Example sentences of "they have [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Labour Party showed more faith than anyone in the medicine of the pollsters and strategists , believing they has found in it the panacea for their 13-year malaise . |
| 2 | In the end Leeds could have had 4–5 … if they 'd scored in the first half it could have been 10 ! ! |
| 3 | ( If they 'd existed in George Orwell 's day , when they were needed at least as much as now , we 'd have been spared all his sentimental fallacies about the perfect symmetry of family life . ) |
| 4 | The other score — of damage to sons , property and livestock — was never calculated , but the injuries sustained were not considered excessive , and everyone agreed that it was one of the best hurling matches they 'd seen in several years . |
| 5 | By the time the General Election arrived eighteen months later , there was a good candidate ( Malcolm Thornton , now MP ) , a renewed constituency organisation and time for the people of Crosby to realise that they 'd done in that panicky moment when they were looking for a familiar face as their Member of Parliament . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And he could attack the filled-in holes they 'd done in Upper Street earlier this morning . |
| 8 | She remembered those kisses they 'd exchanged in the water . |
| 9 | If CBS , NBC , ABC , the BBC — anybody — wanted to up-link video they 'd shot in Beirut they could go either to Damascus or Nicosia . |
| 10 | If only they 'd stayed in the little home on the train . |
| 11 | Maybe someone had one for sale and they 'd advertized in the papers . |
| 12 | They 'd stopped in Port Patrick harbour to wait for the tide . |
| 13 | Dozens of times they 'd gone in single file when they came to the narrow place , made narrow by a growth of gorse . |
| 14 | Yes it was at two down and the every time Palace went forward in the early stages you thought to yourself , here comes another goal because they looked like scoring , they were so dangerous , of course he 's a real threat and he got the better of for that first goal , er he was er danger all the time and er it was a little bit from er County 's performance in reverse to that of the previous week at Forest , where erm Palace were so good in the first half and er you would n't have been surprised if they 'd gone in two nil or even three nil ahead , the penalty brought Notts back into the game . |
| 15 | But they would see ; those holes they 'd patched in Upper Street at the start of the morning shift would soon show who was right ! |
| 16 | If was a far cry from the big house that they 'd lived in as far back as she could remember . |
| 17 | But she could n't just desert them , either ; for several members of the cast this play of Josh Thayer 's was the first decent break they 'd had , and she knew from dressing-room conversations just how much personal and emotional investment they 'd made in its success . |
| 18 | Fernando Serra could believe what he liked because nothing now could bring back anything remotely like what they 'd shared in Seville . |
| 19 | The Wickhams do n't garden strictly by the rules — where the poppies they 'd sown in beds spread into the ’ rooms ’ … they 're left to flower … |
| 20 | More than eight hundred people stand to lose holidays they 'd booked in France , Spain and Italy . |
| 21 | In the other room , a Swiss boy and a German girl were making an impressive model chalet from a kit they 'd found in the hobbies cupboard . |
| 22 | I can remember one , one girl , I mean the great sin was to steal anything , and er they 'd found in her , her satchel somebody else 's pencil . |
| 23 | Rory talked fast and funnily , told them of the rat they 'd found in the caravan when they 'd come to it , recounted the horrors of a little restaurant in Buncrana where they 'd eaten the night before , and laughed at the way he and Mallachy had sailed past the beach a thousand times before deciding to boldly ask them for a drink . |
| 24 | The range , similar to that they 'd had in Heymouth , was black-leaded , the brass parts gleaming . |
| 25 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
| 26 | Brought a woman they 'd caught in adultery |
| 27 | Perhaps in time they 'll turn more of their songs into group showcases , as they did on Cash 's Big River , but as the Highwaymen rode into the sunset , they 'd succeeded in that most country of missions : they 'd kept their pride intact , and their boots on . |
| 28 | ‘ When Bonds told me they 'd succeeded in finding you , and sent me a description that tallied exactly , my first impulse was to go to England and strangle you with my bare hands . |
| 29 | ‘ The Parents ' Association coughed up — used the money they 'd got in the sports fund . |
| 30 | They 'd arrived in London . |