Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some German military police took Tribe prisoner and locked him in a barn , where they shot him fifteen minutes later . |
| 2 | The big city station from which they saw off their loved ones to war , from where they left for their honeymoons and holidays , where they kept their romantic trysts under the station clock , has been obliterated or at the very least altered out of all recognition . |
| 3 | Haberdashers ' batting against Johor State at Ceylon CC , Singapore , where they suffered their only defeat in six matches , four of which ended in victory for the touring school . |
| 4 | The Chieftains rarely enjoy their trips to South London , where they suffered their heaviest defeat of the season 16–3 in December . |
| 5 | They 've all been partially excluded from mainstream schools , where they found it hard to fit in . |
| 6 | In other words , although they transferred their own Golden Age from the past to the future , a quasi-cyclical factor was involved . |
| 7 | They agreed , although they made it clear that they were not prepared to involve William or Harry in the exercise . |
| 8 | Both she and Bernard were continually taken aback by the way their staff threw themselves into the Ashley enterprise — although they expected nothing less and , in different ways it was they who inspired their employees to rise above whatever talents they thought they could offer . |
| 9 | His family was moved to a modest family home nearby , although they retained their other house in Mayfair , London . |
| 10 | They won only three of the 15 races although they held their own until just past the halfway stage . |
| 11 | In general local law societies disagreed with the question , although they found it difficult to reach a consensus on the issue . |
| 12 | Royce Simmons ' men snatched a shock 14–13 victory in September , although they lost their next three games against the champions , including a 42–0 defeat on their own ground . |
| 13 | Royce Simmons ' men snatched a shock 14–13 victory in September , although they lost their next three games against the champions including a 42–0 defeat on their own ground . |
| 14 | Negative voting was also a significant feature of the election , 59% of all voters disliking the other party ( or parties ) more than they liked their own . |
| 15 | Moreover , insofar as a nationalist aristocracy fought for democracy , so they undermined their own privilege : |
| 16 | Mike Sheron also played , so they had their best 4 players , and we wont come across a much quicker defence this season , and STILL managed to create chances all the way thru the match . |
| 17 | These people here are very over-careful you know , they just like to cover every eventuality so they asked us all to ring our families even though there is n't a thing wrong … . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ For a long time , ’ he says , ‘ the king acted on the advice of William of Montague , who always encouraged him to excellence , honour , and love of arms : and so they led their young lives in pleasant fashion , until there came a more serious time with more serious matters . ’ |
| 19 | It 's not that bad , it 's just that red and green are fairly important colours to people who try to wave down planes and things like that , so they told me that being a pilot was definitely out . |
| 20 | Disregarding an order to halt , the knights advanced on the English and as they did so they drove their Genoese crossbowmen before them . |
| 21 | Some thought it was an attempt to make the long hitters go for the green across the water so they made it twenty-five paces shorter . |
| 22 | all these drugs he 's been having , so they gave him some er tablets and er , he said on Sunday he was in such pain , so he said try these , he has given me some before , but er , you 're supposed to take two and I was only taking one |
| 23 | Also they had to film the invasion in the dark so they gave us two lamps . |
| 24 | I did n't really believe the , so they showed me these pictures of themselves with Mr Brando , on his Tahitian island , their arms round him . |
| 25 | They did n't like the turkey so they threw it all away . |
| 26 | Just as many Zuwaya resented or rejected the state while they took salaries or subsidies from the government , so they held their hostile attitude to police forces distinct from kinship connections with policemen ( though they were pleased when they had none ) . |
| 27 | And I went , I know everybody had a piece of this chocolate on their plates , but there was nothing else I could do , once they saw it that was it . |
| 28 | I would n't stay here if they offered me half of the Palace . |
| 29 | What if they offered you ten years ' redundant ? |
| 30 | SHAW Branch Manager John Powell had to pay up quicker than he expected after promising his staff an expenses-paid outing if they achieved their Royal Scottish leads target . |