Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] they in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Collector and Hookum Singh had their backs to this wall of flesh , with bayonets sprouting from between their legs and under their armpits ; they were shoving and shoving , and they in turn were being shoved by the other Sikhs , who were struggling to keep them in place . |
| 2 | As none of the Company 's depôts was yet ready , they pleaded that they had nowhere to put them and after discussion , the Corporation agreed to let them remain at Thornton Heath until their own new cars arrived , provided that they were permitted to use them in service on their main line , to compensate for the mileage worked by Corporation cars in Penge . |
| 3 | And they were going to put them in the shape of an arrowhead . |
| 4 | how could that have been developed among a people whose public granaries were crammed with provisions and whose public officials were authorized to distribute them in case of need ? |
| 5 | I 'd see both these birds in the zoo , so I was fascinated to see them in the wild . |
| 6 | ‘ Soliciting … she was known to have men at her house and was seen to stop them in the street . |
| 7 | In order to collect information about the dementia sufferer 's informal or family carers it was decided to interview them in depth , using a semi-structured questionnaire ( see Appendix I ) . |
| 8 | Look at the way Waldegrave 's initiative for openness collapsed as soon as people saw it was going to land them in it , ’ said Jim . |
| 9 | The pilot was hired to fly them in a chartered plane . ’ |
| 10 | She looked right at O and Boy when she said this and it was as if she was trying to scare them in particular , even as if she was trying to frighten them away from each other , as if she was saying , to them , and to all of us , this is what you have to go through , right ? |