Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [verb] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them even seemed to think that the ego was a sort of ectoplasm that walked — or perhaps swam — about in the head ! |
| 2 | For their part , although the die-hard aristocratic opponents of change were desperately anxious about opening the floodgates , they nevertheless came to see that the price of resistance was becoming too high and might even bring disaster and revolution . |
| 3 | Although the record initially had the band 's approval , they soon changed tack when the implications were realised . |
| 4 | He and Warnie , for example , had decided that they would erect a memorial window to their parents in St Mark 's , but it was a decision they quickly came to regret when the Lewis , Hamilton and Ewart cousins all weighed in with suggestions of what should go into the window . |
| 5 | Furthermore , they often failed to realise that the standard language is , from an historical point of view , merely that regional or social dialect which has acquired prestige . |
| 6 | After the ceremony they really did discover that the minister had married the bride to the best man ! |
| 7 | They savagely plucked feathers from it and were so carried away by their onslaught that they even continued attacking when the stuffed bird was held in the experimenter 's hand , close to his face . |
| 8 | If they decided the question in the affirmative , they then had to decide whether the prejudice was sufficient to outweigh the ‘ parental factors ’ . |
| 9 | This , however , did not conclude the matter in the applicants ' favour for they then had to show that the warrant to intercept ( which Taylor J. accepted was issued ) was not granted in accordance with the established criteria . |