Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undoubtedly , the two interrelated movements — the democratic movement and the labour movement which developed so vigorously in the nineteenth century continue to have a major influence in politics , but the relation between them has changed during the present century , in a way which is also relevant to the character of more recent movements . |
| 2 | In the end Leeds could have had 4–5 … if they 'd scored in the first half it could have been 10 ! ! |
| 3 | But he did n't want to go to the bloody thing , not after what they 'd done to the poor old man . |
| 4 | But the real the real glorious irony I think that cheers up erm psephologists like me , political analysists , is that in those May elections the Conservatives did dramatically well compared to what they 'd done in the general election . |
| 5 | If only they 'd stayed in the little home on the train . |
| 6 | Being an intellectual or bourgeois did n't help that much in itself but those of their own journalists and professors they 'd sent to the remote prison island of their archipelago , Guru , had n't been systematically tortured ; just neatly excised from society for twenty years or the stay of their natural existences . |
| 7 | When they said goodbye they 'd embraced by the front door , a taxi waiting on the road outside . |
| 8 | The last time she and Arnie had eaten out they 'd gone to the local curry house where they went about four times a year . |
| 9 | They 'd gone through the big field and up on to the common and the slope beyond which was where the wall was , half-ruined and easier to jump because of the gaps . |
| 10 | How could she tell this hostile man that his brother had only suggested she pretend to be his fiancée as they 'd turned into the long drive leading up to Rocamar ? |
| 11 | For a moment she could n't think what he meant , then she remembered with dismay that she 'd already asked him to join her and Elaine and a few of the island friends they 'd made on the new power-boat Stephen had treated them to as the hotel neared completion . |
| 12 | Then they 'd returned to the stable and George had got back to the House about midnight . |
| 13 | In a few minutes they 'd left behind the head office of Chester Fabrics , driven past the fire-blackened fabric printing plant and escaped into the lush green countryside on the way back to Armscott Manor , the rambling Cotswold home of the Chesters for three generations . |
| 14 | that , that spoilt the course or were not relevant and they 'd forgotten about the relevant bits . |
| 15 | They 'd passed beyond the deciduous woods , and the trees on either side were conifers — larch , spruce and pine . |
| 16 | I 'm of more use to him , if I carry his letters faithfully , than all the statutes and limitations and restrictions they 've clapped on the Welsh trade . |
| 17 | time and time again they sit on the sidelines saying this is what we think do n't talk to us about it do n't debate it , do n't ask us to think about it , take it or leave it , if you do n't give us what we want we 'll sit back and moan and sulk and they 've played , I think that 's a very irresponsible line they 've played in the five years I 've been on this council and I hope that er again the issue on the next item on the agenda represents a change of heart on their behalf . |
| 18 | ‘ My guess is they 've gone to the other house , ’ he said quickly . |
| 19 | I 'd also like to add a great thanks to the retiring executive committee for all the hard work that they 've done during the past year . |
| 20 | For instance , if people have n't exhibited management ability in what they think are the worthwhile things they 've done over the past 30 years or so , the chance of them ever being good managers is remote . |
| 21 | This is what we look at in terms of er target of erm the er wallets we 're going to print and that is determined , not quite sure what the measurement is for estate agent it 's something to er to do combination of the number of peop er number of mailings they 've done in the last er twelve months and also the number of houses they have on their their books . |
| 22 | The apparently calm , almost holiday mood of this Bosnian couple disguises the sheer terror they 've endured over the past few weeks . |
| 23 | It must be something that happens to men once they 've served on the Western Front . ’ |
| 24 | There are no outstanding flashes in organic chemistry , things move step by step , and the way they 've moved over the past thirty or forty years is quite apparent if anybody looks round their home . |
| 25 | They [ theoretical differences ] are not resolved really ; they continue as quite big arguments ; and there are quite big camps really of those who believe in theory and those who believe in scholarship , I suppose ; and we pretend that you can just muddle along and it does n't matter , but the crunch comes at things like marking exam papers , because if you 've got a student who 's heavily into theory , writing for a marker who 's heavily not into theory , then they tend to say things like ‘ oh , he 's just read Terry Eagleton , so blah blah blah ’ or ‘ she 's just read Cate Belsey and regurgitated that ’ so someone can get a bad mark because they 've written for the wrong person . |
| 26 | They 've called for the gradual introduction of tax increases balanced by a reduction in interest rates . |
| 27 | Mums-to-be only have the right to return to their job if they 've worked for the same company for at least two years . |
| 28 | And the amount of statutory maternity pay to which they 're entitled also depends on how long they 've worked for the same employer . |
| 29 | The producer of the video says preventing car crime is better than trying to cure it and they 've drawn on the real experiences of youngsters . |
| 30 | ‘ You say this is what they 've got on the other side ? ’ |