Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] they [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as he had n't at first referred to the wedding-dress , last night or until they 'd reached the spinney that morning , so he did n't refer now to the fantasies of Timothy Gedge that were turning out not to be fantasies at all . |
| 2 | I wonder if those kids welcomed the opportunity , or whether they yearned to escape the smell of unwashed cloth . |
| 3 | If he showed them the latest Washington telegram which he had seen before his departure [ KPs 66 and 85 ] , they would have been made aware that although they had to exercise the utmost restraint for the time being , a new and firmer policy might soon be adopted . |
| 4 | Equally , the management of British Coal once again have not honoured their undertakings , they promised me that once they had considered the Consultants ' Report into the reorganization , they would consult with us . |
| 5 | Counsel for the receivers argued that until they had terminated the receivership , B and L could not control them . |
| 6 | He had no great difficulty in getting together the numbers he required , and simply told them that if they failed to make the grade in training , they would have to return to their original units . |
| 7 | Richard Rowntree , the chairman of the bench , told Mr Smith that if they had taken the view that the ill treatment of his stock had been deliberate , their decision would have been a lot different . |
| 8 | For instance , we can easily miss the point made by our Lord when he set a child in the midst of the crowd and declared to the surrounding throng that if they wished to enter the Kingdom of Heaven they would have to become as a little child ( Matt. |
| 9 | The criterion of liability is : ‘ Did the defendants … bring to their land things likely to catch fire , and keep them there in such conditions that if they did ignite the fire would be likely to spread to the plaintiff 's land ? ’ |
| 10 | Because they were effecting the repair work themselves it had taken longer to complete than if they had let the Yard do it , but even so the tow had been under way again shortly after noon on the third day . |
| 11 | The events of the summer of 1182 show , beyond all doubt , that while they stood united the Angevins were masters of their huge dominions . |
| 12 | The engines roared and gushed , and Star Eye were on their way to the city , substantially richer than before they 'd made the diversion . |
| 13 | Subjects were told that after they had heard the passage one sentence from it would be repeated , either exactly , or with some small change , and that their task was to say whether the sentence had been in the passage or not . |
| 14 | Their clothes were in a worse state than when they had left the workhouse . |
| 15 | It was dark now , but warmer than when they had left the coast nearly two hours before , and the air tasted like something breathed through a hot towel . |
| 16 | He told him about their ruined holiday and where they had spent the previous night , although he did not reveal his unusual experience . |
| 17 | After the ‘ Talk to Your Daughter ’ album came out , people started getting interested and so they started making the guitar again and people started buying it ! ’ |
| 18 | And although they managed to change the yellow suit quite easily another disastrous creation would have been bought in its place had Ellie not been with her . |
| 19 | It had decreed that many years ago , and if they had taken the appropriate rent rises in steps and phased them in , this sudden large rise , which is causing hardship , would not have happened . |
| 20 | No : the revolution would have come , if it was to come at all , only if the resources available to the forces for change , the unions , had been enough to enable them to seize and hold the means of production , and if they had had the will to employ those resources ; not as a thief in the night but in a scene of anarchy and dreadful confusion of which the French Revolution would have given but a faint anticipation . |
| 21 | The boys were allowed into the Gallery before the public , and after they had seen the sword the Chief Accountant of the Company talked about the Sword and answered questions . |
| 22 | But after the first explorations and when they had absorbed the impact of the delight of the situation , the girl began to be restless . |
| 23 | And when they had reached the place where the mine widened |
| 24 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |
| 25 | Pontypool were now in disarray and when they attempted to move the ball near the opposition 's 22 , Nigel Davies intercepted to run 70 metres and score his side 's third try which Stephens again converted . |
| 26 | The others paddled and scrambled over somehow and as they began to reach the other side , Hazel plunged . |
| 27 | Children read incomplete sentences such as " the dog ran after the … " , and as they finished pronouncing the final word , which was always the word " the " , a completing word was presented . |
| 28 | A meeting between him and Louis XIV was not a great success , but the young man made a generally good impression and though they had missed the ideal moment , when Prince Charles was threatening London from Derby , the French do seem to have been in earnest , as a letter to Prince Charles from the French Minister of Marine , the Comte de Maurepas , dated December 1745 , confirms : |
| 29 | It found that women often felt fairly unsure of their ability in DIY matters , but once they had breached the confidence barrier many regularly tackled demanding jobs and felt that their results were as good or better than those achieved by the professional . |
| 30 | But once they had left the house , and were at last too far away to hear her aunt 's and uncle 's farewells , or to see them as they stood outside in the yard , silhouetted against the lighted kitchen , excitement began to creep into Ruth and her spirits began to lift . |