Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] they [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor people do n't want a millionaire among them reminding them of some way in which they failed to make it . |
| 2 | ‘ I got them in some shop in Covent Garden . |
| 3 | I found them in those dawn hours . |
| 4 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 5 | I 'm not numerically dys dyslexic by the way , I put them in that order for , for a reason . |
| 6 | Mm , mm and no , I dropped them off this morning , that 's it , he 's picking them up |
| 7 | I give them to that solicitor that , I were talking to . |
| 8 | Although the ministers were too polite to commit themselves , even when I pressed them on this point , it was clear to me that they felt they , and their church , had been used . |
| 9 | I watched them for some time , thinking smugly ‘ Ha ! |
| 10 | I called them into this room and spoke to them . |
| 11 | I was just reaching out to get the bottle — I keep them on that sideboard just behind me chair — when I heard this noise … . ’ |
| 12 | I discussed them in some detail in the chapter on event planning . |
| 13 | it 's like party balloons , she 's got like water balloons I mean , with water and , they was , I had them in this box mucking about , I was trying take something out , and then like we dropped a water balloon in their bathroom and erm , we started having water fight , and that they filled them up and go into the balloons and then you go and tie it up |
| 14 | She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum |
| 15 | TWICE IN MY LIFE I have consciously avoided meeting someone , because I held them in such awe . |
| 16 | For that matter , now that I see them for this moment so clearly , what has Hugh to do with the king , either ? |
| 17 | Sid helped me carry them to that table ready for serving . |
| 18 | Oh I used to love sally loaves and you cut them off that way |
| 19 | You put them on those planning calendar pages . |
| 20 | ‘ If you put them under enough pressure , if you run at them , they will crack , but I ca n't be too bolshie about it . ’ |
| 21 | polish , did you polish them with some polish did you ? |
| 22 | These two lines will never meet , no matter how much you extend them in either direction . |
| 23 | You get them round that way , and eventually you ask them about themselves , and you get round to it . |
| 24 | She walked them towards each other , their clawed feet bent stiffly inwards , on the cold slate shelf : " How did you get shot , little brother ? " each asked the other in a high child 's squeak of imitation . |
| 25 | She took them with such sweetness , and grace , with such a look of affectionate gratitude and pleasure , that Gabriel felt like the Wise Man who presented frankincense to the Virgin Mary . |
| 26 | So I said and in that case then probably you move them into another caravan ? |
| 27 | ‘ Most of the er , dastardly Huns , I think you call them in this time period , seem to be up by the door to the General 's office which , according to Benny , is also a quicker route out . |
| 28 | What can choose choice oh you do them from that paper you mean . |
| 29 | you , you , you see them as erm er er you know you t you speak to them on erm christian name terms , you , you help them with any kind of erm social problem or welfare problem they may have . |
| 30 | Heavily built with a full round face that was always smiling , she greeted them with such warmth that even timid newcomers relaxed . |