Example sentences of "they [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not once in all those years had they seen a real smile on his face . |
| 2 | the kitchen 's awful , I hate that kitchen its awful with that kitchen with the back door in the middle of it , why have they got a back door in the middle of their kitchen ? its right in the middle of it |
| 3 | ‘ Have they got a secret hideout ? ’ |
| 4 | have n't they got a coloured book then ? |
| 5 | Have they had a raw deal ? |
| 6 | No sooner had they found a likely-looking mountain than aeroplanes or helicopters would buzz around , like insects around an eagle . |
| 7 | Had they wanted a Gothic design , they might well have restricted entries to Britain . |
| 8 | Not only had they sent a tactless cable but , seeing it was 2 am in England , decided to save money by sending it at reduced rates to be delivered when the MCC office opened at 9 am . |
| 9 | The gossip was they lost a fair bit in the stock market . |