Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
| 2 | They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves , then came back and welcomed me as one of them . |
| 3 | They found them a few days later , taking refuge in a small village of thatched mud-walled cabins at the foot of the Partry mountains . |
| 4 | They told us a few months ago . |
| 5 | Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths . |
| 6 | They do it a half hour later or an hour later and if that holds , erm I think they usually , you know , it 's always at least an hour |
| 7 | They deport him the same day . |