Example sentences of "[verb] they have had a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Dean Patterson says the use of solar energy is important to all people around the world … and he says we will say electric cars on the road within five years but even with the sun shining … they 're are breakdowns … punctures and problems … a driver says they 've had a stone fly up and brake the chain but they 'll get going again
2 She said they 've had they 've had a couple of days out here trekking , trying to catch people !
3 So all they had to do then was go on to Hollyhead and they were refreshed they 'd had a meal so they would n't be dying of hunger .
4 They 've all had a bath last night , two nights running they 've had a bath full of water .
5 To hear him tell it you 'd think they 'd had a date and she 'd turned up late !
6 I do n't think they 've had a lot of trouble really speaking with Walsall supporters over the years because they seem to be er go to support the club not to fight and er
7 Do you reckon he 's given , th there 's been a lot of er goings er to-ings and from-ings , do you reckon they 've had a whip round ?
8 She knew they had had a visitor last night , but no one had told her who it was or why they 'd come .
9 Mind you , I think they 've had a bit of luck lately with a couple of wealthy chaps coming to live in the area and showing signs of interest . ’
10 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
11 But no-one knows they 've had a row ,
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