Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is a coincidence that they announced it on the eve of my press conference , ’ he admitted . |
| 2 | There was a ditch the other side of it , which should present no problems provided they met it on the right stride . |
| 3 | ‘ They got me on the face , stomach and legs . |
| 4 | Poor devil , they got her on the stage and they said you know , when they |
| 5 | They had bought flowers in the village and they laid them on the new grave . |
| 6 | They laid him on the cool grass and bathed his forehead . |
| 7 | Eventually , they laid him on the bed in his own room , and undressed him . |
| 8 | Following this , they laid him on the bed again , and when he started to groan May said , ‘ He 'll live , ’ and turning and looking at Mrs Funnell , she added , ‘ Unfortunately , ’ before marching out of the room . |
| 9 | They laid her on the couch , Jack huddled at her side . |
| 10 | They laid her on the grass and her wet hair was shiny , like it was slick with grease . |
| 11 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 12 | They read it on the printer |
| 13 | And they found him on the floor ? |
| 14 | Someone 's phoned in to say they found it on the grass . |
| 15 | They found it on the corner of Bread Street , a narrow , two-storeyed tenement with a shop below and living quarters above . |
| 16 | I think they mentioned it on the video . |
| 17 | For them , they played it on the ground , and so their forwards could get to the ball … or pressure the defence for a back pass , or a throw in . |
| 18 | They told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 19 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 20 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 21 | Because I mean did you see that er on er they showed it on the Clothes Show that thing when she was wearing it . |
| 22 | I think that was a different boat to the one that they showed you on the telly . |
| 23 | They then wrapped it in linen and concealed it about their person : to jade a horse they touched him in the pit of the shoulder with the frog 's bone : to release the horse they touched him on the rump . |
| 24 | They arranged them on the shelves : ‘ There 's too many for this shelf . |
| 25 | They arranged them on the sand lemons or onions or oranges — in careful little piles and sold them for so much a pile . |
| 26 | And one after the other they kissed her on the cheek . |
| 27 | Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior . |
| 28 | Other member states bypassed us on the single currency by giving us an opt-out , for which the Prime Minister had to pay at Maastricht — and for which the British people will have to pay even more in the months ahead — and they bypassed us on the social chapter by simply going ahead without us . |
| 29 | They took it on the terrace where there was more air and a slight breeze ruffled Jane Postlethwaite 's sleeves . |
| 30 | Apparently they use to keep a little thing alive and they took it on the boat coming home |