Example sentences of "they [vb past] [noun prp] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ They played Ards on the first day of the season and wiped the floor with us in a 3–0 win . |
| 6 | Baffled by some of the refereeing decisions but that 's a minor thing compared to the fact that Notts were two goals ahead with just about minutes played and then went completely off the boil , they had Pisa on the run , they failed to capitalize on it and Pisa have finished the stronger of the two sides towards the end of the first half . |