Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | They obviously enjoyed playing a game with each other . |
2 | Spurs play their possesion futba which looks good but is not at all dangerous — when they had chances for breaks they just kept passing the ball instead of going for the fast break . |
3 | They just stood watching a fireworks display across the bridge at the Expo . |
4 | They also stopped switching the jumpers around , allowing Bayfield , in particular , a bit of time to settle . |
5 | bloke going on about nothing to them , you know they thoroughly enjoyed doing the songs and everything , but when it came to listening |
6 | I know of one company where everyone became so highly motivated that most of them left , because they now found frustrating a pace which they had found acceptable before . |
7 | In 1983 they even considered leaving the EMS ; since then they have been obliged to keep their interest rates 2% or 3% higher than in Germany , in pursuit of a strong franc . |
8 | They freely admitted using the drug , which is used in the treatment of asthmatic and bronchitic conditions , because they said they did n't realise it was a banned substance . |
9 | Bankruptcy stared the Nazis in the face , and for a while they were so desperate that they actually considered introducing the zloty as a way of stabilising the currency and restoring calm . |