Example sentences of "[that] thing have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know how long it was that things had been going badly for them but I do know there were problems . |
| 2 | ‘ They recommended it to the Department of Employment but were told that things had been tightened up because of a Bulgarian footballer who was signed by Ipswich Town and then found to have less international caps than at first thought . |
| 3 | Was it perhaps since Sir John Merchiston 's death that things had been allowed to slide to this pass ? |
| 4 | One is to telephone , or write to her beforehand , saying that things have been so hectic at your end recently that it seemed at one point that you might have to postpone your visit for a week or two , but that you are so keen to see her that you are absolutely determined to ‘ make it ’ somehow , even if it has to be just a ‘ flying visit ’ . |
| 5 | It 's just since I had Donna that things have been different for me . |
| 6 | ‘ But I 'm just content that things have been going pretty well on the field so far . |
| 7 | Every so often senior level people must go to files to check that things have been correctly , you need to continue to do it , , Action Divisional Quality Managers . |
| 8 | He says that he 's advised the farm owner that conditions are n't up to scratch , he says he 'll return to check that things have been put right . |