Example sentences of "they [verb] [art] [num ord] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once over the bridge they met the first vehicles of a German column and the Commando force were scattered . |
| 2 | His brother , Cherry , joined him in his work and together they became the first men to illustrate books on natural history throughout with photographs . |
| 3 | Soon he was cannoning off lime trees and , as they passed the second gates , crashed into the left-hand gatepost . |
| 4 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 5 | ‘ They received the last rites and a blessing ? ’ |
| 6 | Although we have not seen the report we have had encouraging indication that in some of the key areas BZW 's views and recommendations are broadly consistent with the views we have submitted to DTI and that they support the next steps we are taking . |
| 7 | As more people come to watch , they force the first watchers toward the centre . |
| 8 | They bought the last chips that were available in Phyl 's Phries and at one o'clock they drifted apart , not satisfied with their night out . |
| 9 | Not only do they receive the first offers of any work that is available ( and in other than special circumstances always accept such offers ) , but also the organisations for which they work undertake a sufficient volume of business to make offers of work for many days each week and for most weeks of the year . |
| 10 | Born of Dilga , the Earth Mother , they fashioned the first genitals from the magic fungus for the hitherto sexless and infertile humans who had aimlessly wandered the earth . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , they represent the first steps toward a more analytic mode of thought . |