Example sentences of "they [vb past] [noun prp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately living in Ireland I do n't see much of the team but I was lucky enough to be in Southampton a few weeks ago to see them beat Southampton about the head a little . |
| 2 | They decided to bypass the col and descend directly to the glacier , cutting bucket seats in the snow to brace themselves as they lowered Venables on the rope . |
| 3 | Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter-final . |
| 4 | Farnham reached their second cup final of the season — and they did it the hard way when they met Cranleigh in the semi-finals of the Class Elite Cup at the Memorial Ground on Saturday . |
| 5 | They met Colebrooke in the passageway outside , thanked him for his attentions and went down the outside steps into the Tower bailey . |
| 6 | Mhm and he was held up because of it and they got Martin on the job and he wrote to hi er to the War Secretary , whatever you call it , you know Secretary of State |
| 7 | Free State gained some reward when they whipped EP in the final of the Nissan Shield one-day competition . |
| 8 | They laid Victor on the floor of their shack and prayed for him , but Victor , realising that nothing could be done just gave up and refused to eat . |
| 9 | Then they led Linkworth to the hanging-shed to punish him for his crime . |
| 10 | CLACTON knew they would be struggling at the weigh-in when they entertained Felixstowe in the first round of the Turner Cup and Inter Club Trophy . |
| 11 | Wales .... 4 Italy .... 0 WALES 'S men extended their unbeaten run to seven matches yesterday when they defeated Italy at the National Sports Centre , Cardiff , writes Bill Colwill . |
| 12 | In Kendal the Duke of Perth 's horsemen were stoned and attacked by a mob armed with clubs , and as they approached Clifton on the outskirts of Penrith they came under fire from militiamen hidden behind the hedgerows . |
| 13 | As they approached Jerusalem near the towns of and they came to the of olives , Jesus have decided ahead . |
| 14 | Owen was , they declared : Did they , one wonders , ponder on the words ‘ illustrious disciple ’ as they dismissed Marx to the second rank of the misled and misleading who had got their economics so grossly wrong ? |
| 15 | They found Moran by the sound of malleting . |
| 16 | When they returned , they found Alice in the kitchen . |
| 17 | That ai n't terrible they mentioned Swansea in the early sixties , but eh |
| 18 | That ai n't terrible they mentioned Swansea in the early sixties , but eh |
| 19 | DERRY City can set up a grandstand finish to the closest fought League of Ireland title race in its 71 year history if they beat Limerick at the Brandywell this afternoon . |
| 20 | Wigan will meet Oldham in the semi-finals of the Greenalls Lancashire Cup if they beat Swinton in the second round next Tuesday . |
| 21 | And the ice men from Milton keynes are through to the final of the Autumn trophy they beat Swindon in the semi-final |
| 22 | They beat Southampton from the premiership in the second round and have now forced a replay in their third round tie against Blackburn Rovers . |
| 23 | In 1981 he skippered Harrogate to their first Yorkshire Cup victory for 17 years and coached them back to cup-winning form when they beat Otley in the final at Morley last April . |
| 24 | In 1981 he skippered Harrogate to their first Yorkshire Cup victory for 17 years and coached them back to cup-winning form when they beat Otley in the final at Morley last April . |
| 25 | to rugby next the cherry and whites are back on the winning trail … they beat Pontypool at the weekend in a real rough and tumble of a game … |
| 26 | Cardiff are top of the Heineken league and , if they beat Whitley at the Sheffield Arena , they will be on course for a grand slam of domestic titles . |
| 27 | At the last Congress of the Romanian Communist party in November 1989 , they added Valentin to the Party 's Central Committee where he joined his brother and uncles , but even in the heat of the revolution a month later , no one thought to use his promotion as a serious charge against Valentin Ceauşescu . |
| 28 | It was just I , I went down they played Liverpool in the cup about that era , and the , the wall was pushed down at the Street end but erm the people just spilled on the pitch and I do n't think anyone was really hurt , this happened when they played er Liverpool in the cup a couple of years ago the wall was pushed down at the other end on that occasion , but er there was just one , one person hurt but there was n't anybody very seriously injured as I understand |
| 29 | ‘ They played Ards on the first day of the season and wiped the floor with us in a 3–0 win . |
| 30 | This time , the crew were in such high spirits that they dropped Nickles over the heart of Berlin , spirits that were somewhat subdued when it was realised that they could not close the bomb bay doors after combing . |