Example sentences of "they 've [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They 've become such regulars as they 've followed the national tour they now give the Star , Clayton Mark , a lift back to Cheltenham every Saturday night . |
2 | They 've lobbied every Labour conference since 84 . |
3 | Leyhill prison on the Gloucestershire Avon border is as far from the popular conception of a jail as you can get.Modern buildings cluster around borders boasting blooms that many public parks would be hard pressed to match.Leyhill is an open prison … the last port of call for inmates nearing the end of their sentences.A hundred prisoners work on the nearly forty acres of lawns , borders and market gardens.Their skills won them a silver medal at Chelsea for this display of garden design.And at Leyhill , they 've created a spectacular show … with drifts of brightly coloured pelargoniums competing for attention with giant cannas … and a fine show of roses.New borders are being created all the time … giving the prisoners an opportunity to express themselves and learn techniques that could help them go straight when they 're released : |
4 | They 've created a civil service , and trained Arabs to work like French bureaucrats . |
5 | However , it 's not as if they 've erected a Chinese Wall . |
6 | I mean , it 's a , it 's a wooden prefab type hut , it 's very hardy done , concrete floors , they 've made a good job of it . |
7 | And they 've made a good job of tiling have n't they ? |
8 | ‘ well , they 've made a bloody mess of that city . ’ |
9 | They 've made a great start , but five shots after one round is nothing in this tournament . ’ |
10 | So she went and they 've made a lovely job of it ! |
11 | And with the help of breeders all over the world , they 've made a dramatic comeback . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
14 | Now they 've made the whole workforce redundant , and will also have to issue redundancy pay . |
15 | ‘ They 've made an excellent job of it , Janet . ’ |
16 | Six months after a seventy year old man was found beaten to death in his home , police say they 've made an important breakthrough . |
17 | And you know these telephone-holes — when they 've dug a good hole they put a sort of canvas tent on top , so that they can work in comfort underneath . |
18 | because they 've dug a big hole does n't mean you measure the big hole . |
19 | They 've heard a relieving fleet 's on the way . ’ |
20 | Perhaps they 've heard the economic forecast . |
21 | Both Mike and Brian say they 've gained a great deal … |
22 | For starters , they 've witnessed a marked shift in the make-up of their audience : though there 's a sprinkling of residual bagginess in tonight 's crowd , the lion 's share of the faithful fit the dishevelled , T-shirted stereotype of the diehard pop kid . |
23 | Mike Evans , Managing Director of Pacplas , summed up the judges ' view : ‘ First , they 've achieved a great deal and the spirit of the team means they 'll get better and better . |
24 | Some companies do have genuine offers after April 5 because they 've begun a new accounting period and will be keen to impress their investors . |
25 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
26 | The number of women elected to the Church 's Parliament is double that of last time , and those in favour of women priests , are confident that they 've secured the required majority to have their way by nineteen ninety five . |
27 | ‘ As usual , they 've missed the whole point they did n't need an inquiry , it 's obvious what went wrong , ’ he said . |
28 | ‘ I hope they 've gone a long way , ’ said Pascoe . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | It 's the likes o' them should be at those meetin 's , an' if your people manages ter convert just a couple o' drunkards each time then they 've done a good job . |