Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [to-vb] they [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured suavely , and from then until Mrs Novakova came in to tell them that dinner was ready he engaged her in surface conversation that had nothing whatsoever to do with the reason for why she was there . |
| 2 | There are manufacturers , distributors and retailers geared up to supply them all , from multinational companies like Nestle to small healthfood firms manufacturing grain , nut and honey crunch bars . |
| 3 | For their tickets , and I said at the area council if they had turned up like they turned up to pay them thirty pound and eight pound , if they 'd turned up at the same time with a petition form what a difference it would |
| 4 | He got up to get them some more beer . |
| 5 | ‘ We walked out to show them that good manners matter and when a function says 8pm it does not mean 9pm . |
| 6 | They 're being told by Lucy 's father , who flew out to see them this morning . |
| 7 | I wrote back to advise them that , unfortunately , Mr. Docherty had committed suicide by inhaling exhaust fumes in his car on the Monkton industrial estate in Wakefield , in my constituency on Saturday 4 May . |
| 8 | The Oxfam-backed project set up to teach them new skills is another example of how far the charity has developed since it was founded in Oxford fifty years ago . |