Example sentences of "they had [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever reservations they had about dealing with me were as nothing compared to the reservations they had about dealing with each other .
2 Whatever reservations they had about dealing with me were as nothing compared to the reservations they had about dealing with each other .
3 Thirdly , the defendant complains , the judge failed to deal with the problem which the jury indicated they had on returning to court after an hour 's deliberation .
4 And later , when they had mentioned the unicorn to the Friar his eyes had become angry and he had demanded to know what reason they had for believing the unicorn was in the forest and had not been calmed until they explained .
5 The justification for the reversal of the burden of proof in unfair dismissal cases is that employers will be in the best position to explain what reasons they had for terminating the employment .
6 Some of her Papers , a little time before her Death were communicated to several Persons of Rank and of distinguished Taste and Judgement , who were pleased to express a great Satisfaction in the View they had of promoting a Subscription …
7 He mentioned some plan they had of buying old houses and converting them into flats for sale .
8 But any hopes they had of forcing extra time ended when Andy Comyn shot wide with the goal at his mercy .
9 As they had in losing to Bath on the day Wales lost to Bridgend , Neath conceded a first-half deficit which proved too much for them to turn over .
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