Example sentences of "[vb pp] and they [vb past] the " in BNC.

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1 Then of course the girl said what she 'd done and they fetched the skull back and had no trouble after …
2 As a director of Hildale Farms Dairies , his offer of sponsorship had been accepted and they organised the purchase of the 3,000 kilos of prime English beef .
3 About forty of these robust and successful aircraft were built and they became the forerunner of a considerable output of flying-boats produced by this Company .
4 There had been bad harvests and disastrous storms , the spirit of the islanders was broken and they petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda for good .
5 Police were called and they summoned the help of reptile expert Wayne Roach to take the python from the course on the Isle of Sheppey , Kent .
6 When the train had gone and they left the station Sarah seemed quiet and thoughtful and Anne thought that she was more upset by Terry 's leaving than she had shown while he was there .
7 When the teller announced the Magharba vote at 1235 , implying a Magharba majority , the Zuwaya immediately protested that Magharba were present who had no right to vote : after a check of identity cards some men left and they began the vote again , this time counting both groups of supporters as they passed behind their goals .
8 Then the moment came when the tow line was released and they savoured the eerie feeling of riding the rising thermals .
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