Example sentences of "[vb past] they [vb past] [adv] have " in BNC.
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1 | I think they told they did n't have any money for it . |
2 | The liquidator does not know of the existence of stock records in support of £50,620 , and XY Ltd , in taking over the stock , stated they did not have schedules/lists which would enable them to identify what they took over . |
3 | The policy U-turn has been welcomed by local authorities , who claimed they did not have the resources needed to draw up the registers , and by building and property groups . |
4 | Then because of another mix up with their concert promoter in England , they discovered they did n't have enough other venues booked to pay for their stay . |
5 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
6 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
7 | Finding a new childcarer is so traumatic that 80% of the mothers surveyed admitted they did n't have the courage to give an inadequate nanny the sack immediately ; 60% of those who were unhappy carried on with their carer for a month , and 35% for up to six months . |
8 | That 's where I went they did n't have any . |
9 | However , some members of his family were glad , because it meant they did not have to produce cattle . |
10 | The band were very supportive and they knew they did n't have to do anything untoward . |
11 | ‘ Anyway , they knew they did n't have to dissaude you . |
12 | This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live . |
13 | and when I looked they did n't have it threaded up right at the top at all I had to re-thread the machine . |
14 | ‘ She thought they 'd better have something to drink so she got some sherry , then she was worried because she 's only got those little glasses you know , little tumblers , and she says they 're only for whisky . ’ |
15 | As to the leading reasons why they did not recycle , 37 per cent blamed a lack of collection points ; 25 per cent said they did not have enough space to store materials awaiting recycling ; 10 per cent found it too much trouble to separate out different categories of waste ; and 8 per cent cited shortage of time . |
16 | But there was a setback on Saturday when the French National League 's ( FNL ) disciplinary committee failed to make any ruling at a nine-hour meeting in Paris because they said they did not have enough evidence . |
17 | Dave Punshon , Age Concern 's chief officer , said they did not have the funds to bear such heavy losses . |
18 | One angry worker explained : ‘ They said they did not have sufficient money to sustain capital investment and pay shareholders , so somebody had to draw the short straw and it was us . ’ |
19 | They said they did n't have strong views on intensive farming . |
20 | The human members of the community are here mainly because out in the commercial world , they had been doing things they did not want to do , using skills they wished they did not have . |