Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I asked them to photograph those documents which we found and they do n't want to do it , so that 's up to them . |
| 2 | Carter and Cureton 's entries on " style " seemed to match the first brief and I found they complemented each other in interesting ways . |
| 3 | then I noticed them exchanging terse remarks every time my man was facing . |
| 4 | I ordered them to fasten all windows — much good that would do — draw the curtains , and stay out of sight . |
| 5 | ‘ I saw them nudge each other and stare — after all , he is divine . |
| 6 | When she found a lot more shoots in different places , she decided they needed more air and light , so she began to pull out the thick grass around them . |
| 7 | She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure . |
| 8 | Always so many darlings , and you knew they hated each other . |
| 9 | She says , Ali Carver , she said they 'd been to that last Saturday night with a couple from and she said they paid fifteen pound just them |
| 10 | Er and then similarly to that they er were said to seek agreement by Lakehoff she said they used more questions and more tag questions . |
| 11 | She said , as you said , they s she said they used less swearing and more please and thank yous . |
| 12 | You said they had nice boys at Walthamstow . |
| 13 | I remember an Oxford don complaining that she was tired of hearing the claim that universities should aim to produce ‘ rounded ’ people ; she wanted them to have sharp corners that would interact and strike sparks . |
| 14 | You came back and said you wanted them to have thirteen weeks . |
| 15 | I think you wanted them to have some time together but … but perhaps not most of the night , ’ she finished on a whisper . |
| 16 | We asked them to consider two things — what would make a good general gift for any fishkeeper — and what would they actually want to find in their Christmas stocking . |
| 17 | When we arrived they kissed each other good night and Albert kissed me on the cheek before he turned and walked off . |
| 18 | the empire we allowed them to have British passports did n't we ? |
| 19 | 8e Lawrence admitted : ‘ We watched them play that day and they slaughtered us . |
| 20 | Well we thought they had last time we went . |
| 21 | Now , for the first time , they found they needed large numbers of new people , with new skills , and they needed them quickly . |
| 22 | It was felt inadvisable , for obvious reasons , to use the dementia sufferers as informants about their family , care or housing circumstances , but , in addition to the OBS and Depression scale questions , they were to be asked whether or not they felt they had sufficient company and adequate help at home . |
| 23 | The idea is that if elderly people can be encouraged to think back to the times when they had lots of relationships , and when they felt they had some status and worth , then they are able to feel that status carry over more into their present life . |
| 24 | As they advanced they conscripted able-bodied males into their army . |
| 25 | They both knew what they had to do , and how hard it was going to be to escape ; they knew they needed each other . |
| 26 | As they went they noticed several places to right and left of the path where he had broken off into the wilderness . |
| 27 | They said they built 11,000 Sparcstation 10s and sent 10,000 out the door . |
| 28 | They missed a few kicks at goal but they nailed Northampton to their line and worked up such a storm that they had them scurrying all ways . |
| 29 | Oh they had they had big house parties you know . |
| 30 | The Tomsk voevody wanted firm control over the region and were not satisfied to have the Teleuts as allies ; they wished them to become permanent subjects . |