Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swindon Town say they 're disappointed after a Football League Tribunal valued their former player manager Glen Hoddle at only seventy five thousand pounds , when they 'd hoped for a million . |
| 2 | They 'd staggered past a dozen rabbit-holes , calling down into the gloom , before they 'd heard Nooty 's voice answering them . |
| 3 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 4 | There they were , they , they 'd gone for a walk round London , and er come back . |
| 5 | And I also said that Dr Kemp had n't turned up at the railway station when they 'd arranged for a taxi to pick him up and take him — ’ |
| 6 | Within seconds they 'd piled into a battered Mercedes and were fighting their way out on to the airport road . |
| 7 | From an outer façade of imposing honey-gold limestone and carved wooden balconies they 'd stepped into a world of contrasts , the latest modern technology against the sixteenth-century splendour of Maltese architecture . |
| 8 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
| 9 | No I think they 'd got to a point where , you know , if you , if you were about erm , they made sure they were the first ones there like the and they , I think they more or less recognized by the merchants they , they were the boatmen . |
| 10 | I think there were some people there who did n't really know , but they maybe went because they 'd got to a funeral . |
| 11 | But they offered a very tempting fee simply to transport an art object , a sculpture , which they 'd bought as a centrepiece for a planetary arts festival they were staging . |
| 12 | The room was about twelve feet square , furnished with old , antique oak merchandise they 'd bought from a shop in Chichester during their first visit to the place . |
| 13 | A distinctly mature audience had come to hear a band whose fortunes they 've followed for a quarter of a century . |
| 14 | It was the , the British Corpus asked us if we would be willing to record the last council meeting , because they wanted to , erm , get dialects and accents and use of words from different parts of the country , and they were so enthralled by our display , they 've asked for a further two meetings . |
| 15 | They 've asked for a stand-ball . |
| 16 | They 've asked for a third . |
| 17 | They 've asked for a third of what |
| 18 | They 've asked for a number , have n't they , spec specifically here , which I think that 's detailed enough . |
| 19 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 20 | so we made each what was the dining room they 've made into a bedroom , but just do n't that he , cos you could see them doing it . |
| 21 | Most people , if they can play something that sounds like something that they 've heard on a record , are in danger of falling into the trap of saying , ‘ A-ha ! |
| 22 | ‘ They 've gone on a recce . ’ |
| 23 | so she just told me that so I 'll have all the news of Colin tomorrow they 've gone for a week |
| 24 | They 've gone to a matinee of Starlight Express . |
| 25 | They 've gone through a carefully planned period of transition to keep things interesting for themselves , and their time is about to start again . |
| 26 | And how are we to make alliances with those women or are we to say that we do not wish to do so until they 've gone through a greater degree of learning process . |
| 27 | They 've gone into a ‘ Chew and choke ’ to get some sandwiches but they 'll be back soon and I do n't have time to call the ‘ Bears ’ |
| 28 | The police say it was one of the worst attacks that they 've seen on a horse . |
| 29 | It 's been the best bit of talent we 've , they 've seen for a long while ! |
| 30 | What they 've done in a matter of a few weeks is put together a data bank of information that 's colossal , and they 're dealing with an enormous amount of , of distress and problems . |