Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] the main [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then think of Benny coming back from Dublin after a day in the university : would n't it be better if they saved the main meal for her return ? |
| 2 | He had been feeling sick ever since they left the main junction and climbed into the joggling , jolting line train for the last lap of their journey , but the sudden whistle had finished him . |
| 3 | When they reached the main road she pulled him roughly across to where Irish Tom 's van was parked . |
| 4 | When they reached the main gate , the Tamil Tigers shot him and threw his body out on the road . |
| 5 | Teresa held her hand as they left the main building by a back door and crunched over the path to the infirmary , Anna dragging her feet . |
| 6 | He finally managed to light up as they reached the main road , and he blew a sidelong stream of blue smoke behind the Brigadier 's head . |
| 7 | The surface was badly pockmarked and the car bumped and bounced over the uneven thoroughfare , its journey only becoming smoother as they reached the main road that would lead them into Chichester itself . |
| 8 | The windows were lit by the flames of thousands of beeswax candles and , as they approached the main entrance , they heard faint strains of music , chatter , and the sounds of merriment . |