Example sentences of "they have a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Beeny did n't have any saves to make , although they has a couple of good chances which they mishit .
2 pumping they 'd a pump away along used to pump it along
3 It 'ud be worse than useless telling them she thought the Cap'n 's slave had rights , needed care and attention and … and … she 'd better speak out before they 'd a chance to ask awkward questions !
4 They I believe that er a craftsman 's wage was somewhere they 'd a take home pay at the end of the fortnight .
5 And then they 'd a fancy dress at Christmas , at Hogmanay .
6 Well , they 'd a sale on in those Italian shoes , you know Thingwiricci the sort you normally pay an arm and a leg for , well — they 're nice are n't they , as the saleslady said herself they are a lovely wee wearing shoe , and very reasonable .
7 So have n't they had a funeral ?
8 Yes , yes , did they have a kind of marbled
9 Presently she said , ‘ Then why did they have a row ? ’
10 How did you know they were in the street , did they have a call ?
11 Do n't they have a day release thing ?
12 On top of this , inevitably but it seems rather unfairly , they have to deal with the problem that faces every teacher in a new school : the fact that they do not know its geography , its structure and its rules , both explicit and unwritten , nor do they have a chance to get to know the personalities and quirks of more than a handful of either pupils or teachers .
13 ‘ Do they have a licence ? ’
14 Boy , do they have a surprise coming their way .
15 Why do n't they have a drummer up there and a bass player instead of programming everything ? ’
16 they probably do n't get up until quarter to nine , see they have a struggle really to get there on time
17 Do they have a point of entry into this process ?
18 Only if some people , ‘ because of their special circumstances — because they are crippled or lack talents prized in the market , or for some such reason — end up below the minimum standard of living required to lead a decent , self-fulfilling life at all ’ ( Dworkin , 1978a , pp. 244 , 258 ) would they have a right to ‘ a minimum standard ’ , even at the expense of the general welfare .
19 My daughter finds everyday learning fun because it involves doing things together , but what of the working mother , or the one who has other children demanding all her attention , or the low-income family — do n't they have a right to pre-school education too ?
20 ‘ Did they have a lot about the thing this afternoon ? ’
21 Did they have a lot ?
22 Well surely wo n't we have to have a meeting on that just like , do do n't they have a meeting for sex education ?
23 Why should they have a cut of it ?
24 That on the left , did they have a photograph of it ?
25 In no way do they have a mandate to wipe out a whole stock and possibly a whole species simply for their convenience in carrying on with an unsophisticated fishing method . ’
26 The , did they have a piece and you cut off the bottom ?
27 ‘ Did they have a code-name ? ’
28 Do they have a chain of people or a conveyer belt going across the football fields ?
29 Do they have a prize for every customer do you think one way or a
30 Erm do they have a plane ?
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