Example sentences of "[adv] they [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly they seemed to notice Brenda for the first time . |
| 2 | Still , it appeared her advent had summoned a little luck into his life , for suddenly they began to discover plentiful growths of grass potatoes , forest leeks and turtle-berries , a welcome change from the stringy little rabbits and bitter roots they had eaten until then . |
| 3 | The two wolves stood by his horse with their ears pricked , and suddenly they began growling deep in their throats . |
| 4 | Many of my volunteers commented on how much they enjoyed eating so much fruit and vegetables and how much fitter they felt , so I have no doubt that it is the reduction of fat and the increase in better , healthier food that together helped produce such positive benefits . |
| 5 | I think of what each group produced , not in terms of how far from a conclusion they were , but in terms of how much they had achieved . |
| 6 | And they collected so much they had to use a milk float to deliver the load . |
| 7 | Dan became apologetic , taking the guide 's side , saying how much they had looked for her , instead of being protective and angry as he should have been . |
| 8 | For the first time , Hazel began to realize how much they had left behind . |
| 9 | Constance and Monsieur de Levantiére suddenly realised how much they had come to rely upon each other in the time that she had worked there . |
| 10 | It made me suddenly realise how much they had changed . |
| 11 | Up until the 1950s , it was difficult for any human beings who suffered from an allergic response to cats to become cat owners , no matter how much they longed to share their lives with a feline companion . |
| 12 | Les Wheeler , his wife Shirley and twin daughters Ceri and Amey from Pillowell in the Forest of Dean had to endure the full razzmatazz of the pools publicity machine before they found out exactly how much they 'd won . |
| 13 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 14 | The Local Government Finance Act 1988 imposes a duty on local authorities to calculate how much they needed to raise by way of the poll tax . |
| 15 | But however much they scrubbed to erase the past , the slate could never be entirely cleansed . |
| 16 | Their jubilation over Andy Mutch 's goal in the 67th minute showed just how much they wanted to win . |
| 17 | ‘ They decided they wanted to be involved and how much they wanted to pay for it . |
| 18 | Kate and John liked here idea so much they decided to sell the pelmets in their shop . |
| 19 | Apparently they had come by train the previous night to the nearby station of Fidenza , from various camps in southern Italy . |
| 20 | Apparently they wanted to get away from it all and spend some time alone together . ’ |
| 21 | Apparently they tried to phone me on Friday afternoon but I was out swimming . |
| 22 | Once a number of these people were in place , naturally they wanted to build teams in all the major functions — finance , marketing , personnel , production , R & D — more in their own image . |
| 23 | Commissioners nominated by the Lords and Commons were to ascertain the proper bounds of the forests by means of local inquiries , the perambulations returned into the Court of Chancery , and all places beyond the certified bounds were to be absolutely free from the Forest law , with the proviso that the owners and occupiers of land left out of the forest were to retain ‘ such rights of common as anciently or accustomably they had enjoyed ’ . |
| 24 | And basically they managed to jump up on the bed unlike yesterday morning where pretended she could n't get up on the bed . |
| 25 | That 's how long they managed to compete , realistically . |
| 26 | This rather vague account satisfied and stimulated the interest of most people ; fieldworkers began asking interviewees how long they had lived in the area and moved on to discuss their general attitudes and background . |
| 27 | Alone together they fell to tender embraces that rapidly shifted up a gear to heavy petting , and before long they had retired to the girl 's bedroom for more adventurous fun and games . |
| 28 | Mr Wishart opened the carriage door and asked a porter how long they had to wait . |
| 29 | The front cover of Secrets depicts Mary in dishevelled crinoline anxiously awaiting , while Gothic script informs the reader that ‘ for too long — for too long they had savoured those anxious moments … . ’ |
| 30 | Before long they had become settlers ; their children knew no other life . |