Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She notes that a more detailed look at the results above shows that boys are more likely to obtain three A level passes than girls , even though the gap between them has narrowed over the years .
2 SINCE the first police forces were founded 150 years ago , everything about them has changed except the way they are organised .
3 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 .
4 Thus , sometimes a seller will find himself still in possession of goods after the ownership in them has passed to the buyer .
5 The result of that was that by the time I 'd rushed across the road , dashed up the stair well found the place , dashed up the stairs , I was out of breath and er had n't composed myself and I just res resembled a quivering blob that er
6 Not only that — they also thought , because I 'd gone to the grammar , that suddenly I was too snooty to be friends with them .
7 If I 'd gone to the rank inside , it would have been the railway police 's case .
8 You know if I 'd gone on the I said hello look here 's a mad man
9 They caught me at it , luckily , before I 'd gone over the edge .
10 Com , coming out the back tell me how just as I 'd gone by the door and er
11 No apparently I 'd gone in the bog , I was n't feeling bad or anything .
12 After what seemed an age , Rubber Feet moved off towards what they call the Lavatory Tower ( not what it sounds like ) , Leather Feet must have figured I 'd gone inside the Cath because he pattered off up the steps , which of course meant the end of all hopes of returning to my refuge via the Crypt .
13 But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting .
14 And I 'd said to the And I 'd said to the dentist
15 And I 'd said to the And I 'd said to the dentist
16 He says Well you 're quite right n y I Cos I did n't think we You know I 'd said to the man already it 's quite possible I would n't be able to really take the stuff out of store for him .
17 Over the cheese , he picked up on something I 'd said about the PKB file on Cawthorne 's dealings .
18 Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power .
19 I 'd heard on the grapevine it was nearly settled . ’
20 Wisps of rumour I 'd heard in the cafes started to fall together .
21 ‘ My sole reason for invading your maiden privacy , ’ he said with sarcasm , ‘ was because I 'd heard from the police .
22 I 'd flown for the first time , out to Malta in an old , rattling York aircraft , and then on to the Canal one .
23 But fascinated as I was by these aquatic birds , I longed to see the falcons and owls I 'd seen at the zoo flying free , and this is a rare occurrence .
24 the kitchen was piled up , I , I , Dinda took my suitcase upstairs , I 'd seen to the dog , he was very , very good in the car as you know er , I took my suitcase , I could n't get through the bedroom door , the bed clothes on the floor where it 's , where we 've had a sudden hot spell , he had n't folded them up
25 Each one of their jobs I 'd done except the carriage cleaning of course , but of course that was a straightforward job , cleaning carriages .
26 You know I mean it 's so annoying and I wish now I 'd done at the time , wrote their names down .
27 That night I watched television and did some paperwork , amending the maps to include the newly named Black Destroyer Hill , writing a brief description of what I 'd done to the rabbits and logging both the effects of the bombs that I 'd used and the manufacture of the latest batch .
28 This made me aware of how badly I 'd done with the domestic arrangements .
29 I the work I 'd done in the past the training I 've had the experience I 've had with Hector and his work that was all leading up to that .
30 I 'd popped into the chemist 's .
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