Example sentences of "in the [num] [noun pl] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I must say , in the five years they were together I 've never seen Sarah so happy and contented . |
| 2 | In the four years they had been separated , she had seen her husband only twice , and both times had been quite by chance . |
| 3 | In the 16 years they have lived here , the kitchen has had three transformations , all carried out by John . |
| 4 | Above : The Saunders ' kitchen has had three different looks in the 16 years they have lived here , each created by John , an architectural interior engineer . |
| 5 | The GNPP and PRP possess the state radios in the two states they each control , and the PRP government in Kano State has started newspapers there . |
| 6 | Their marriage of mind barely peeps above the surface of surviving documents , though it is plain enough in the two masterpieces they produced in 1945 , Brideshead Revisited and Animal Farm . |
| 7 | In the two years they had been operating , Stephen had taught her never to lose her temper with the guests , however unreasonable , but to try to win them over . |
| 8 | In the two years they 've been married they have only had one day together . |
| 9 | In the 17 hours they were missing after losing their way , they trudged the forest to keep up their body heat until they eventually reached a path with white arrows which led them to the edge of the forest . |
| 10 | Mr Harper also receives support from Susan Beecham and Liam Johnstone who also assist in the 50 homes they visit in Darlington , Catterick Garrison , Richmond and elsewhere . |
| 11 | In the twenty years they 've been here , they 've clearly thrived . |
| 12 | In Brisbane , Sri Lanka ground out their highest score in the three Tests they have played against Australia , adding 194 in six hours yesterday to end the third day of the first Test on 275 for six . |
| 13 | In the three Tests they captured only 28 wickets , while in the one-day internationals they drew 3-3 , having led 3-1 . |