Example sentences of "they have [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They do n't they 've still got , they 've still got no military technology
2 They do n't they 've still got , they 've still got no military technology
3 You see they , they 've only got so long on this site with that van
4 There are three or four operators who 've been here longer than the computer , and I can see they 've really switched off .
5 They 'd both lived with their parents near Sutton , he already in the shipping business from which he 'd retired when they came to Dynmouth , she working in her father 's estate agency , doing part-time secretarial duties and arranging the flowers in the outer office .
6 ‘ When we 'd caught them they 'd both gone .
7 Maybe a coincidence , maybe the two girls talked on the phone , decided they 'd both had enough .
8 They 'd both had little enough the previous night .
9 Not a plate , as they 'd both expected , but something much smaller , softer .
10 They 'd both jacked in their jobs ( he 's a computer programmer ; she 's a physiotherapist ) and were planning to backpack round the world for a few months .
11 The other two were good as well — they 'd both passed for Sergeant , stable , fine fellers .
12 It was fortunate that they 'd both driven back to the farmhouse after leaving the nightclub , before carrying on to the forest in Adam 's car , so her own vehicle was parked outside in the courtyard .
13 ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand .
14 Only another one thousand and ninety four days , twenty three hours and — ‘ So , what brings you here ? ’ asked Pete , like they 'd just met socially .
15 They 'd just survived a crash and had over-reacted .
16 ( And in the alleyway behind The Gilded Cage , the three teenagers crouched high amidst the rubbish and looked down on the body of the middle-aged woman that they 'd just uncovered .
17 The Indians had taken the radio telephones ( they 'd have gone off with the genny if they 'd had a crane ) and Caracas thought they 'd just broken down again so came as per normal .
18 They had been on stand-by since 10.00 a.m. and it was now after one o'clock , but they were as crisp and well-tailored as if they 'd just stepped on to the plane .
19 But I think they 'd just gone back for the money creed and once you get that well erm they do n't realize that they could be falling into the trap unless we blokes stand firm now to maintain this standard of living .
20 as if they 'd just discovered immortality to be
21 Most corporate buyers we spoke to agreed that B A's doing deals much like those from other airlines , indeed Merrel-Lynch said they 'd just dropped B A having got a better deal elsewhere .
22 Nor with the grumbling of people who did n't want to stand up when they 'd just sat down .
23 Whenever I saw her and Shadwell together they always looked pretty intense , as if they 'd just had a fight or shared a lot of secrets .
24 And then , when I know what I 'm doing , I thought that they 'd just had that .
25 They , they , what they 'd been doing was shooting them over and they 'd just had n't been exploded , they said dud shell or something .
26 Less than 48 hours later you 'd think they 'd just won the pools .
27 How could he possibly look at her like that after the beauty they 'd just shared together ?
28 Yes but you , you have to buy the whole album and they had n't got that in , they 'd just sold out .
29 But also of course there was this propaganda from from the government you know that erm they 'd just got to keep up morale and this was one one way as you will see in a minute of how they did it .
30 bu bu but yes , I mean , er er at this stage they 'd just got rid of the warlords
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