Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The designer , Sandy Powell , has known Anderson since their first day at St Martin 's when they played truant and headed off to the pub after about 15 minutes . |
| 2 | The four set off along Brunel Road , following the tunnel wall until they passed the Labour Exchange then they veered left and picked up the road which ran alongside the river . |
| 3 | But they turned nasty and backed down . |
| 4 | Recently he played an outdoor show for 6,000 bikers in America and when he struck the opening chords of Vincent they turned tearful and sang along . |
| 5 | The emigration of Madeirans to far-flung places , where they worked hard and sent back funds to support their families in the island , is almost as old as the colonization of the island itself . |
| 6 | They felt hungry and sat down to eat the bread and cheese from Allen 's wallet . |
| 7 | With quality technicians creamed off from other studios , he could make cheap films so that they looked good and brought in a respectable profit . |