Example sentences of "they 've [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 : |
| 2 | They 've created a civil service , and trained Arabs to work like French bureaucrats . |
| 3 | However , it 's not as if they 've erected a Chinese Wall . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And they 've made a good job of tiling have n't they ? |
| 6 | ‘ well , they 've made a bloody mess of that city . ’ |
| 7 | They 've made a great start , but five shots after one round is nothing in this tournament . ’ |
| 8 | So she went and they 've made a lovely job of it ! |
| 9 | And with the help of breeders all over the world , they 've made a dramatic comeback . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | because they 've dug a big hole does n't mean you measure the big hole . |
| 14 | They 've heard a relieving fleet 's on the way . ’ |
| 15 | Both Mike and Brian say they 've gained a great deal … |
| 16 | In the late seventies , the authorities allowed many refugees to stay , but now they 've adopted a tougher policy . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
| 21 | ‘ I hope they 've gone a long way , ’ said Pascoe . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Mark reckons they 've done a good job on the water have they ? |
| 24 | ‘ But they 've done a great job . |
| 25 | Well , I , I think Mr Chairman , they 've done a fair job in there . |
| 26 | ‘ They 've waited a long time . |
| 27 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 28 | They 've announced a new sports car to be built at Cowley and they launch a new model in April . |
| 29 | At Hulsta they 've developed a new process . |
| 30 | Tower Hamlets found that they could not decentralize Social Services , for example , because of the statutory requirement to have a Social Services Committee , but everything else they 've erm within the overall Council policy , which is decided by all the Councillors , they 've decentralized a great deal of the powers down to these local groups of Councillors , and where the Labour control the areas they control these local Councils , and where the Liberal Democrats control them they control them , and I think it 's working very well . |