Example sentences of "they [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | But they failed to stop the accident because staff were poorly trained . |
2 | The intention of the plaintiffs was , to my mind , clear ; they expected to recover the money if they won their action . |
3 | Furthermore , in forging a connection between juvenile employment and education , they helped to portray the transition as essentially an educational rather than a trade process . |
4 | They threatened to kill the hostages if three imprisoned militants were not released , and on April 10 , shortly before the expiry of their deadline , they killed Khera , and the following day the bodies of the remaining two hostages were found . |
5 | In a further message on Oct. 30. they threatened to kill the hostages if the government launched a new offensive against the cartel . |
6 | Between them they started to cover the shelter until it was time tor Tom to leave for a meeting in the village hall . |
7 | His hair was white , as my daughters reported when they went to view the body before it was given to the Odonata . |
8 | They had to do the lot so they give us an invoice , we took it in to insurance and they 're gon na write a cheque , deduct it off that thing |
9 | They had to close the window because of the insects . |
10 | They had to stop the machines because everybody was laughing see with Tara on the floor so Ann did n't even know she 'd fallen off the chair . |
11 | The court stated that they had to take the plaintiff as they found him . |
12 | They they had to they had to cut the scenes cos that Gary died half way through did n't he ? |
13 | I conceive they acted judicially , because they had to determine the offence , and they had to apportion the punishment as well as the remedy . |
14 | When they were asked whether they wanted to abandon the tournament if the rain did not ease the managers unanimously voted to continue . |