Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] them [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Joe said he 'd got them from the pawnshop . |
| 32 | It was their way of saying thank you to the locals who 'd helped them on the road to stardom . |
| 33 | The tomatoes were black as though they 'd forgot they were frying them , they looked like they 'd stuck them on a grill and just left them there |
| 34 | After Ricky 'd settled them in the drawing room with drinks , he went in search of Perdita . |
| 35 | He 'd found them through an ad in Private Eye , and they always welcomed his business — but then , the tottering co-operative would welcome anybody 's business . |
| 36 | Vass spread his long fingers over the chair arms and seemed to contemplate them for a moment . |
| 37 | I was clumsy and had to pick up a couple of notes from the floor and wipe the bags where I 'd touched them with a handkerchief . |
| 38 | As the women talked and asked stupid questions about his novels he imagined putting them in the next one . |
| 39 | But not wishing to have the bother of carrying them , they 'd left them on a chair in the kitchen . |
| 40 | So somebody had to tell him he 'd left them at the |
| 41 | ‘ It looked as though if you 'd left them in a ring on their own , one of them would have had to drop down dead to end the fight . |
| 42 | He 'd left them in the refrigerator factory … ? |
| 43 | He 'd left them in the Courtesy Cleaners : they 'd be ready in time for Easter Saturday . |
| 44 | She 'd left them in the caravan , and he just see the keys |
| 45 | I 'd spotted them in a second-hand shop and immediately began saving feverishly to make them mine before anyone else got their hands on them . |
| 46 | Ministers have for many years seemed to regard them as a somewhat unnecessary alternative to the roads . |
| 47 | Only the earl of Lancaster among the nobility and Winchelsey among the prelates were committed to the Ordinances ; others seemed to regard them as a measure , or cover for measures , against Gaveston ; Winchelsey , however , died in 1313 , leaving Lancaster alone to pursue his ambitions in the name of the Ordinances . |
| 48 | Their personal responsibility for decision-making seemed to elevate them above the social struggle , to make them neutral arbiters between the competing interests of nobles , townsmen , and peasants . |
| 49 | One day Mr Bumble came to tell them about a woman who had died in an extremely poor part of the town , and Sowerberry and Oliver went to collect the body . |
| 50 | Since the good faith and honesty of the protesters were admitted by all concerned , this seemed to bring them within the statutory defence regardless of whether their beliefs were reasonable or whether they were universally held . |
| 51 | The snow would certainly invade the tops of her boots when she stepped out of the car , and she swore softly in Ruthenian as she retrieved the groceries from the floor of the car and turned to carry them into the house . |
| 52 | Each one of them envisaged the scene where Hans Kramer , overwhelmed by their particular performance , begged to represent them in the international field . |
| 53 | You began to see them in the expensive cars . |
| 54 | While he was talking to her , Melissa took the twins out of the pushchair and began to carry them around the store , one balanced on each hip , until she found somewhere to sit down . |
| 55 | The skills and cultures they developed sustained them in a harsh living , and gave them a lasting , non-destructive role in Arctic ecology . |
| 56 | In the Peak District and Northumberland National Parks many people held overnight vigils on appointed summits on the Friday and Saturday nights , while others walked to meet them on the summit . |
| 57 | Silver roused the others and began to coax them into the field . |
| 58 | And the Cid began to encourage them with a loud voice , shouting God and Santiago ! |
| 59 | She began to mince them into a fragrant green hill on the board in front of her . |
| 60 | Sister Cooney picked up a pile of books and began to replace them on the shelves . |