Example sentences of "[verb] they 've [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six months after a seventy year old man was found beaten to death in his home , police say they 've made an important breakthrough . |
| 2 | Both Mike and Brian say they 've gained a great deal … |
| 3 | 2 further people were arrested during the search and police say they 've recovered a substantial sum of money , eight stolen cars and a shotgun . |
| 4 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 5 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 6 | An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer |
| 7 | Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was killed at his engagement party say they 've had an encouraging response to their appeals for information . |
| 8 | The Coach Council say they 've got an enviable safety record . |
| 9 | She says they 've had a good time . |
| 10 | Adrian says they 've had an incredible response to the new boat … the best ever … they 've had interest worldwide from Japan to South America |
| 11 | National Judo Coach , Mike Ilott , says they 've had an excellent response . |
| 12 | The education authority says they 've launched a major recruitment drive but with the children due to start secondary school in September parents are now writing to local councils and M Ps . |
| 13 | ‘ I hope they 've gone a long way , ’ said Pascoe . |
| 14 | Yeah well they 've had they 've had a big today . |
| 15 | Mark reckons they 've done a good job on the water have they ? |
| 16 | Quarters again yeah and give them another quarter out of this so they get they 've got a whole one each and then we 've got two left over . |
| 17 | The Sharrock family know they 've had a lucky escape ; any one or all of them could have been injured , or even killed , when someone threw a brick at their car from an overhead footbridge . |
| 18 | Now I reckon they are doing everything they can to keep me there as long as possible , because when I go they know they 've got a real master-blaster like Chris coming in . ’ |
| 19 | We 're gon na have to get a tyre gauge I reckon they 've got a new depth of tread one point six millimetres which is bigger than the . |
| 20 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
| 21 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 22 | What do you , what do reckon , do you think they 've got a good case for their ten points ? |
| 23 | Well I mean I ca n't say enough for the people in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , I mean they 've got a great burns unit there and I mean er er I think the plastic surgeons and what knot are about they must be some of the best in the world . |
| 24 | Scientists stress they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , which has been flown in from Russia . |
| 25 | Scientists stress they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , which has been flown in from Russia . |
| 26 | Doctors claim they 've found a new way of treating breast cancer which could save thousands of lives . |
| 27 | I think they 've got a bloody cheek , you know , asking for a car park fee when yo si from the you 've got |
| 28 | the lawyer , the Admiralty lawyer seems to think they 've got a good case |
| 29 | David and Michael are the first to admit they 've got a bizarre hobby . |
| 30 | " Well , I 'd say they 've copied a good idea from the squirrels and that makes them better rabbits . " |