Example sentences of "they 'd had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Surely , after the wonderful night of passion she had experienced with Ross , they 'd had a real chance of mending their relationship ? |
2 | 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 . |
3 | But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance . |
4 | That 's what I said first , I said ooh they 'd had a terrible job ! |
5 | that 's what I mean if they 'd had a good whistler he kept instead of her , could n't he ? |
6 | They 'd had a good time . |
7 | They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too . |
8 | Her father , Peter Few Brown said they 'd had a good visit . |
9 | In all the cases they 'd had a violent experience in earlier childhood . |
10 | They 'd had a huge fork lift truck on the roof where they stored materials . |
11 | They 'd had a wonderful afternoon . |
12 | ‘ I feel women are pushed out of hospital , just as if they 'd had a minor operation , or a very mild illness . ’ |
13 | 2 crew were killed and many locals felt they 'd had a lucky escape . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | But they 'd had a little drink in Germany , and did n't know where to head ! |
17 | Even if they 'd had a formal partnership , which they did n't , it would have made no difference . |