Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not one of them has won a card to play on the Volvo Tour . |
| 2 | ‘ I hear they 've got a problem to worry at there , but details I do n't know . ’ |
| 3 | When Adam stopped , she saw they 'd reached a lane running between the backs of houses . |
| 4 | They were uncertain of her , she could feel it as surely as if they 'd appointed a spokesman to stand up and tell her so . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Brand told me that they 'd been friendly from way back and when I leaned on him a bit he admitted that they 'd had a thing going but it had been broken off two or three years ago . ’ |
| 7 | still we want this , we want this , they 've made a request to have this done and it 's government funded and so it 's quite an interesting project really just to record things |
| 8 | They 've made a mistake have n't they ? |
| 9 | I often wonder if , when they 've selected a person say right , I 'll choose number three , when number one goes by and number two goes by afterwards if they think oh you know , no , I would have preferred number two . |
| 10 | They 've sent me flowers and choclates , and they 've expressed a desire to accommodate the two young men who 've done this at their own institutions |
| 11 | They 've developed a method to help putt by pulling back the club every inch for every foot . |
| 12 | They 've got a slave have n't they ? |
| 13 | The Duchess says she 's very pleased with the work and delighted they 've got a chance to put their skills on show . |
| 14 | Ten City have had three massive club hits without selling any records , and now they 've got a chart hit . |
| 15 | Well yeah they 've got a reputation have n't they ? |
| 16 | They 've got a GIRL to do his voice , that 's what . |
| 17 | ‘ Everyone ought to go home if they 've got a home to go to . |
| 18 | They 're lucky they 've got a home to go to . |
| 19 | And they 've got a machine to do it anyway to work it all out , print it all out . |
| 20 | ‘ They 've got a lot to talk about , they used to know so many of the same people , ’ I said , to comfort him . |
| 21 | I think they 've got a lot to give . |
| 22 | implying you sort of see that they are reluctant to get involved in this , they 've got a lot to lose from this . |
| 23 | Because they 've got a shelf do you see , in the burrow , for safety . |
| 24 | They 've been told they 've got a week to pay or risk being evicted . |
| 25 | I mean they 've got a job to keep people . |
| 26 | ‘ They 've specified a document written in Catalan by a friend of Tristram Abberley . |
| 27 | Uniforum 's executive director Ed Palmer will be retiring : they 've hired a headhunter to search out a replacement . |
| 28 | They 've launched a campaign to make young people and their parents more aware of the dangers of drugs like ecstasy . |
| 29 | The R S P C A have to pick up the pieces and they 've launched a campaign to try and stop it and joining me now is Alan . |
| 30 | They believe they 've found a way to destroy cancer cells without the unpleasant side-effects produced by existing drugs . |