Example sentences of "they [vb past] [verb] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two biffos would have come sneaking through the door , rubbing their hands and telling themselves they 'd got me by the balls , and I 'd have pointed the extinguisher and put out their fire . |
| 2 | Conversation had to be minimal , but they did guide me through the maze of one-way streets , diversions and road-works which makes driving in Prague difficult even if there are no other cars on the streets . |
| 3 | I fell down in a kind of madness , and they had to carry me from the room . |
| 4 | Last time I had been to Paris they had rescued me from the freezing streets and hungry wolf packs . ) |
| 5 | Two of my other men came running over and they had to pin me to the ground . |
| 6 | The Board said that they deserved their percentage because they had put me in the position to attract the money . |
| 7 | They had to help me into the house and let me rest in a chair . |