Example sentences of "thing they have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deceptively heavy eyelids gave her face an air of sleepy sensuality which boyfriends vowed was the most tantalising thing they 'd ever seen , but which she always felt quite at odds with her true feelings . |
| 2 | They all loved it , thought it was the greatest thing they 'd ever drunk . ’ |
| 3 | At least it was n't a garret , he would have said , which was the only other thing they 'd been offered . |
| 4 | For one thing they 've got better things to do with their time . |
| 5 | In fact the only thing they 've given me so far are heels like ungrated Parmesan cheese . |
| 6 | Mummy said we were going to spend next Christmas there — it 's a thing they 've been meaning to do for ages . ’ |
| 7 | The only thing they 've left off is a ‘ subtle button ’ ; try to play anything subtle on this bass and it just wo n't let you ! |
| 8 | They ca n't be enjoying their football down there at the moment if that 's the only thing they 've got to moan about . |
| 9 | A lot of them send stuff that might be the greatest thing they 've ever produced , but looked at objectively it may not be up to much . |
| 10 | Everyone of these , the big the one thing they 've all got is a salt . |
| 11 | The two girls totter to the lavatory door , laughing at the funniest thing they 've seen since Grandma sat on her chihuahua . |
| 12 | I think that 's I think that 's the first sensible thing they 've done . |
| 13 | in the incinerator thing they 've got there . |
| 14 | The only thing they 've got is a |
| 15 | The only thing they 've got |
| 16 | Yes , erm they 've got a sports centre in Nottingham , and that 's the nearest thing they 've got to Oxford . |
| 17 | Apart from the fact that most of them were self-made , the other thing they had in common is that they were all essentially ‘ doers ’ , unencumbered by second thoughts . |
| 18 | She had enjoyed the classes but the first thing they had taught her was how much she did not know , denting her confidence somewhat , and she was still terrified of the daunting Mrs Frampton-Cox . |
| 19 | The last thing they had expected was defeat . |
| 20 | And it was about the only thing they had to talk about , too . |
| 21 | The nightmare thing , the thing they had said was her brother ( but she knew that this was impossible ) had killed him on the staircase . |
| 22 | It was just one more thing they had never actually talked about . |
| 23 | He opened the door to his hospital room , keeping one hand tightly clenched on the back of this thing they had given him to wear . |
| 24 | ‘ So did I. ’ Another thing they had in common . |
| 25 | It was the only thing they had , they 'd got nothing except , I think it was . |
| 26 | The first thing they had to do , and oh this is a difficult one ! |
| 27 | One thing they have enjoyed together throughout their marriage is skiing . |
| 28 | These J Wave scientists are investigating Britain 's club culture at close hand , and Norman Cook is the nearest thing they have to a perfect specimen . |
| 29 | The one thing they have in common , however , is neglect — a lack of care , lack of knowledge and lack of money , all of which have contributed to their deterioration . |
| 30 | The only thing they have in common is that they are all very much above any strength normally realized in ordinary experiments . |