Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [prep] they the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was surprised by the extent of Sue 's gratitude , when she came looking for them the following evening . |
| 2 | At a very early age the Spencer children had impressed upon them the value of good manners , honesty and accepting people for what they are , not for their position in life . |
| 3 | Anything to avoid further reference to what had happened between them the previous evening ! |
| 4 | When the dawn came , anxious viewers on the shore could see that the waves had taken with them the Eddystone lighthouse , its eccentric architect and five other unfortunate souls . |
| 5 | They were still prisoners of the attraction which , under the guise of antipathy , had arced between them the moment Nathan had entered the Customs office . |
| 6 | By mid-1939 , in addition to finding places to live for children who arrived without guarantors , the committees had delegated to them the twice-yearly inspection of homes , arrangements for schooling and vocational training , and the task of sorting out any difficulties over religious education . |
| 7 | He had mentioned to them the possibility of a deal and even the likelihood of profit , and proposed that one of the laundress 's sons come with a ladder and pick the tree clean this autumn , before the mulberries matured to that soft ripeness that threatened any laundry hanging near . |