Example sentences of "[adv prt] [subord] they [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No sooner had they sat down than they heard the distant ring of the telephone . |
| 2 | On the other hand , outsiders could be welcomed in if they acknowledged the basic rules : a Viking recruit could " swear fidelity in his own fashion " or , better still , accept Christian baptism . |
| 3 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
| 4 | Lin Foh seemed incensed , but kept his voice down as they reached the outside steps of the Coroner 's Court . |
| 5 | my office is er gon na be taken over because they need the extra toilets ! |
| 6 | He finally managed to light up as they reached the main road , and he blew a sidelong stream of blue smoke behind the Brigadier 's head . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know — ’ Maggie yells back as they cross the main road at a run . |
| 8 | It met the first two of the quarter-final matches head on as they tackled the shortish par-four 12th which , for a few minutes , became a monster and odd routes were used to reach the green . |