Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tramped with it across the mud to the grass . |
| 2 | Moving the suspension of standing orders at the next meeting of Cork County Council , Councillor Gene Fitzgerald TD complained that the first council members heard of the planning decision was when they read of it in the morning paper . |
| 3 | They argued about it for the rest of the afternoon , he becoming sullen and sorry , she remaining dispassionate , untouched-She was impressed by his sudden remorse . |
| 4 | She did not see much of Florence as they roared through it in the jeep , just a muddled impression of large buildings and a broad dark green river , but as they began to drive up the steep , swooping hill to Fiesole , David 's friend said : |
| 5 | Once they talked of it in the village shop , the whole village would know by nightfall . |
| 6 | They talked about it on the way down in Goblander . |
| 7 | Initially the townspeople were sceptical , but once the new water had tickled their tastebuds they took to it like the proverbial duck . |
| 8 | They looked for it at the hospital and at the police station . |
| 9 | They looked for it inside the white car . |