Example sentences of "[vb past] they [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We asked them to consider two things — what would make a good general gift for any fishkeeper — and what would they actually want to find in their Christmas stocking . |
| 2 | The Harpers became worried when their daughters did not return to the family home in Cheltenham and reported them missing 24 hours later . |
| 3 | The creepy brew was dished out to the squad in Barcelona and helped them win four gold and five silver medals . |
| 4 | Phalangist officers of the time insist that he told them to kill 40 Muslims in reprisal . |
| 5 | Many were following the old General ( later Combined ) Degree which allowed them to study three subjects for finals . |
| 6 | A study of vegetables from Warsaw 's Ochota district showed they contained 16 mg of lead per kg — eight times higher than the maximum safety level permitted by the World Health Organization . |
| 7 | When police arrived they found two Englishmen who seemed to be shocked victims of an armed hold-up , said James Curtis , prosecuting . |
| 8 | The FA have already fined Birmingham £50,000 and ordered them to play two matches behind closed doors , both sentences suspended until the end of next season . |
| 9 | To date , the Black Crowes ' track record includes album sales of over five million for their ‘ Shake Your Money Maker ’ debut , a Grammy nomination and two MTV Awards , while their first tour saw them performing 350 dates to a total audience of over five million people . |
| 10 | Members of the star-studded cast objected strongly when producers insisted they shoot one scene with LIVE WORMS in their mouths . |
| 11 | Did they spare one word for that valiant new American nation across the Atlantic ? |
| 12 | or did they want five pounds for him ? |
| 13 | ‘ If they were taking him to the police station , why did they walk three miles . |
| 14 | Why did they wait two days before making contact ? |
| 15 | The 53-year-old captain and his crew began their epic adventure to sail in the wake of Colummbus , at 8pm on Wednesday evening , but an injured crew member forced them to land two hours later 21 miles down the cost . |
| 16 | A Hapsburg Archduchess , travelling to take her four poodles for a Parisian clipping , had them fed three times a day on milk calf fried in Normandy butter . |
| 17 | Charlton 's excellent win still left them needing two victories from their last to games to be certain of left a play-off place . |
| 18 | She says , Ali Carver , she said they 'd been to that last Saturday night with a couple from and she said they paid fifteen pound just them |
| 19 | They said they built 11,000 Sparcstation 10s and sent 10,000 out the door . |
| 20 | You came back and said you wanted them to have thirteen weeks . |