Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exploration of the American west revealed many such areas , and efforts to preserve them had begun at an early stage . |
| 2 | The gifts had become a pressure , an embarrassment , and her refusal to accept them had made him manipulative . |
| 3 | And if so why should it be supposed they had adventured into the forest rather than eastward towards the corn lands and the nearer towns , and the coast ? |
| 4 | At Tiverton in 1809 they had claimed they had received the same rate for 300 years ! |
| 5 | I did n't know they had blocked that from you . |
| 6 | ‘ We did n't even know they had split up . |
| 7 | And I did n't know they 'd done any extra days . |
| 8 | ‘ You mean you really did n't know they 'd left ? |
| 9 | The hotel rooms for herself and her colleagues had been reserved through Rune 's secretary so he would know they intended to stay until Sunday — four nights . |
| 10 | When direct dealing costs , brokerage and VAT were included they tended to help filter out the trades that were only marginally profitable and hence raised the overall profitability . |
| 11 | And then he just never went to school and they maintained they 'd got a private . |
| 12 | The few who maintained they had had no benefit from their training were all apprentices . |
| 13 | I expect they wished to marry her off to an infant — so she simply succumbed ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I expect they did want you , but it was n't their choice . ’ |
| 15 | I expect they wanted to watch the last few matches play the concluding holes . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect they wanted to make sure he was baptized , ’ said Mrs Hollidaye . |
| 17 | Users also reported they had increased confidence , were more in control of their lives and the programme helped take their mind off their problems . |
| 18 | " Kraken " is an old Norse word used to describe giant sea creatures that mariners reported they had seen . |
| 19 | It had once been a well , serving the monastery , but when the Red Guards had come they had filled it with broken statuary , almost to its rim , and now the water — channelled from the hills above by way of an underground stream — rose to the lip of the well . |
| 20 | The baby 's attention is drawn to the potty before being placed on it : the aim was to teach the babies to reach out for the potty to indicate they wanted to use it . |
| 21 | The young couple were with her less than forty-eight hours , explaining they had promised to spend another thirty-six on the way back with John 's parents , who lived in Cheltenham . |
| 22 | Erm anonymous , my son joined the paras five years ago and he was bullied , and another anonymous person from Rugby , my two children were in the army and though they were n't bullied they did see horrific things happening to other lads . |
| 23 | But when it became clear that the disagreement was becoming a hot issue , they gave way … only to find they 'd misinterpreted the producer 's fractured English . |
| 24 | ALDWYCH Group staff set off on a treasure hunt — only to find they had to visit 15 pubs en route ! |
| 25 | It was a lovely sight to see all the sleeping hens on their perch and exciting to open up the door in the morning to find they had laid eggs for our breakfast in the three nest boxes on the floor . |
| 26 | Too late , she tried to marshal her senses , only to find they had scattered to the winds , driven by the sudden flood of desire pulsing through her body . |
| 27 | Bargain-hunters flocked to the stores , believing they were getting a good deal only to find they had paid the normal price or , in some cases , more . |
| 28 | The French police ran a check on fingerprints , and found they 'd got Puddephat . |
| 29 | The Selmer/Adams polyester was rock hard , and thick , and many of those who attempted a quick refinish ( thanks Jimi ! ) found they 'd bitten off more than they could chew . |
| 30 | But he got down in two more , for a bogey five , and then the chasers , Langer and David Graham , found they had run out of puff . |