Example sentences of "but they [verb] have [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they had had no indication . |
| 2 | It was ridiculous to have let the tank get so low but they had had an argument only three days earlier on whose turn it was to call at the garage and pay for the petrol . |
| 3 | But they claim to have the support of hundreds of local residents , who they say do n't want the complex sited on common land . |
| 4 | But they 'd had a pre-meeting when they 'd tried to drop it out . |
| 5 | Yeah I went and got it yesterday but they 'd had a break in and you should 've seen it they 'd smashed the front door , it were all smashed in . |
| 6 | For the most part they were nominally Muslims now but they appeared to have an idea of torturable classes . |
| 7 | Looks , of course , are n't everything , but they do have a bearing when it comes to choosing an instrument , and the Carlton 's sales figures may speak for themselves in the months to come . |
| 8 | These are not very common and , as previously suggested , feature more often in preparatory work than in the actual research , but they do have a place . |
| 9 | But they do have a gut feeling that abortion is a moral issue . |
| 10 | Those who have this skill are usually no brighter or cleverer than others but they do have an element in their make up which others lack — they are organised . |
| 11 | They managed to get some ones on the sea , but they did have a try erm a lot of them come up with the erm barking up the wrong tree said the dog , you know , things like that with a bit of help . |
| 12 | The recommendations of the Commission were not entirely adopted , but they did have an impact on the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act 1950 , which provided for a federal budget based on the functions and activities of the government . |
| 13 | The Location of Offices Bureau showed the way in South-East England ; distances moved from central London were often modest but they did have the effect of prising population outward . |
| 14 | First race there twelve fifty the going at the moment is good but they have had a quarter of an inch of rain overnight so of course I suppose there 's every chance it could go to good to soft by this afternoon . |
| 15 | They did not get their photographs signed , but they have had an exchange , a smidgen of repartee with a star . |