Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] they the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sussex , though , are unlikely to be among the cynical chorus , not after their slip-up against the Minor Counties on a Marlow marsh made them the 14th first-class county in 55– or 6–overs play to have their colours lowered by junior opposition . |
| 2 | One of the men was nervous , so the guard asked them the number of the car they were driving . |
| 3 | Elsewhere , the main instrument for this capture of control by the notables — an English diplomat called them the gentry — was the election of Juntas . |
| 4 | The fact that the transfer of property rights was only partial and conditional gave them the guarantee of security in old age , and the people involved in such transactions were not necessarily children or even relatives . |
| 5 | Thus encouraged , the Serbs continued their expansion into Croatia , where the EEC 's refusal to recognise Croatian independence gave them the status of a legitimate federal army . |
| 6 | Such abilities and equipment gave them the opportunity to make the big evolutionary breakthrough which eventually lead to Homo sapiens . |
| 7 | ABERDEEN scored their first victory at Parkhead in three seasons when a Mixu Paatelainen goal in the second half gained them the spoils today . |
| 8 | They , they made a big difference did they the buses you would use ? |
| 9 | Paul doubted it , and his fears were confirmed when the assistant told them the price . |
| 10 | The signalman gave them the right of way simultaneously , the Bletchley train flew away and the Newport one remained at a stand with wheels spinning on the greasy rails , the Bletchley passengers waving goodbye to the fist-shaking Newport workmen . |
| 11 | Rovers ' victory gave them the Barclays Performance of the Week vote from Graham Taylor 's panel . |
| 12 | At Corbett 's bidding an old man showed them the blood-spattered piece of ground where their priest had been found . |
| 13 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 14 | Yes , struggling Coventry City at home to Crystal Palace had a convincing win ; Peak gave them the lead after thirty six minutes , and three minutes into the second half , Kilkline made it two nil . |
| 15 | CORK 'S superior craft and greater practical awareness earned them the Royal Liver National Hurling League title after a marathon contest with Wexford in Thurles yesterday . |
| 16 | One man saved them ; one man won them the game . |
| 17 | They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign tongues as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech . |
| 18 | Wimbledon 's success won them the Barclays Performance of the Week award . |
| 19 | Taheb 's litter carried them the short distance within the compound to the towering , dark house of the Controller of the Silver Mines . |
| 20 | Fleetlands ’ well-drilled defence gave them the edge , supported by a midfield prepared to drop back in numbers . |
| 21 | Later in the evening , when the sheep and cows were in , and the family was sitting round the fire , Śa kar told them the whole story of what had happened . |
| 22 | In an attempt to control some of the more wayward members , such as Prince Pierre Bonaparte and Marie Letitia , descendants of Napoleon I 's brother Lucien , the Emperor forbade them the Court . |
| 23 | Because they possessed this extraordinary proboscis , science christened them the Proboscidea . |
| 24 | Another great spiritual advantage was that the people 's occupation allowed them the opportunity to read good books or to engage in godly conversation whilst they were working away at their looms . |
| 25 | ELTON John and his partner Bernie Taupin joined the ranks of the greats today after an American company paid them the biggest advance in music history . |
| 26 | Furthermore , classical languages and literatures appeared to be insulated from any possibilities of social , historical , or cultural revaluation , since their very distance from contemporary culture gave them the appearance of unified , organic , and completed totalities . |
| 27 | A once-weekly trip gave them the opportunity to earn some ‘ pin money ’ and secure a change of scene from their relatively monotonous round . |
| 28 | A 9–2 win over Sheffield United on Christmas Eve gave them the League leadership . |
| 29 | Any Romanian had learnt instinctively to expect the opposite of what the Party assured them the future had to offer . |
| 30 | They did not much like Oliver Cromwell and his dangerous toleration of loose religion , but his regime gave them the chance to start again . |