Example sentences of "[vb past] they be [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My friend in Holborn rang a friend who rang the Chelsea police and found they were taking the accusation very seriously . |
| 2 | After a lot of hard work , they found they were uncovering a more or less intact skeleton . |
| 3 | Around 65% of people with meters found they were paying the same as or less than they did under the old system . |
| 4 | But though they no longer imported some categories of finished products , many Third World manufacturers found they were importing the components , materials and technology for these products instead . |
| 5 | But at the same time many , like Cobbett in Rural Rides , believed they were tackling the wrong problem in the wrong way . |
| 6 | Gardai confirmed they are keeping a close watch on the Atlantic outpost and keeping regular surveillance to prevent any breach of the peace . |
| 7 | This emerged yesterday as the two companies finally confirmed they were discussing a deal to thwart the rival US car giant Ford , which intends to build a 15 per cent stake in Jaguar in preparation for a full bid . |
| 8 | Last night police confirmed they were investigating the accident . |
| 9 | Mr Cotton claimed they were breaking the organisation 's rules by displaying partiality on what was , he said , a news story . |
| 10 | Georgian officials who protested to the Russian army headquarters in the Black Sea resort of Gudauta , claimed they were told the attack was to avenge Saturday 's shelling of a Russian army unit stationed in Abkhazia . |
| 11 | The Frenchmen claimed they were making a film for tunnel owner Eurotunnel but were detained after crossing into the British sector . |
| 12 | ‘ I heard they were planning a bone-marrow transplant . ’ |
| 13 | There had been rioting down by the docks , some said , but no one knew exactly where ; and Mrs Norris swore they were throwing the dead into mass graves , and half of them good Catholics without the last rites . |
| 14 | But I thought if that 's how they run a business So then when they , they moved house I realized they were using an ordinary saucepan to do their chips in and I had visions of fat boiling over and cos it 's gas so I bought them one a very nice deep fryer as a housewarming present . |
| 15 | He realized they were ascending a staircase . |
| 16 | THE Algarve is a mixture of the most expensive and exclusive holiday homes in Europe and monstrous concrete high-rise blocks built before the authorities realised they were killing the golden goose of tourism . |
| 17 | The Church of Scotland audio-visual team filmed an interview with me about our methods , and too late I realised they were making a film about ‘ groups ’ , whereas I maintain that it is because we are not a group that we succeed . |
| 18 | Luce 's bitter musings came to a halt as she realised they were approaching the back entrance of a sinister-looking building . |
| 19 | Today Cradley announced they were reporting the matter to the Speedway Promoters ' Association . |
| 20 | AS FANS and players all over the country were being invited to stage a sit-down protest against all-seater stadia , ITV executives last night admitted they are seeking an exclusive multimillion pound deal to televise Premier League games . |
| 21 | Heaven for him meant them being given a lift in a girlfriend 's second-hand Fiat and , whereas other toddlers of fifteen months or so usually toted teddy bears or other furry animals , he never went anywhere without taking along at least one toy car . |
| 22 | To the shepherd this meant they were expecting a storm . |
| 23 | Another , who works in a uniform all day , said how important her earrings were , and the short dreadlocks under her hat ; how she felt they were making a statement for her , something like : you may think I 'm an ordinary , boring nurse , but my hair and my earrings give you the clues ; this is what I 'm like out of my uniform , I 'm different , I 'm me . |
| 24 | There was no government policy to fundamentally tackle unemployment and seen against that background , many at the meeting felt they were playing a game . |
| 25 | Overall , the vast majority of the older age groups , 91 per cent of those aged 65 — 74 and 88 per cent of those aged 75 + , felt they were leading a fairly or very healthy life . |
| 26 | When customers contracted to have the XJ220 built they they thought they were getting an exclusive car . |
| 27 | There was the brief glory of the 1820s , when Greece was the first part of south-eastern Europe to break free from the Turks , and high-minded liberals all over Europe thought they were seeing the rebirth of Periclean Athens . |
| 28 | Whenever the students thought they were evaluating the work of a man , they assessed it as far more impressive than when they thought it was authored by a woman , whose efforts were labelled mediocre . |
| 29 | I thought they were staying the night . |
| 30 | so we started called her lip , but that happened before I got there so , as I got there it just like , as I joined got in with the regulars it started to peter out a bit , but I got fooled with a couple of times I thought they were taking the piss , alright Lynn how you doing , you know , still . |