Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such gentlemen freeholders could be manipulated , but they rarely considered themselves the hired retainers of a politician , whose support the latter could take for granted . |
| 2 | Yes , I know they just gave me a little walk on part . |
| 3 | I am sure they thought that if they just gave us a token punishment , then the whole thing would all be forgotten . |
| 4 | I thought they just called it a domestic |
| 5 | They also did it a few years ago with their then hottest act , Alexander O'Neal . |
| 6 | TBD gave me enough pens to make a significant impact on this year 's office stationery allocation ; they also gave me a useful laundry bag , as did Bertrams . |
| 7 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 8 | They clearly appreciated what a magnificent building they had acquired and spent £800,000 on restoration and conversion of the Grade II listed structure , which was subsequently turned over to the manufacture of high-technology measuring equipment . |
| 9 | I rather think that the RN instructors on my course must have suffered at the hands of the Customs on returning from a foreign tour as they really gave us a hard time . |
| 10 | ‘ They even gave me a little bed , ’ said Masklin . |
| 11 | AOPA was actively involved throughout the campaign to save West Malling and has found that in several instances residents in the neighbourhoods of airfields have been opposed to flying , but when they were made aware of the horrors of what the possible alternatives would be , they then realised what a valuable green and friendly asset a local airfield could be . |
| 12 | They therefore offered us a ground-floor flat in a house that they owned . |
| 13 | They actually called me the green-eyed monster . |