Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may represent a list of deities , a list of soldiers , or a discussion by a Hittite king of the building of the temple at Phaistos : all these suggestions have been put forward , though none of them has convinced even a quorum of scholars . |
| 2 | A number of Scottish councils adopted the kind of policies proposed by the 1981 STUC resolution , but none of them has set up a unit or appointed specific anti-discrimination workers . |
| 3 | It felt like they 'd missed out a stage or two . |
| 4 | She said now apparently they 've got a horse somewhere round here and she said when she came back there was this car about half hour later after they 'd left here a car been broken into . |
| 5 | After they 'd cooled off a bit , you 'd have to go and water them . |
| 6 | And er quarter to eight er quarter to nine in the morning , all the commuters are running around half asleep , wish they 'd got up a bit earlier but they did n't . |
| 7 | The bit where he like jumping on the lake they 've cut away a bit of the platform so the only way you can do it is jump onto this bit of wood then fly , and literally he was like that , just going in mid air and landed right in the water ! |
| 8 | They 've dug up a lot of human bones at my old uncle 's house … ‘ |
| 9 | As we feel that they missed a fair bit out what they 've written is very good but erm they 've missed quite a bit out |
| 10 | Yes , it 'll be worth following that up , cos that 's , that 's one of the erm , they , they 've done quite a lot of work of Amnesty and general studies in the past , there was a sheet of sort of quotes of , how good the Amnesty was , and there was one from the teacher at Birchwood or what , what 's Margaret Dane School , so erm , yes , if , if you could definitely follow that up erm John |
| 11 | So they went up there and did that , and then , I ca they 've done quite a lot and then they 're going up London tomorrow , I think . |
| 12 | Whenever the Fedpol think they 've built up a case on one world or another , they find platoons of sharp lawyers appearing , kilocreds are spent , evidence vanishes , witnesses have strange accidents … |
| 13 | ‘ They 've put out a pamphlet , have n't they ? ’ |
| 14 | They 've put together a side of young lads and journeyman pros , and that is meant as a compliment . |
| 15 | so he goes oh what the hell and they shovel tea down him and erm he starts throwing up and , what happened is that when he , when he gets like cut down they ta take him back to the room and they put them in their boxer shorts just sitting there and they 've wired up a mouse trap to like their their |
| 16 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 17 | They 've got quite a lot of Christabel 's unpublished papers there . |
| 18 | Well they 're , they are still waiting for , for confirmation on money , but they 've got quite a lot in the kitty already |
| 19 | and they 've got now a deficit of , life cover there and extra , again you take out one of these for it . |
| 20 | So they 've brought out a guide to show walkers HOW to make the countryside more accessible for themselves and for others . |
| 21 | afford a holiday now , I mean now they 've taken on a mortgage |
| 22 | The they 've taken over a place , only temporary but they 're ever so cheap in there ! |
| 23 | They 've chosen quite a diversity of places , from wild and lonely Wester Ross to the spectacular north Cornish coast . |
| 24 | But they 've pulled off a surprise or two , Courtney Walsh has looked as good a bowler as anyone in the country and one or two new names , have emerged . |
| 25 | When they 've cooled down a bit you can put them in your bed , warm it up nice . |
| 26 | They 've dried out a bit , been too tacky to do anything with . |
| 27 | She says they 've set up a field hospital with the latest equipment . |
| 28 | They 've set up a fund to buy shares in Morland , to help resist a hostile takeover bid from a rival brewer . |
| 29 | They 've set up a pyramid hotline where a tip off is passed along the line . |
| 30 | They 've cut the Health and Safety Secretary 's budget for this year , they 're looking to privatize many of the H S E's functions , they 've set up a review to identify health and safety legislation that is a so-called burden on employers . |