Example sentences of "they [vb past] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now , for the first time , they found they needed large numbers of new people , with new skills , and they needed them quickly .
2 It was felt inadvisable , for obvious reasons , to use the dementia sufferers as informants about their family , care or housing circumstances , but , in addition to the OBS and Depression scale questions , they were to be asked whether or not they felt they had sufficient company and adequate help at home .
3 The idea is that if elderly people can be encouraged to think back to the times when they had lots of relationships , and when they felt they had some status and worth , then they are able to feel that status carry over more into their present life .
4 As they advanced they conscripted able-bodied males into their army .
5 They both knew what they had to do , and how hard it was going to be to escape ; they knew they needed each other .
6 As they went they noticed several places to right and left of the path where he had broken off into the wilderness .
7 They said they built 11,000 Sparcstation 10s and sent 10,000 out the door .
8 They missed a few kicks at goal but they nailed Northampton to their line and worked up such a storm that they had them scurrying all ways .
9 Oh they had they had big house parties you know .
10 The Tomsk voevody wanted firm control over the region and were not satisfied to have the Teleuts as allies ; they wished them to become permanent subjects .
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