Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tramped with it across the mud to the grass . |
| 2 | Moving the suspension of standing orders at the next meeting of Cork County Council , Councillor Gene Fitzgerald TD complained that the first council members heard of the planning decision was when they read of it in the morning paper . |
| 3 | After the overthrow of Avitus in 456 Majorian had to use force to bring the Visigoths into line , but thereafter they fought for him against the Sueves in Spain . |
| 4 | They argued about it for the rest of the afternoon , he becoming sullen and sorry , she remaining dispassionate , untouched-She was impressed by his sudden remorse . |
| 5 | ‘ They disagreed with him on the size of the tax reduction . |
| 6 | She did not see much of Florence as they roared through it in the jeep , just a muddled impression of large buildings and a broad dark green river , but as they began to drive up the steep , swooping hill to Fiesole , David 's friend said : |
| 7 | ‘ When they came to me in the summer , some of the shirts they offered were horrible . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ They came to us with the scheme in the first place . |
| 9 | She said er well they came to us in the interval and Con was just like , I thought she 'll call me when Sally has gone , Sally had their address , she 'd just you know , she was gon na be in there and Con said , look , did you look at that dress she said , whoever makes them ! |
| 10 | Once they talked of it in the village shop , the whole village would know by nightfall . |
| 11 | They talked about it on the way down in Goblander . |
| 12 | The first generation might practise some " levelling " — an adaptation and " evening-out " of any highly marked regionalisms in their speech — but would basically stick to the linguistic habits they brought with them from the Caribbean . |
| 13 | For as the people became urbanised , the ancient ways and practices they brought with them from the countryside or the pre-industrial town became irrelevant or impracticable . |
| 14 | Initially the townspeople were sceptical , but once the new water had tickled their tastebuds they took to it like the proverbial duck . |
| 15 | People who were questioned as to why they listened to him during the war very often said they found him ‘ good for a laugh ’ . |
| 16 | They looked for it at the hospital and at the police station . |
| 17 | They looked for it inside the white car . |
| 18 | They looked at her in the flickering light of the matches . |
| 19 | He smiled almost gently , but there was nothing gentle about the glitter in his dark eyes as they ran over her from the smooth shining coil of her silver-blonde hair to the long slender legs encased in elegant sheer navy stockings . |
| 20 | They crowded behind her in the doorway . |
| 21 | I called the dogs and they crowded behind me into the morning room , clip-clipping to their place with the chewed blanket and the bones . |
| 22 | If any of your readers has any interesting photographs or stories , I would be glad if they wrote to me at the address below . |
| 23 | They stood around her in the stuffy room , aghast . |