Example sentences of "[subord] they [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It spread to the Chinese around 2 , years ago and then reached Japan where they cultivated it into the art form it is today . |
| 2 | Mantack then returned to Donna 's parents house , where they told him about the message . |
| 3 | To a lesser degree they still exist nearer home ; in the Alps herdsmen take their cattle to the ‘ Alm ’ meadows where they tend them during the summer , and in Scotland and Wales the hill sheep spend half the year on the mountain commons whilst the lower , enclosed land grows winter keep . |
| 4 | Then they were both fearful for him and they took him into the cold scullery , where they hid him from the intruders . |
| 5 | ‘ They spent a fortune developing the place , ’ the Maggot said , ‘ but the rich folks never came , so they sold it to the rich dickheads instead . ’ |
| 6 | They were n't too pleased about it , so they kicked her out the house I think . |
| 7 | His bulk , thin but long , was hard for them to get up their spiral stairs , so they left him on the sofa below , on the floor that lay over an ironmonger 's shop . |
| 8 | They could n't come to a decision so they put it to the vote when — as the book put it — a pair of bearded anarchists , one with flame red hair , appeared out of nowhere and took their decision for them , smashing down the gates with sledgehammers . |
| 9 | ‘ Lots of women who have fine hair hanker after long , thick hair , so they grow it in the mistaken belief that the longer it gets , the more hair they have and the fuller it will look , ’ explained Charles . |
| 10 | There was this girl in a bath of asses milk , yuk ! and it had all turned to cheese , so they put her on the table with a dish of figs for afters . |
| 11 | She had thoughtful parents , though , who thought the Grand Canyon was for real and so they put her on the waiting list . |
| 12 | I wonder why they reduced them then , if they put them in the new catalogue , oh there 's a slight difference ai n't there , there 's no bow |
| 13 | ‘ Do you think the trick will work if they trace us to the Hilton ? ’ |
| 14 | One of the conspirators would ring the foreman to tip him off that the shop steward could be caught red-handed stealing company property if they searched him at the gate . |
| 15 | Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior . |
| 16 | Of course , if they get me on the phone , I 'm lost . |
| 17 | Vince has has raised a point about er erm , informing er and consulting local people and to let local people know erm when the meetings are then local ca n't go , I 'm sure that if they really wanted people to come they 'd make it much more er , in erm with the advertising so clear that er people would be able to and also if they had it at the times when a their meeting at the times when it was mostly convenient to er , the general public . |
| 18 | so it 's bad enough if they gather them in the gathering them in the barrel like , the barrel bit , but not the sort of |
| 19 | If they left it in the hands of it would be a much better song . |
| 20 | Why do n't they have a big old disaster and see if they feature it on the news |
| 21 | And I 'm sure they 'll pick them up if they see them in the |
| 22 | Does that mean they would have if they have it at the ? |
| 23 | This was his perfect nightmare , to be facing scabby , pock-marked men like these , who had nothing to lose if they gutted him on the spot . |
| 24 | There was a ditch the other side of it , which should present no problems provided they met it on the right stride . |
| 25 | Cos they crossed him off the list register now . |
| 26 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 27 | Being a war correspondent is a genuinely dangerous job , just like they portray it in the movies . |
| 28 | Yeah , the only reason most people choose a Friday is because they get you over the weekend |
| 29 | The South Koreans are rated because they made it to the last World Cup finals , but personally I will always think of the North Koreans in ‘ 66 . |
| 30 | I think he fakes this , just because they had them in the books . |