Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 You see they 've got a short concentration .
2 Never mind , they 'd done a good job , and I had one plot of depth and richness on our otherwise bald mountain .
3 There was a game they 'd played a few times when Edith was out of the house , a rough-and-tumble sort of thing , perfectly harmless .
4 He 'd only just retired , and they 'd built a beautiful bungalow . ’
5 They 'd reached a dramatic opening , and through it she could see the moon-silvered sea hundreds of feet below , moving in a slow , deep swell towards the foot of the cliffs .
6 They were n't interested in her war story , they 'd heard a million war stories .
7 The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road .
8 The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road .
9 But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er
10 They 'd brought a poor young woman with a baby in a pushchair and we traipsed all around , in and out of houses , it was bitterly cold , and at the end of the exercise I felt we could have saved a hell of a lot of time .
11 Because when Wendy and Laura had returned they 'd brought a verbal message from Suzie to the effect that she 'd met a Danish boy and had no intention of returning to England to complete her studies .
12 Cos they 'd brought a little dog to be walked .
13 ‘ And they 'd learnt a fair bit in the war , with their OSS Office of Strategic Services , same as our SOE .
14 Aberdeen arrived back from Turin this afternoon , knowing they 'd taken a major step towards the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup .
15 men when they 'd retrieved a live person , or even a dead one .
16 T. B. Bloody pest was stray animals , stray dogs — people would come up and say they 'd found a stray , and you 'd have to take it off them , take their name and address .
17 Surely , after the wonderful night of passion she had experienced with Ross , they 'd had a real chance of mending their relationship ?
18 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 .
19 They 'd had a long , hard , cold morning 's work and levity took over .
20 But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance .
21 That 's what I said first , I said ooh they 'd had a terrible job !
22 They 'd had a good time .
23 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
24 Her father , Peter Few Brown said they 'd had a good visit .
25 that 's what I mean if they 'd had a good whistler he kept instead of her , could n't he ?
26 In all the cases they 'd had a violent experience in earlier childhood .
27 They 'd had a huge fork lift truck on the roof where they stored materials .
28 They 'd had a wonderful afternoon .
29 ‘ I feel women are pushed out of hospital , just as if they 'd had a minor operation , or a very mild illness . ’
30 Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks .
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