Example sentences of "they have have [art] " in BNC.

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31 If they 'd had a key , they would n't have been so careless as to leave it open , would they ? ’
32 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
33 Before I 'd been salvaged by Martinho and Mrs Goreng they 'd had a Frenchman and a Philadelphian about three years previous who 'd written uncomfortable stuff about starving kids , flattened villages , and summary executions .
34 ‘ They used to pull my leg , but once they 'd had a go they soon changed their minds . ’
35 He had n't meant to say it , but it was the effect of the beer and the movement of the ship and her sophistication , all things he could n't cope with together , so he 'd taken her down to the bar and they 'd had a couple more drinks to restore his confidence before the boat docked .
36 They 'd had a gutful of official lies .
37 But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance .
38 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 .
39 Having located the house , he had roared into Belfast and met Mallachy at the Wellington Park , where they 'd had a pint of Guinness beneath the photos of the famous actors .
40 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 .
41 Brand told me that they 'd been friendly from way back and when I leaned on him a bit he admitted that they 'd had a thing going but it had been broken off two or three years ago . ’
42 They 'd had a long , hard , cold morning 's work and levity took over .
43 Mrs Clinton replied that she 'd been at college with him and they 'd had a very close relationship .
44 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 .
45 Surely , after the wonderful night of passion she had experienced with Ross , they 'd had a real chance of mending their relationship ?
46 To hear him tell it you 'd think they 'd had a date and she 'd turned up late !
47 2 crew were killed and many locals felt they 'd had a lucky escape .
48 Her father , Peter Few Brown said they 'd had a good visit .
49 Perhaps they 'd had a little more time .
50 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 .
51 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 ?
52 In all the cases they 'd had a violent experience in earlier childhood .
53 that 's what I mean if they 'd had a good whistler he kept instead of her , could n't he ?
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 They 'd had a a lot of trouble er difficulty in getting hold of him and but they finally got him today and
56 They 'd had a match though did n't it ?
57 Yeah I went and got it yesterday but they 'd had a break in and you should 've seen it they 'd smashed the front door , it were all smashed in .
58 They 'd had a , he had to give evidence he said , you know because , I mean he said a few days previously so they , financial problems as loaded as the family are nobody come to the rescue !
59 That 's what I said first , I said ooh they 'd had a terrible job !
60 So all they had to do then was go on to Hollyhead and they were refreshed they 'd had a meal so they would n't be dying of hunger .
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