Example sentences of "they [vb past] it [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , the council 's took it over , they sold it to this bloke . |
| 2 | The Mitchells were granted permission to burn charcoal from coppiced timber at Hangman 's Wood if they returned it to this state of management . |
| 3 | They did it with such tenderness that I gained new strength from their friendship , suddenly seeing the value in continuing , if only to deepen that shared bond . |
| 4 | Cos erm they gave it to this woman and the woman gave it to me . |
| 5 | yes tiny little place , and it was , it was n't totally satisfactory initially in that they erm , they left it with some sort of erm cock up , I could n't wind it up , there was something wrong with the crown click , or something of the sort , when I got it back , so I had to take it back again , but otherwise they seemed to be people who are well aware of watches in the best sense and eh , he said this is a an excellent movement and eh far better than the ones I normally see . |
| 6 | but that , as I say for England and France erm they closed it for some reason |