Example sentences of "[vb infin] they have [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam pops his head in to ask ‘ Did you know they 've removed the word ‘ gullible ’ from the English dictionary ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do you know they 've got a Jew in the partnership now ? |
| 3 | This means at least 70 per cent of people attending fertility clinics will feel they are failures — not only for having to attend the clinic , but also for not having succeeded with treatment ; they may also feel they have failed the clinic and the doctor , as well as themselves , their partners and families . |
| 4 | What , McLeish wondered acerbically , did he imagine his wife and surviving daughter were thinking about — or did he assume they had taken the death of a daughter and a sister in their stride ? |
| 5 | As far as she could remember they 'd spent the time discussing potential ideas for his proposed advertising campaign . |
| 6 | He was determined to let the clan see they 'd made no mistake in choosing him , and was off on a round of visits to all the main families , to impress them with his strength and intelligence , good sense and good humour . |
| 7 | For example , in answer 4 we did not say ‘ Mr and Mrs Smith will keep their home nice and clean ’ for by whose standards would we judge them to have met the goal ? |
| 8 | In the meantime , the sheep took off on cue and I could hear they had reached the Lion by the din coming from the main bar , I was put in a police van and off to the " cop-shop " ; when I took off my smock and the stupid hat there really was a frightened wing commander underneath . |
| 9 | To hear him tell it you 'd think they 'd had a date and she 'd turned up late ! |
| 10 | ‘ I 've read the German papers and there 's nothing been said , so we do n't think they 've made the connection . |
| 11 | I do n't think they 've had a lot of trouble really speaking with Walsall supporters over the years because they seem to be er go to support the club not to fight and er |
| 12 | ‘ Do you think they 've found the plane ? ’ |
| 13 | I do n't think they 've got a lot of staff on . |
| 14 | Even so , I do not think they have mended the battery correctly as it said it was about to close down and stop when the battery meter said the battery was five-eights full … |
| 15 | ‘ Middlesbrough will think they have won the tie because of their unbeaten home record and our poor away form . |
| 16 | Do you reckon he 's given , th there 's been a lot of er goings er to-ings and from-ings , do you reckon they 've had a whip round ? |
| 17 | By that I do n't mean they 've left the prison ; I mean they 're dead . |
| 18 | They can either admit they 've made a mistake , or they can make it compulsory . |
| 19 | ‘ The Old Guard there they might — but their new D-G 's told them to lay off organisations like the Peace Crusade so how can they admit they 've found a pattern ? |
| 20 | I know few people in my situation will admit they have made a mistake for rear of looking silly . |
| 21 | Yes , yes , I mean this year , with the formula obviously , because the number of fire calls has dropped , it impacts upon er , as I say that , I do n't know whether the actual , the cost , the differential between the number of calls that have dropped and the drop in the S S A , whether it 's comparable , and I do n't suppose they 've got a measure of the drop , in S S A terms it 's far greater than the actual marginal costs of er , not attending those er , extra , extra fire calls . |
| 22 | ‘ We would agree they have got a reason to be concerned about their future . ’ |
| 23 | I thought you were gon na say they 've made a mess . |
| 24 | Are we also going to try and match those up with the attainment targets , so that we can say they 've completed a work sheet successfully ? |
| 25 | Someone will say they 've got a machine that prints names on badges . |
| 26 | Those people who 've been holding off buying anything just in case prices drop still further could now find they 've missed the boat . |