Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [det] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've heard them all come merrily to bed , as if there were no misery in the world . |
| 2 | They 're very pleased at that because I mean they obviously found it to be useful , erm we proved it to be useful and it 's nice to see them all taking on this responsibility now , now and doing it , because that 's all progress . |
| 3 | It was sad to see them all go , but a wonderful joy it is when they all come for occasional visits . |
| 4 | It 's so lovely to see them all sitting there , juice running down their chins . ’ |
| 5 | She 'd be real surprised to see them all sat round the table looking so happy . |
| 6 | I want to see them all do the best they can , because they deserve it . |
| 7 | It was pretty good seeing them all marching together , though . |
| 8 | She gave a loud , bitter shout of laughter that made them all stare . |
| 9 | An unfamiliar young woman entered the sauna and , the moment she walked through the door , began to order everyone about ; she made them all sit closer together , then picked up a pitcher and poured water on the stones . |
| 10 | A tap on the door made them all start . |
| 11 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 12 | Polished parquet and a narrow scarlet runner made them all look the same . |
| 13 | The lights came back on and then a thud overhead made them all jump . |
| 14 | The sound of heavy boots sliding down he crumbling bank made them all glance up . |
| 15 | The failure of any of the interviewers to ask the politicians about these dangerous and difficult matters made them all seem like collaborators in the politicians ' games . |
| 16 | An account of an ancient intra-uterine device , implanted twenty years before and never since then disturbed , made them all laugh once more . |
| 17 | It made them all laugh when Peter said that come to that , what he did with him was against the law since Jay was not yet twenty-one . |
| 18 | A sound from the doorway made them both turn . |
| 19 | It made them both giggle . |
| 20 | He joked with them like a cheerful , older brother and sang one or two shockingly rude Army songs that made them both giggle . |
| 21 | She smiled at them again , and one of the young men leant towards his companion and said something which made them both laugh . |
| 22 | A huge steel crane hook suddenly descended quietly between their faces and made them both leap back in alarm . |
| 23 | The noise of a lock operating somewhere made them both look along the companionway . |
| 24 | Melissa was about to retort that as she had only known Bonard for three days he could hardly be described as a friend of hers , when a surprised , ‘ Well , what do you know ? ’ from Jack made them both glance round . |
| 25 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 26 | The shrill jangle of the door bell made them both jump . |
| 27 | He struck his hands in his belt pulling back hi coat , allowing them all to see the butt of a revolver protruding from the inner pocket of his coat . |
| 28 | A related question is whether each processor should execute its own programme , or if instructions from one programme should be broadcast to all processors , thereby allowing them all to execute the same programme with different data . |
| 29 | If you concentrated you could make them all line up , in 3-D ; and then it would all just collapse and be jiggling spots again . |
| 30 | Well , he would make them all sit up and take notice . |