Example sentences of "they [vb past] to [noun] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by the time they got to Maidstone that morning , Neil realised that his passenger was unlikely ever again to face any kind of questioning . |
| 2 | It was not until they moved to Brisbane that life became settled enough for a house to hold much significance . |
| 3 | They served to date some events , to establish the names of some of the participants , perhaps their ages . |
| 4 | When they went to bed that night Ellen , as usual , was asleep within minutes but Ruth , though deadly tired , was curiously wakeful ; not quite feeling herself but not able to put a finger on what was wrong . |
| 5 | What they had eventually decided to sell before they went to bed that night ( or the following morning really ) were Great-Uncle Hilbert 's do–en Waterford sherry glasses . |
| 6 | Tim Roberts , prosecuting , said the couple , who lived at the house in Brankin Road , Darlington , had forgotten to shut the front door when they went to bed that night . |
| 7 | They managed to part that night with no more than a friendly kiss , but the following evening when Mrs Wallington again went early to bed was more difficult . |
| 8 | A survey asked 1,245 randomly selected college professors how much they gave to charity each year . |