Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] they [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Edward gave them only until the following morning .
2 Greenidge was dropped on 6 and made a further 74 , Kallicharran on 25 and went on to 42 , and King was unbeaten on 31 after giving a chance on 5. 215 was the kind of score to promise a close finish , and Boycott , Willey and Larkins saw them well on the way .
3 Swinging back to the window , Beth was horrified to see the girl pressed against the apple tree with her arms wrapped protectively round the little boy , the two of them bent double , cringing together while Matthew flayed them viciously with the branch .
4 Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table .
5 McCarrick put them ahead in the eighth minute and they should have settled it in the 67th when Muir had a penalty saved , but Rimmer made no mistake from the spot to level the scores in the 83rd minute .
6 For Christians , it is a grave mistake to confuse God with our inner desires , even if God placed them there in the first place .
7 Cottee finished off the first of a series of classic Everton moves to grab the equaliser before John Ebbrell put them ahead at the break .
8 ‘ The idea is that anglers should be far more aware of the resource they are using and it should be the job of the IFM to teach them more about the fish , ’ said IFM official Robin Templeton .
9 Distillery made a bright start and Micky Boyle put them ahead in the early stages but Gregg beat keeper Robinson in a race for the ball to level the scores and soon afterwards put Omagh ahead with a right foot shot .
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