Example sentences of "they 've [verb] a [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 They 're keeping quiet at the moment saying simply that they 've invested a lot in new technology and models , and their cars are doing well against others in the country .
2 Doctors believe they 've made a breakthough in the treatment of breast cancer using drugs instead of surgery .
3 Things are definitely happening over in Jersey : they 've converted a fort in St. Helier into a leisure centre , with squash courts etc .
4 ‘ Do you know they 've got a Jew in the partnership now ?
5 They 've got a crow in that cage there look .
6 She judges everybody by their star sign , too , avoiding Scorpios because they 've got a sting in their tail , Geminis because they 've got split personalities and Taureans because they 're stubborn , irrespective of the staggering complexity of human nature .
7 Er , they 've got a dimple in here and there .
8 They 've got a policeman in charge of the Ministry of Information , and they 've got a daft Prime Minister in Edith Cresson .
9 So they 've got a K in
10 ‘ My guess is they 've got a photocopier in the back of the van , and a typewriter and a selection of envelopes .
11 They 've got a cottage in the country just for the Brownies
12 They 've got erm an adult literacy course if you want to brush up on your reading and your writing they 've got computer courses they 've got a course in sound engineering and a works skills for women course which is what Sarah did .
13 ‘ What I thought was , right , they 've got a rank in Ilford , ai n't they ?
14 At this present moment they 've got a blackout in Berlin and I bet it 's snowing .
15 ‘ Shall I ring and see if they 've got a table in half an hour or so ? ’
16 I said they 've got a duvet in the ward , in my wardro
17 They 've got a well in that shop .
18 They 've got a house in Manchester have n't they ?
19 Yes , they 've got a farm in Burford .
20 Look they 've stuck a sticker in the back , Cars kill trees .
21 You do n't often get people ringing up in the middle of the night to say they 've found a body in the bath .
22 ‘ This is perfectly sensible to the Russians because they 've had a trade in travelling shows with dolphins for some time .
23 They 've had a game in hand and that could be priceless .
24 Yeah cos they 've had a lot in there but then
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