Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he took two boards and fitted them to the body , one to the breast and the other to the shoulders ; these were so hollowed out and fitted that they met at the sides and under the arms , and the hind one came up to the pole , and the other up to the beard ; and these boards were fastened into the saddle , so that the body could not move . |
| 2 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |
| 3 | They stopped at the corner and Chris said anxiously , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've said all the wrong things , seemed to dwell on my side of things . |
| 4 | Flax mills and handweavers — also useful generally because they helped at the harvest and other farm-intensive moments — came to these villages which were advertised as having little plots of land , enough to sustain a cow , and enough peat to keep a family fireplace burning , and enough life in general to support those married , or intending to marry . |
| 5 | While appreciating the sophistication and fluidity of de Gaulle 's conceptions , one can not overlook the extreme reactions they provoked at the time or the extensive and mostly critical academic literature that has grown up around them since then . |
| 6 | The girls became shrews and harridans : they screamed at the help and they smothered their children . |
| 7 | Wrapped in lace and linen , they stared at the women and girls forbidden to enter the sanctuary . |
| 8 | They looked at the law and said it had been broken . |
| 9 | They looked at the passports and then started to walk down the aisle , pointing their guns at the passengers . |
| 10 | We must be cautious , though , in making the assumption that such words as ‘ king ’ , ‘ prophet ’ or ‘ Messiah ’ still convey to us the meaning which they had at the time and in the world of Jesus . |
| 11 | Well a great situation Scott Gemmell followed up the long ball picked up the as they ran at the defence and then he 's committed to play it and then he 's just just slid it in nicely for Kingsley Black on his left side . |
| 12 | They sipped at the sherry and Meredith presented the hand-embroidered handkerchiefs which were well-received . |
| 13 | ‘ The guards , they showed the paper to me and they pointed at the photograph and said : ‘ He is with us ’ . ’ |
| 14 | They parted at the hatshop and made an arrangement to meet at the same time the following day . |