Example sentences of "they [vb past] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three of them began to creep slowly down the hill , moving from tree to tree , but no more than a few yards at a time . |
| 2 | Humbled at Sheffield Eagles on Sunday , in their first game after the defeat of Canberra Raiders , they failed to bounce back in the Lancashire Cup last night , losing to a disciplined Warrington side . |
| 3 | But after this it was United who took the initiative as they sought to get back into the game . |
| 4 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 5 | Gascoigne enjoyed good support from Batty , who had another busy game in midfield and rarely allowed the opposition to establish the sort of rhythm they tried to set up at the start , when Boban and Suker tested Woods with low shots after some swift exchanges of passes had succeeded in outmanoeuvring England 's defence . |
| 6 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 7 | They seemed to give up in the second half , failed to mark anyone , gave Wallace ( who was running riot ) as much space as he wanted , and left Quinn up , waddling around ( usually into an offside position ) like a half-deflated barrage baloon ( with a tache ) . |
| 8 | They seemed to stretch back into the hillside as if they might , at some stage , cease to become manmade buildings of stone and wood and brick and become ancient caves ; tunnels that would penetrate deep into the earth 's core . |
| 9 | So there would be no way in which different regions in the early universe could have come to have had the same temperature as each other , unless for some unexplained reason they happened to start out with the same temperature . |
| 10 | As one , they turned to continue on around the side of the house , Hector racing along before them . |
| 11 | They turned to look up at the hastily nailed boards that had replaced the shattered windows . |
| 12 | They turned to look back at the emptiness they had crossed . |
| 13 | Her words were barely audible , so light that they threatened to float away on the breeze . |
| 14 | THE High Street banks were blasted for profiteering as they rushed to cash in on the interest rate jump . |
| 15 | They were surprised to see leather helmets and the glitter of ranked steel among the rock-throwing denizens of the north bank and to receive several arrows , harmless in the teeth of the wind , as they began to swing round to the south shore to accomplish their landing . |
| 16 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 17 | From about 1883 , when Field-Marshal von Waldersee , the chief of the general staff , developed an active interest in foreign policy , they began to report directly to the general staff and , encouraged by Waldersee , to the emperor himself . |
| 18 | As they began to rush out of the shops , the bombs exploded . |
| 19 | But this time , everyone was on George Merry 's side , and they began to climb out of the hole . |
| 20 | He straightened up and put his hand under her arm , sending an illogical tremor running through her as they began to walk slowly towards the bow of the ship . |
| 21 | They began to walk back towards the house . |
| 22 | How could she have been so blind ? she thought privately , as they began to head out to the lagoon . |
| 23 | He repeatedly stated they needed to get on with the ‘ disclosure ’ work as quickly as possible . |
| 24 | It would give them the push they needed to come out into the open . |
| 25 | Mum collected an empty trolley from the bay and they started to walk slowly past the butter and margarine display . |
| 26 | She shivered as they started to walk back towards the pine trees , black now and menacing . |
| 27 | They started to walk back to the Mercedes . |
| 28 | All I know is that my presence was no surprise to them , but they decided to go ahead with the drop anyway . |
| 29 | When the answer was a resounding ‘ Non ’ they decided to go back to the classroom . |
| 30 | Started as they meant to go on for the holiday . |