Example sentences of "they [vb past] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd had a row . |
| 2 | They 'd had a fright when they ran into the tramp . |
| 3 | The last time he 'd seen her she 'd been drunk , they 'd had a fight , he 'd left her sprawling on the carpet . |
| 4 | Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks . |
| 5 | They 'd had a skinful so were n't in a particularly noticing mood but they saw and heard nothing , nothing except what they described as a kind of mournful whistling coming from deep in the wood . ’ |
| 6 | By the end , of course , they were thoroughly enjoying themselves because they 'd had a bit to drink and it was a jolly convivial evening . ’ |
| 7 | They used to do some outrageous things together when they 'd had a couple of beers . |
| 8 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
| 9 | If they 'd had a cook ! |
| 10 | Even if they 'd had a formal partnership , which they did n't , it would have made no difference . |
| 11 | But they 'd had a little drink in Germany , and did n't know where to head ! |
| 12 | They 'd had a huge fork lift truck on the roof where they stored materials . |
| 13 | Mind you , they 'd had a lot of practice . ’ |
| 14 | The heavier atomic bits — the stuff that goes to make up the planets — they had to wait until later until they 'd had a chance to be built up . |
| 15 | They 'd had a wonderful afternoon . |
| 16 | They 'd had a fight . ’ |
| 17 | And if they 'd had a row , you could hear him . |
| 18 | Well , they 'd had a few weeks of mystery , of secrets kept and of wrong conclusions avoided . |
| 19 | Perhaps they 'd had a row or something . |
| 20 | The Indians had taken the radio telephones ( they 'd have gone off with the genny if they 'd had a crane ) and Caracas thought they 'd just broken down again so came as per normal . |
| 21 | It er they 'd had a fire there and they wanted to know if I could replace the lock . |
| 22 | But they 'd had a pre-meeting when they 'd tried to drop it out . |
| 23 | And had been salvaged when they 'd had a sort of a a mock assessment . |
| 24 | They 'd had a good time . |
| 25 | They 'd had a choreographer in when the show had first been set up , but no-one had been near it since ; replacement dancers had to pick up the routines from the others , and some of the results could be kind of interesting . |
| 26 | They 'd had a joke with Crystal , they said , and told her lots of nonsense instead of confessing they were out-of-work actors . |
| 27 | erm people were starting to move out , and I think that , I think quite a lot of people , well although they 'd had a lot of information from the Local Authority , were still very unsure about how that would affect other benefits , in particular supplementary benefits , and single payments , and that , that , grants for , for the furniture , that kind of thing . |
| 28 | ‘ I feel women are pushed out of hospital , just as if they 'd had a minor operation , or a very mild illness . ’ |
| 29 | Once they 'd had a conversation on two levels , from street to first-floor window ; it had been in April ; on the second occasion he 'd visited her in the afternoon , for a walk along the canal . |
| 30 | If they 'd had a key , they would n't have been so careless as to leave it open , would they ? ’ |