Example sentences of "[vb base] they 've [verb] [art] [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 | Oxfam aid workers say they 've become the new targets in the war in Somalia . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 6 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 7 | Police say they 've arrested a thirty eight year old man and a twenty six year old woman . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They get into discussion with a neighbour on Concorde going to New York and when they get back they say they 've got the finest idea since sliced bread . |
| 11 | The Coach Council say they 've got an enviable safety record . |
| 12 | ‘ I hope they 've gone a long way , ’ said Pascoe . |
| 13 | Although , I sa , but I hope they 've got the right day ! |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | And I mean I , I find some clients are really lucky , you know they 've got a few fiddly bits of issues and they keep getting fifty pounds here and fifty pounds there , |
| 18 | Surely this is the kind of appointment which they only decide to make when they know they 've got the right man available . |
| 19 | I mean , what I 'm saying is that I 've come across many of dem who try to speak the Jamaican language , er , the Jamaican Patois , but how they speak it is totally different , becau' they 've got the English accent , and um , dey , becau' they 've got the English accent they try to speak the Jamaican local Patois the same way and in doin' so it sounds really terrible you know it sort of sounds you know it 's really funny . |
| 20 | I mean , what I 'm saying is that I 've come across many of dem who try to speak the Jamaican language , er , the Jamaican Patois , but how they speak it is totally different , becau' they 've got the English accent , and um , dey , becau' they 've got the English accent they try to speak the Jamaican local Patois the same way and in doin' so it sounds really terrible you know it sort of sounds you know it 's really funny . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Now it 's on the financial and administrative side that I suspect that the Home Office is concerned about and I believe they 've gone the wrong way about it . |
| 23 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | They believe they 've produced the blue print for a positive cycling future . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I mean they 've got the least amount of people that are there are so we 'll either that or the end of the day see if it does n't get banned , right ? |
| 28 | they 've all got different , they 've all been taught different ways of doing things and , and really in a , when you thing of the old boys they 're all erm , date , I mean they 've got the modern equipment , but , they do n't use it much . |
| 29 | Scientists stress they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , which has been flown in from Russia . |
| 30 | Scientists stress they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , which has been flown in from Russia . |