Example sentences of "they [det] [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither the murder of Sigibert in 575 , nor that of Chilperic nine years later was to alter the political map of the Merovingian kingdoms in the way that the death of Charibert had done , since they each left a single male heir . |
| 2 | As one , they each took a deep breath . |
| 3 | They set off from the same place but , like pieces of something that had just exploded , they each took a different course across the lawn . |
| 4 | They were like little nets : they were exactly the shape of a horse 's ears : he pulled them down over the ears , and they each had a red or blue tassel hanging on them . |
| 5 | They each had a big rainbow packet of felt pens , and a Dinky car . |
| 6 | THE THREE party leaders faced their most hostile audience of the election campaign last night when they each endured a 20-minute television grilling from 500 voters . |
| 7 | When it was ready they each fetched a huge bronze pan , the ones that were used for cooking rice at weddings , or boiling barley for making raksi . |
| 8 | They all shared a big bedroom near the cheese room . |
| 9 | On the other side of the wall they all experienced a different atmosphere . |
| 10 | They all made a jolly family . |
| 11 | Thunder resounded again — and they all felt a sudden change in pressure . |
| 12 | the boys says they all had a good time … one fell into the water but he thought it was excellent fun … |
| 13 | They all had a solid elm seat , turned or occasionally cabriole legs and employed steam bent , shaped and turned components in their construction . |
| 14 | They all had a tartan element somewhere . |
| 15 | They all had a long tradition of agrarian troubles , and all suffered from overpopulation and land scarcity . |
| 16 | They all had a wonderful time at Sergeant 's garden party , and when it came time to leave they all promised to visit again very , very soon . |
| 17 | All the pilots were different but they all had a common theme , giving people who were out of work something worthwhile to do with their time . |
| 18 | is giving their answers away in fact , what we did , the team of four , is they all had a little pad of paper , if you spotted something you knew , you went and you wrote it down because people we there . |
| 19 | So they all got a good view as Ten-huc rasped something with a whiff of black mist , and Gharr whirled with teeth bared . |
| 20 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
| 21 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 22 | In there they all carried a small radio homing device , to find each other blindly if necessary . |
| 23 | They all lost a little power . |
| 24 | Margaret had not been through anything like the rebellion her sister had known , but they both shared a great sense of elation . |
| 25 | The underlying basis of this consensus was a common appreciation of the political pressures facing the railway : the parties recognised ‘ that they both walked a political tightrope , and that if either party fell off the other would be likely to follow ’ ( 68 ) . |
| 26 | Norah attended ballet classes and studied Ukrainian dancing and they both attended a special school for Ukrainian children on Saturday mornings . |
| 27 | They both took a deep swig . |
| 28 | Herbie diverted his gaze to them , whereby they both took a sudden renewed interest in their game . |
| 29 | And they both wished a happy new year to all of the club members . |
| 30 | Clearly they both enjoyed a good row together . |