Example sentences of "[vb past] they [vb past] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As their space requirements changed they sought more open greenfield sites away from the conurbation centres ( Wood 1974 ) . |
| 2 | Professor Dabs 's study of cases of female prisoners , convicted of violent crimes , in America , showed they had unusually high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone . |
| 3 | On average these people claimed they spent about six hours a week on such work , and this was equivalent to about 400,000 full-time workers . |
| 4 | But in the weeks that followed they became very close and clung to one another in their loss . |
| 5 | Advanced role-playing games sounded like more fun to play , although I soon discovered they had far more to do with train-spotting than they did with handcuffs , celery and a latex grope-suit . |
| 6 | But other local prisons which they examined they condemned as imposing ‘ inhuman and degrading ’ punishment upon their inmates . |
| 7 | Andrew 's job as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot , based in Somerset , meant they spent just 100 days together in their first year and it was a parting that Fergie felt particularly keenly . |
| 8 | I thought they looked still modern ! |
| 9 | When she thought about the things he did they became even sharper , so that it felt as if an electric shock was passing right through the centre of her body . |
| 10 | Of the remaining 21 , seven said they spent under half their time on training , and 14 said they spent between half and three-quarters of their time . |
| 11 | ‘ The Germans said they shot down forty-one aircraft . |
| 12 | They said they understood how busy I was . |
| 13 | 23 per cent said they became noticeably moody and irritable shortly after consuming sugar |
| 14 | He told me how he 'd been conned three times that week by people who took ten-quid rides , then said they had n't any cash but offered to leave a watch with him while they went inside ( usually a block of flats ) to get some dosh . |
| 15 | He put on a tape of Vivaldi and then switched it off because he said they had too much to talk about . |
| 16 | And it was no comfort having old ladies telling me how they wished they had naturally curly hair . |