Example sentences of "[vb past] they [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In the old days , life was simple in schools in the sense that if pupils did n't do what they were supposed to do you thrashed them , or made them stand in the corner , or expelled them . |
2 | The central position which the Communists occupied in these campaigns was a result of their international connections , which made them appear as the principal opponents of Fascism . |
3 | He made them sound like the Famous Five |
4 | He made them sound like the Famous Five . |
5 | Downstairs the Disco provided a large crowd with the sounds that made them get on the floor and bring a whole new ball game to the w world of the Barn Dance . |
6 | He let them trail on the ground . |
7 | I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks . |
8 | And he let them help in the shop ( Carrie loved that : measuring out things on the scales and giving the change ) until Nick stole some biscuits one day and he came in and caught him . |
9 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
10 | Two external consultants helped them focus on the key issues . |
11 | I heard them talk about the ‘ good creature ’ who did these ‘ wonderful ’ things . |
12 | Boldly he kicked loose stones off the ledges and heard them clatter into the silence below . |
13 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
14 | Not long afterwards , watching , he saw them appear on the roof They looked around for a moment and then went down . |
15 | I saw them gleam in the lamp-light . |
16 | A witness says she saw them knock on the door . ’ |
17 | Cos we saw them walk down the road after , sort of after him and I said |
18 | " Mrs Mott 's brownies " , said Sara when she saw them emerge from the picnic basket . |
19 | The Pumas path to the final saw them account for the second Hallamshire squad represented at the weekend , thus ending any aspirations of Yorkshire success . |
20 | He was gratified , therefore , when he saw them come into the church at Gillamoor , accompanied by Victoria , and the three year old Hilary . |
21 | And then he saw them come into the amber flicker of the firelight with the flames lighting green lamps in their heads . |
22 | Jarvis saw them get into the next car and on an impulse he jumped up and followed them . |
23 | We found the taxi driver who took him and the girl to the station and witnesses who saw them get on the train . |
24 | And both men put their arms round the children , and felt them flinch from the touch of strangers . |
25 | So successfully did they break into the English market that they soon put the native vineyards out of business . |
26 | Populations evolved separately in each of these pools , and only when the water rose again did they re-convene in the same lake . |
27 | None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together . |
28 | ‘ What did they think of the electronic tagging idea ? ’ |
29 | What did they think of the Vikings ? |
30 | What did they think of the brochure then ? |