesterday . |
| 5 | But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance . |
| 6 | But they 'd had a little drink in Germany , and did n't know where to head ! |