Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | You see they 've got a short concentration . |
2 | Never mind , they 'd done a good job , and I had one plot of depth and richness on our otherwise bald mountain . |
3 | He 'd only just retired , and they 'd built a beautiful bungalow . ’ |
4 | They 'd reached a dramatic opening , and through it she could see the moon-silvered sea hundreds of feet below , moving in a slow , deep swell towards the foot of the cliffs . |
5 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
6 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
7 | But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er |
8 | They 'd brought a poor young woman with a baby in a pushchair and we traipsed all around , in and out of houses , it was bitterly cold , and at the end of the exercise I felt we could have saved a hell of a lot of time . |
9 | Because when Wendy and Laura had returned they 'd brought a verbal message from Suzie to the effect that she 'd met a Danish boy and had no intention of returning to England to complete her studies . |
10 | Cos they 'd brought a little dog to be walked . |
11 | ‘ And they 'd learnt a fair bit in the war , with their OSS Office of Strategic Services , same as our SOE . |
12 | Aberdeen arrived back from Turin this afternoon , knowing they 'd taken a major step towards the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup . |
13 | men when they 'd retrieved a live person , or even a dead one . |
14 | T. B. Bloody pest was stray animals , stray dogs — people would come up and say they 'd found a stray , and you 'd have to take it off them , take their name and address . |
15 | Surely , after the wonderful night of passion she had experienced with Ross , they 'd had a real chance of mending their relationship ? |
16 | I did ask if they 'd had a nice meal , but Lisabeth just ‘ harrumphed ’ so I dropped the subject and told them instead that I was going to meet Duncan and collect Salome 's car . |
17 | They 'd had a long , hard , cold morning 's work and levity took over . |
18 | But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance . |
19 | That 's what I said first , I said ooh they 'd had a terrible job ! |
20 | They 'd had a good time . |
21 | They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too . |
22 | Her father , Peter Few Brown said they 'd had a good visit . |
23 | that 's what I mean if they 'd had a good whistler he kept instead of her , could n't he ? |
24 | In all the cases they 'd had a violent experience in earlier childhood . |
25 | They 'd had a huge fork lift truck on the roof where they stored materials . |
26 | They 'd had a wonderful afternoon . |
27 | ‘ I feel women are pushed out of hospital , just as if they 'd had a minor operation , or a very mild illness . ’ |
28 | 2 crew were killed and many locals felt they 'd had a lucky escape . |
29 | You know , I was on the phone to a customer for fifteen to twenty minutes because they 'd had a bad experience and I was actually making an appointment for Roy to go in and that twenty minutes is a long time , and I think really if anything , it 's just brought to me really , , how little time sometimes , it 's not always the case , it does vary , that , depending on the incoming calls , depending if you 've got got through the emerging paperwork for whatever reason , how little quality time perhaps you do actually spend on the phone , making outgoing calls to sell . |
30 | He signalled to the waiter ; during the brief ceremony of settling the bill , handing over a tip and saying yes thank you they 'd had a lovely evening and enjoyed their meal , his avoidance of her eye was constant and deliberate . |