Example sentences of "they 'd had [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As we went down some steps and along a dark passageway , open to the sky , I recalled Maria 's visit to this terrible place , the night they 'd had Raoul here , the night Arsenio had wanted to kill Raoul and Osvaldo had forgiven him .
2 Her heart did a foolish leap , despite the conversation they 'd had moments before .
3 What became real to her was not Therese Aschmann , but the tiny diamond and garnet engagement ring Willi had bought in a shop at the back of St Stephen 's Cathedral , and Gerda 's delight , and the luck they had had in getting two cancellation seats at the Staatsoper for a performance of Figaro , and the elegance of their hotel , and the toy truck they had bought for Georg , which had been so large they 'd had trouble getting it home .
4 Oh yeah these maintenance contracts are the lowest , I mean I took one out on my mum 's C D player because they 'd , they 'd had trouble with it , er multi play , turns out it was the stack one they had trouble with not that one , but it was only thirty quid for four years I mean
5 He 'd scarcely set eyes on him since the night they 'd had dinner together at the house in Westwood .
6 And they 'd had rain had n't they ?
7 That was the fourth time they 'd had Helen and Michael to dinner .
8 They 'd had supper anyway .
9 It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en .
10 That was the fourth time they 'd had Michael and Helen to dinner .
11 But they 'd had men dragging those stinking waters for twenty-four hours and they 'd come up with nothing .
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