Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] they [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happens erm I 've handled a case myself where shares were valued at a particular amount on the death and er in due course they needed to be sold as part of the administration unfortunately they 'd gone down er a fair amount in the mean time . |
| 2 | She was n't sure if he would come , but it never occurred to her not to go to the rock where they had met before . |
| 3 | The protesters were eventually removed from the club where they continued to demonstrate outside , but no arrests were made . |
| 4 | Receptor molecules spit out their neurotransmitters once they have served their purpose , and the cell whence they came mops them up for reuse . |
| 5 | After an hour the sun clouded over , so they picked up their things and started back towards the fence where they had left their bicycles . |
| 6 | And at the swap over they had to swap equipment around for the reorganization . |
| 7 | Kai Tak stretched ahead , runway strip in the harbour lit up in blue white and gold , and a second later they had cleared the buildings of the city and were landing with a faint jolt . |
| 8 | As the train drew near she looked out for Rough Stones , the house up on the hillside where they had made their first home ; but it was night , and all she saw was a glimmer that could as well have been a shepherd 's lantern . |
| 9 | The same power has been used to control potentially unruly crowds going to football matches , and to turn back would-be picketing miners at some distance from the scene where they wished to express their displeasure . |
| 10 | You will wake the dog , ’ Theda chided in a low tone , moving away to the other side of the room by the desk where they had ministered to Hector 's hurt . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't see too well with my contact lens cataracts , and the crew would walk me over to the wheelchair where they had to wheel me on to the sound stage . |
| 12 | Twoflower and Hrun looked around the little hollow where they had made their noonday halt . |
| 13 | She took a seat and from it she saw nurses going in and out of the cubicle where they had taken Robbie . |
| 14 | There was the thicket where they 'd hunted , and the wood where they 'd killed a fox for eating nomes . |
| 15 | The next morning their bodies were found in the tub where they had fallen asleep . |
| 16 | Something filled the little window where they had entered , occluded the light coming from it , the roar carrying up the vent like thunder . |
| 17 | They fell into step , heading for the pub where they 'd arranged to meet some of the other girls prior to going on to the dance . |
| 18 | Outside on the terrace he waved and called to the children , and a moment later they arrived panting and breathless at the top of the broad flight of marble steps . |
| 19 | And very soon they were , he said a moment ago they had taken it from Jesus , they were no longer trusting in him , and they started to trust in themselves in their own ability . |
| 20 | When we went to er Zoe 's place there they 'd got some tins , that Megazone tin what I 've got |
| 21 | Dad ran a garage and petrol station on the main road through Strathspeld village and Mum had a wee gift and coffee shop ; Dad had been worried after the Six-Day War when they 'd introduced the fifty-miles-an-hour speed limit and even issued fuel-rationing books , but that had n't lasted very long and , even though petrol cost more nowadays , people were still travelling and using cars . |
| 22 | Mr Justice Cooke said that if receivers went beyond the point where they had completed their duties , they might be liable to account as trespassers . |
| 23 | The important British companies , from Korda 's London Films to Goldcrest , have attracted capital at a point where they seemed to understand the economic need to balance Hollywood extravagance with a strong dose of parsimony , but all have ended up committing suicide by spending huge sums of money on attempts to emulate Hollywood . |
| 24 | Still they raised great statues to celebrate the moment when they had laid the Hung Mao low . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know , David , ’ she said at one moment when they had finished their pasta . |
| 26 | Analysis of the site where they worked revealed the presence of sulphur tetrafluoride . |
| 27 | They walked , he directing her , to the small drawing-room where they had had tea the first afternoon . |
| 28 | Dot thought about that place where they 'd visited him long ago , with soldiers guarding the main gate , and long low buildings surrounded by grass clipped so flat there was nowhere for a running man to hide . |
| 29 | He had counted six in the place where they had gone to the pub . |
| 30 | Finding herself passing Tony 's lodgings one evening when they 'd had no pre-arranged date , she had decided on impulse to drop in and surprise him . |