Example sentences of "and they [vb past] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So we asked council if they could get us a place and they offered us a flat at first over the other side , I do n't know what walk it was on , and they says , You can stay there until we get an house for you .
2 ‘ He was an expert on Russian affairs — as much of an expert as MPs get to be on anything — and they made him a junior minister to add credibility to their soft-line policy .
3 MANCHESTER UNITED and Leeds were first and second on this day last year — and they kept it a two-horse race to the end in the old First Division .
4 a sociality room whatever , whatever they call it and er , and they gave them a good do really
5 and I visited their friends and went to their church with them and they gave me a wonderful time , did everything for me
6 They enabled the sisters to honour their own privacy needs and they gave us a clear sense of personal identity .
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