Example sentences of "and they [vb past] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One train a week and they told me the wrong day . |
| 2 | And they sold me The Last Boy Scout . |
| 3 | ‘ He was up against international defenders and they paid him the ultimate compliment of having to trip him up half of the time . |
| 4 | And they gave him the rowdiest send-off of the campaign . |
| 5 | Not only was Pumblechook 's elbow in my eye , but I was n't allowed to speak , and they gave me the worst pieces of meat . |
| 6 | Farnham reached their second cup final of the season — and they did it the hard way when they met Cranleigh in the semi-finals of the Class Elite Cup at the Memorial Ground on Saturday . |
| 7 | She asked the two men all about driving a steam train , and they showed her the automatic brake , and the little clock faces that told them how much steam the engine was making . |