Example sentences of "the [noun] they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only the fact that , as Dorothy said , they believed that ‘ wealth entails social responsibility ’ , that made the activities they funded the target of six decades of jeers and sneers . |
| 2 | In the steppes and the Caucasus they knew the dead could rise again , and how they could be stopped . |
| 3 | As they rose through the ranks they maintained the association . |
| 4 | Honey magazine recognized this and acted on it in an extraordinary way with the launch of the ‘ Honey boutiques ’ in the major conurbations , so that the groovy styles portrayed in the magazine could be had by hitherto deprived readers in whatever part of the sticks they had the misfortune to live , with no more trouble than a Saturday day return fare . |
| 5 | Once cast off from the submarine they began the steady rhythm of paddling that took them along their course with a mile and a half to the beach , their sweat-raising stroke giving 3 knots — equal to a steady walking pace . |
| 6 | The Goldsmiths were not insensible of the problem ; but instead of dispensing with the formality they offered the candidate as compensation thirty shillings — for a journey to London , the equivalent of 15% of the annual salary ! |
| 7 | He saw the pond they called the lake and the grey bulk of the Mithraeum on the farther shore . |
| 8 | We noticed that quite often if people ate the sandwich they left the cake , or vice versa , so when we used to collect the trays from them we would take whatever was left . |
| 9 | Outside the closemouth they crossed the street , and walked down the hill to the nearest tramstop . |
| 10 | Though the generals were brought to some sort of obedience by the Cortes and the Regency , in the provinces they used the ‘ egoism ’ of the Juntas and their endless disputes with the relics of the old administration in order to extend their own power . |
| 11 | They drew off as best they might to lie in hiding until nightfall and lick their wounds ; and in the dark they crossed the river by the ford at Buttington and went to earth with their defeat and their chagrin in the forest under the ridge of Gungrog Fawr . |
| 12 | When the police stopped the car they found the seals in the bag . |
| 13 | When they appeared in the dock they constituted the largest number of people ever to appear stark naked in a court room . |
| 14 | the name of the expert ; the names of the parties ; the issue they asked the expert to determine ; the relevant contract and expert clause ; the manner by which the expert was appointed ; the terms of reference ; the procedural directions ; compliance ( or otherwise ) by the parties with those directions ; the decision itself ( see 11.7.2 ) ; the fees and expenses ; and , whatever its form , the decision should be signed and dated . |
| 15 | Under the Maccabeans they withstood the attempts of Antiochus to overcome their country and shatter their religion . |
| 16 | From the moorland rimwards of the wood they watched the battle between the trees and Time , which could only have one ending . |
| 17 | Outside in the hall they heard the front door open , footsteps pattered along the polished parquet floor and a light high voice cried , ‘ Daddy ? |
| 18 | At the Mackinnons they entered the true spirit of the west of Scotland , the ‘ kindly and tooty ’ people of the song ‘ Westering Home ’ . |
| 19 | Leaving the lanterns in the passage they dragged the boat down over cloths to muffle the sound , and as soon as it had been launched and the oars shipped , Sir Gregory turned to Father Timothy . |
| 20 | Unlike the rats they had the right to trial and execution if found guilty , but then … rats have no rights . |
| 21 | To the south they held the Saintonge for a while but the Counts of Poitou ( who were also Dukes of Aquitaine ) soon won it back again . |
| 22 | You could have hit them the moment they left the house . ’ |
| 23 | Both David Whitaker and Verity Lambert had been captivated by Terry Nation 's Dalek story right from the moment they saw the first ‘ treatment ’ ( story idea ) . |
| 24 | He was walking her home , and she planned to throw her arms round him the moment they reached the gate of her house and to kiss him which would no doubt make him stand stock still , completely flabbergasted . |
| 25 | From the moment they joined the others outside the shop , it was obvious that the twins were sulking . |
| 26 | ‘ They were doomed from the moment they entered the Net , ’ Lacuna said . |
| 27 | He had forgotten the incident , however , the moment they entered the jungle for the first time , riding on the little saddle ponies which Devraux 's Moi bearers had brought to the road from the hunting camp . |
| 28 | And through the window of the spaceship they saw the Moon before them , cold , white and beautiful ; and under the Moon , there was the Moon colony ! |
| 29 | This is erm and this taking in not only the room they had the whole countryside . |
| 30 | IN THE past women rarely took jobs that involved getting their hands dirty , though in the war they kept the wheels of industry turning as their men went off to fight . |