Example sentences of "said they have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horsebox driver and his son said they 'd felt a bump but thought it was a hole in the road . |
| 2 | So the letting officer from one of them said they 'd got a house for me . |
| 3 | instead of saying , telling the er insurance people that they 'd give them the bills and they could pay them as they came in , he said they 'd got a lump sum . |
| 4 | Mind you it seemed that they had a test at school last week and he was n't terribly happy with it , he said he could n't understand it , he tried to explain to me what it was , but erm , it 's not , not easy , but Ga Gavin said erm , he said they 'd had a test and he said it took him time to get into it but once he got into it , you know , he did alright in it , I think he said how many he got , he did n't seem to do too badly , but he said Alex did n't really do anything and what he did do he thought was wrong so he did n't hand it in , he said and in actual fact what he had done was right , so I do n't know , I told , I told Alex to go and see , you know , and ask about it and sort of erm , apparently he did do that so at least he 'll know , but erm , it 's strange really because normally Alex |
| 5 | I said they 've got a duvet in the ward , in my wardro |
| 6 | I thought you said they 've got a chap |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
| 8 | Although Suzanne lived with friends , John said they had planned a family Christmas with her sister Michelle , 20 , and brother Steven , 14 , |
| 9 | The Alliance and Leicester Building Society said that 31 per cent of people questioned said they had delayed a move because of the poor state of the housing market , an increase of three per cent on May . |
| 10 | Last night the investigating team said they had made a breakthrough when a missing hood from James 's anorak was discovered by officers searching the area . |
| 11 | Police in north India , meanwhile , said they had found a cache of 6lb of RDX plastic explosive , similar to that used in the Bombay bombs . |
| 12 | Lady Henrietta Tavistock said they had demanded a meeting with the Chipperfield organisation which owns the monkeys at both parks . |
| 13 | Mr Lawes and Mr Whatling said they had signed a partnership deal once it became clear how important the find was . |