Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They 'd shared a bed in Cumberland and she had comforted Gordon because nothing was quite right . |
| 32 | United Airlines and American Airlines I 've been told are n't really all that good to fly with , mate of ours went up to the airport to pick his parents up , they just got back from a holiday in and er they flew and a , on a seven hour journey , where ever it was they come from , they did n't have any food , no food , nothing , what they done is they , they , they 'd taken a container off , but they had n't put a new one on . |
| 33 | no my wallet and some one handed it in and they 'd taken a fiver out of it , they 'd gone , oh , oh |
| 34 | They 'd taken a ballot and the members had agreed . |
| 35 | The details were all there ; they 'd used a knife , and they brought it down on his face four times . |
| 36 | But so far they 'd drawn a blank in that direction . |
| 37 | Five different venues in less than five hours and they 'd drawn a blank at all of them ! |
| 38 | They 'd enjoyed a game of snap or whist or gin rummy . |
| 39 | Patrick wished they 'd left a window open . |
| 40 | But the police believe the fight started after a large number of gypsies returned from this hotel in Northampton where they 'd held a wedding reception . |
| 41 | They 'd misjudged a fence at the Tythrop Park horse trials at Kingsey in Buckinghamshire . |
| 42 | The TV put out my name in the nine o'clock bulletin , and by ten they 'd added a picture . |
| 43 | They 'd contemplated a leaflet picture of Maughan , sans specs , with the legend ‘ Nissan dormer ’ above and the post script ‘ Nee bugger sleeps in this campaign ’ beneath . |
| 44 | And night before they 'd sunk a hospital ship . |
| 45 | To hear him tell it you 'd think they 'd had a date and she 'd turned up late ! |
| 46 | They 'd had a row . |
| 47 | And if they 'd had a row , you could hear him . |
| 48 | Perhaps they 'd had a row or something . |
| 49 | Probyn has told the police his estranged wife left his house at Longney after they 'd had a row , and listened tape recordings of a conversation between herself and her new boyfriend . |
| 50 | The last time he 'd seen her she 'd been drunk , they 'd had a fight , he 'd left her sprawling on the carpet . |
| 51 | They 'd had a fight . ’ |
| 52 | The heavier atomic bits — the stuff that goes to make up the planets — they had to wait until later until they 'd had a chance to be built up . |
| 53 | If they 'd had a cook ! |
| 54 | Yeah erm wait a minute we got a letter from this morning to say that erm wait a minute , erm they 'd had a communication from Mr |
| 55 | By the end , of course , they were thoroughly enjoying themselves because they 'd had a bit to drink and it was a jolly convivial evening . ’ |
| 56 | Oh rather yes , out-work , people used during the First World War there were no end of people were sort of er especially if they 'd had a bit of experience in the leather industry like harness and saddlery and that sort of thing , especially the harness and er other work attached to leather cavalry and er revolver holsters and that sort of thing , they 'd do them at home you know oh yes there was er now Walsall 's divided is n't it ? |
| 57 | ‘ They used to pull my leg , but once they 'd had a go they soon changed their minds . ’ |
| 58 | The Indians had taken the radio telephones ( they 'd have gone off with the genny if they 'd had a crane ) and Caracas thought they 'd just broken down again so came as per normal . |
| 59 | They 'd had a choreographer in when the show had first been set up , but no-one had been near it since ; replacement dancers had to pick up the routines from the others , and some of the results could be kind of interesting . |
| 60 | They 'd had a skinful so were n't in a particularly noticing mood but they saw and heard nothing , nothing except what they described as a kind of mournful whistling coming from deep in the wood . ’ |