Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] them [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sussex , though , are unlikely to be among the cynical chorus , not after their slip-up against the Minor Counties on a Marlow marsh made them the 14th first-class county in 55– or 6–overs play to have their colours lowered by junior opposition . |
| 2 | Scarborough booked a fourth round tie against either Derby or Arsenal when second-half goals from Tommy Mooney and Andy Mockler gave them a 2–1 win over Plymouth . |
| 3 | Miss Pope gave them a quick smile . |
| 4 | With the home side apparently transformed after the interval , former Irish under-21 cap Liam Dunne gave them an unexpected 50th-minute winner , scoring his first league goal since signing from Bohemians two years ago . |
| 5 | That is why , when the French economy was screaming for lower interest rates , President Mitterrand increased them the other day . |
| 6 | Steve sniggered and Mr Shepherd gave them a quiet smile . |
| 7 | Lorna Woodroffe gave them a great send off by defeating Mandy Wainwright ( Essex ) , the National 's 16 's champion , 6–3 , 6–4 , Wainwright gained revenge in the doubles , which was the only reverse that Woodroffe suffered in the series . |
| 8 | Catherine and Mary together sang ‘ The Lover 's Complaint ’ ; Mrs Robinson gave them a moving ballad about a double death on Scafell ; Annie began a song , burst into embarrassment and ran out with Damson mewing ‘ No-oo-oo , No-oo-oo ’ , behind her . |
| 9 | Later in the evening , when the sheep and cows were in , and the family was sitting round the fire , Śa kar told them the whole story of what had happened . |
| 10 | Last time they met , Craig Maskell gave them a 1-0 win on a plate . |
| 11 | Dallas seemed to have the game in their hands after Aikman 's two five-yard touchdown passes to Jay Novacek earned them a 17-7 half-time lead . |
| 12 | When Gary Bennett gave them a fourth-minute lead against promotion-chasing Leicester , the Roker Park side could hardly have made a better start . |
| 13 | At zero six hundred hours the following morning Captain Trentham gave them a full briefing : they were to be transported by ship to Boulogne , they learned , and after ten days ' further training they would be expected to march on to Etaples , where they would join their regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Danvers Hamilton DSO , who , they were assured , was preparing for a massive assault on the German defences . |
| 14 | Time was when the South West would be filled with Gloucester boys … only two Paul Holford and Dave Sims made it on Saturday and there was nothing they could do in the first half to stop the north from taking control … a try from Jim Mallinder gave them a 13-6 lead at half-time … |
| 15 | It 's makers , Smithkline Beecham told them the 2 litre bottle was from a faulty batch and to empty it carefully as it could explode . |
| 16 | Frau Nordern gave them a contemptuous glance and the Sergeant coughed . |
| 17 | They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure ( this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch ) . |
| 18 | Coventry 's on loan striker Micky Quinn gave them a two-goal lead , but City hit back with goals from Mike Sheron , Fitzroy Simpson and a Keith Curle penalty . |
| 19 | John Peacock gave them a perfect start with an early goal , but Steve Lonsdale cancelled it out . |