Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb past] do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the circumstances the defendants had done that which was reasonably practicable and had thereby satisfied the duty of care imposed upon them . |
| 2 | He justified the appeal by claiming that the smugglers had done much for the town 's " smugglers cove " image and that the town would benefit from the resultant increase in tourist trade . |
| 3 | The smugglers refused to do this , insisting that they had no personal quarrel with him and would each go his own way . |
| 4 | Minton therefore had good reason to worry that the police might one day arrive to search the house , for one of the notorious aspects of the Montagu case was the disclosure that the police had done this without warrants . |
| 5 | All the others had done some paragliding before — I was the only total beginner . |
| 6 | All three ran back to the trough prepared to swim for it as the boys had done several times before . |
| 7 | Little by little the Grants began to do more things together as they came to trust each other , and to find enjoyment in each other 's company . |
| 8 | And a lot of the nomes had done this before , too … |
| 9 | We had to do that , the stevedores had to do that , my first of stevedoring . |