Example sentences of "[adv] they [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quickly they moved out of sight , flattening themselves against the corridor walls to either side of the short passage . |
| 2 | The bells continued their argument , one of the chimes being now somewhat behind the others and lacking its tenor , but gradually they tailed off into silence . |
| 3 | Presumably they went out of favour because when one thinks about them , they must have been dangerous . |
| 4 | Well they broke off in wear and when you was overhauling a machine you 'd throw these springs in the tin in case you ever wanted one . |
| 5 | erm They have had periods when they were prosecuted , then they dropped out of fashion , now they have recently been revived over the last twenty years by prosecutors . |
| 6 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
| 7 | Yes , steam then they got over to diesel . |
| 8 | ‘ The military invaded and cleared 280 hectares for shrimp tanks , then they ran out of money and abandoned the land , ’ reported independent shrimp producer Gustavo Acosta Rodriguez of San Bernardo . |
| 9 | Then they snapped back to attention and Doyle shook his head . |
| 10 | Genuine puzzlement crossed Mandy 's features and then they lit up with self-appreciation . |
| 11 | I , I did do years gone by yes and they , they did move into the football combination at one time , because it was considered that the Midland Intermediate League was too big a jump for young men into the first team and the difference was so vast in the type of football that Walsall second team they u only playing young fellas , and they used to win seven and eight goal margins every week you know , but then they moved up into combination that was a better standard of football , but latter years economy drives and everything they came back out of the combination reverted to the Midland Intermediate again which I believe there are two phases of that no one for s older players and the other one strictly for youth players |
| 12 | Then they danced on till morning , I can mind that . |
| 13 | ‘ Course they went on to grammar school as 't was in they days . |