Example sentences of "they [vb past] it at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pollexton dynasty had finished by 1747 , and from then on various relations spurned Mothecome until eventually they sold it at the end of the eighteenth century to a Mildmay forbear . |
| 2 | After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace . |
| 3 | The challenge which Gandhi posed to the British , as they perceived it at the time , was not to their consciences but to their authority . |
| 4 | They heard it at the beginning rather than at the end . |
| 5 | Individuals were given the opportunity to achieve much for themselves but too often they did it at the expense of others . |