Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They perhaps had to give two books up . |
| 2 | She found him nice and easy to talk to , and they soon started seeing each other regularly . |
| 3 | Erm , I do n't know how they live , yet they always seemed to have enough money you know . |
| 4 | She confirmed that when seeing each other they always tried to use separate entrances and exits . |
| 5 | When they did run into each other on the borders of their territories , they usually tried to kill each other . |
| 6 | They also wished to nationalise certain industries . |
| 7 | They also wished to achieve some redistribution of income in favour of families , particularly poor families . |
| 8 | But they also came to represent admired qualities : strength , longevity and triumph over adversity . |
| 9 | Not only did they make the move , but they also managed to negotiate some funding and an arrangement whereby their staff could continue to be trained on E&Y courses . |
| 10 | Nor was it only their tenants who were resentful , but they also had to face envious glances at their lands from the laity , some of whom at any rate seem to have considered them suitable prey . |
| 11 | They also had to share ordinary police duties with Royal Military Police in order to give the latter civilian experience and to condition the public to being policed by them . |
| 12 | They also agreed to undertake joint research projects and exchange environmental information . |
| 13 | They also agreed to hold further talks in Moscow in the summer of 1991 . |
| 14 | They also agreed to resume constitutional negotiations , suspended since June [ see p. 38948 ] , and committed themselves to the election of a constituent assembly and the inauguration of a non-racial transitional government as soon as possible . |
| 15 | To add to the festivities , they also decided to offer two all-expenses paid tickets to staff in Australia — and Chris and Paul 's were the first names out of the hat . |
| 16 | They later had to receive medical treatment at the hospital following the assaults . |
| 17 | They probably expected to have Jewish readers too . |
| 18 | At the end of September the group split up ; determined to get away from things English , they now decided to explore different areas , thinking they would learn more German if they gave up each others ' company . |
| 19 | While officers struggled with each other to improve their own positions they often united to block any attempts at reform by the Crown . |
| 20 | 3 Having estimated the security betas , they then proceeded to construct 10 portfolios in various risk classes ranging from the highest with a value of 1.56 to the lowest with 0.5 . |
| 21 | They then sought to recover this sum and costs from Mr. Mahmoud under the covenant for indemnity contained in the assignment of 8 January 1986 . |
| 22 | Of course , if all had been there the second day the justices could well , and should in my judgment , have invited them to consider the intention that they then had to substitute prohibited steps orders for the sought after care order . |
| 23 | They then kept guard all night until the evacuation could be negotiated . |
| 24 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |
| 25 | Also like police court trials , witnesses had to pay their own expenses , even though they sometimes had to travel long distances , especially when a trial was postponed several times . |
| 26 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 27 | Poor old Finland they never seemed to get many points did they ? |
| 28 | Amoco spent tens of millions of dollars on the project but they never did find any oil in Madagascar . |
| 29 | Before women could form into groups to press for change they too had to challenge ruling ideas — ideas which suggested that their proper place was at home with the family . |
| 30 | Later discussing the experience with his workmates the reaction was divided , some voiced complete disbelief , some agreed as they too had had similar experiences , others just nodded agreement with Willie . |