Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few visible signs of such domestic industries remain , but the fine octagonal market house on the village green at Harrold is where work was distributed among the lace-makers , and where they brought the finished lace to be paid for by the employers . |
| 2 | It is a measure of the fundamental instincts of Citrine and his colleagues that , where they had the greater power to centralise , it was centralisation , and not devolved responsibility , which was their watchword . |
| 3 | The Honours were presented at sessions of the Parliament , where they symbolised the royal presence , particularly when an infant sovereign could not be present . |
| 4 | The Remingtons emigrated to America in the 18th century , where they founded the great engineering company which bears their name . |
| 5 | A Tribunal of Commissioners echoes these sentiments in R(S)4182 , where they described the judicial process in tribunals as ‘ fair play in action ’ . |
| 6 | He was quickly surrounded by police and taken to a neighbour 's house where they broke the tragic news that his four children — Sharon , aged five , and her brothers , Francis , four , Martin three , and Stefan , one — were dead . |
| 7 | Although they lost the Australian wing Ian Williams with a shoulder injury early on , their back division was outstanding , especially Mullin and the Canadian full-back Gareth Rees . |
| 8 | Laura Ashley bought substantial amounts of tweed from Cambrian Mill and although they paid the regular price , the company drew upon its charity budget to subsidize this at the rate of a pound per metre . |
| 9 | No sooner had they sat down than they heard the distant ring of the telephone . |
| 10 | ‘ The bosses went bankrupt , so they sold the whole place , auctioned it off , and threw in the apprentices as well . |
| 11 | For as they left England so they left the English language behind . |
| 12 | Proprietors of the Marquee Club from its original late '50s berth beneath the Academy Cinema on Oxford Street until 19887 , apart from anything else the Pendletons thought it would be nice to gather their musician friends together for a weekend garden party , and so they staged the National Jazz Festival at Richmond Athletic Ground on August 26/27 , 1961 . |
| 13 | ‘ The Dragon first ! ’ shouted Melanie , so they joined the long line snaking round the barriers . |
| 14 | Borrowers of £100,000 can pay up to £1,000 a year over the odds if they chose the wrong lender five years ago . |
| 15 | Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price . |
| 16 | And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor . |
| 17 | Twenty in each university were to be taught modern history and languages and , if they reached the required standard , given suitable employment at home or abroad . |
| 18 | But surely if they got the yellow book and had , we sent them off in , in a room to actually read that book . |
| 19 | Who on earth would want a holiday in Wales if they had the slightest knowledge of the climate ? |
| 20 | And you do n't fall asleep , as you are inclined to do if you try to be an absorbent sponge , soaking in what the authors say as if they had the last word . |
| 21 | Brothers created elaborate practical arrangements to emphasize their equality ; or they divided the household if they thought the implicit pattern of seniority too discrepant with the facts . |
| 22 | If they thought the same way as Joe Punter , they 'd be Joe Punter , and somebody else would be having all the fun . ’ |
| 23 | If they heard the faint clinking of the specially-prepared bags at his belt … |
| 24 | In the 1920s , the incidents were a little more prosaic — but useful if they gave the patrolling constable something to chuckle over for an hour or two . |
| 25 | In this context penalties are implicitly treated as if they gave the exact decrease in objective function when a variable is branched on ( as opposed to just a bound ) . |
| 26 | The opposition Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) had restated that if they won the next election they would seek a complete ban on low-level flying . |
| 27 | Some policy-makers also wonder if they did the right thing in opting for ‘ managed competition ’ . |
| 28 | If they did the same thing again to you ? |
| 29 | But in France if they did the same thing they would be talking in French down their machine . |
| 30 | But then think of Benny coming back from Dublin after a day in the university : would n't it be better if they saved the main meal for her return ? |